Productive cardio

Ask yourself this question, "Who has less body fat, a sprinter or a long distance runner?" If your answer is a long distance runner you would be wrong. As a Professional in the health and fitness field I am constantly asked how much cardio someone need to accomplish to help achieve their desired results. When I tell my clients that all they need to do is around 20 minutes 2-3 times per week they all look at me as if I have 3 heads. The truth of the matter is, is that High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is more effective at burning fat than any other form of cardio. Now you may tell me, but Dan I burned 350 Calories on the elliptical in 45 minutes keeping my heart rate at 130 bpm, while I would applaud you for your efforts I would also have told you that in only 20 minutes of intervals not only would you burn around the same amount of calories in less than half the time but you would also have jacked up you metabolism for the next 24-48 hours. Don't believe me just try this protocol for the next 2 weeks and tell me how it goes...

Week 1 - sets 6, interval 40 seconds, recovery 2 minutes.. 2 minute warm up "total time 16m"
Week 2 - sets 7, interval 40 seconds, recovery 2 minutes.. 2 minute warm up "total time 18:40"

Use whatever piece of cardio equipment you feel most comfortable on, my favorites are the recumbent bike, row machine and keeping it classy jumping rope. Try it you will be amazed by the results