Really, if one thinks about it, it's ridiculous that so many people are
still struggling to lose the belly fat. The reason I say this is
because when one considers the astronomical amounts of money
spent each year on weight loss supplements and exercise
programs, the problem really should be long gone.
In all honesty, it wasn't that long ago that I too, was in search of
the perfect solution to lose belly fat. An overnight remedy for
success is every fat persons dream but in reality, it just doesn't
work that way.
Firstly, I came across a wealth of diets that all claimed to offer
100% positive results and while some do work, at least in the
short term, others are just plain dangerous. Secondly, I looked at
numerous exercise programs and here again, while some were
that weak that they could never show results, others were
completely over the top as far as your average person is
concerned.
So how did I manage to lose the belly fat in the end? I was told
about interval training and believe me; I never looked back after
that. It's not only me telling you it works, but science as well. Yes,
it's been proven that interval training is perhaps the most effective
weight loss strategy in the world. The favorite recommendation
from trainers seems to be steady state cardio and yes, a session
will cause your body to burn fat for up to thirty minutes. Now
compare it to interval training. Just a single session will result in
your body burning up fat for up to forty hours and that in my
opinion is simply amazing.
To establish just how effective interval training is, a study was
undertaken at Tremblay using two groups of volunteers. While
group one was put on a steady state cardio program, group two
were put on an interval training program. After completion of the
study, the results were nothing short of spectacular, with the
interval trainers having lost nine times as much subcutaneous fat
than their counterparts on the steady state cardio program.
Of course nobody can disagree that those results were amazing
but what researchers also discovered, was that those who had
been on the interval training program also benefited from a
permanent change in their metabolism, the manner in which your
body burns fat. You get to lose the extra belly fat without doing to
much work.
If one considers that those initial studies took place back in 1994,
it stands to reason that over the years; techniques have been
refined, thus making interval training even more effective than it
was back then. Obviously, results will depend on the level of
training you do as well as the intensity of your training. For
beginners starting off with a twenty minute training session and
doing this three times each week, they can expect to loose about
2lbs per week
Proper interval training is known to be extremely intensive so if
you're unfit, please ease into it slowly. After just a few weeks you'll
be able to increase the level of intensity which of course means
more rapid fat loss. Above all, whether you only need to shed one
or two pounds or whether you need to half you size, interval
training is the most effective way for you to lose the belly fat which
has been haunting you for years.

