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The Best Cardio Intervals for Fat Loss: Part 1

By Craig Ballantyne
HealthLife.com Contributor
Updated: June 23, 2008
Is there really a best interval training system for fat loss?

Do intervals really work as well as regular cardio for fat loss?

I'm going to cover these, and many more questions in Part 1 of your lessons on interval training.

But this is not just interval training 101. Today, you're going to leave this email with a graduate degree in interval training for
fat loss.

I'll answer both questions upfront before the lesson begins, and I'll give more details on each as we go along:

1) Conservatively, intervals are at least as effective as regular aerobic training for fat loss. Personally, I believe intervals are far superior. And there is no denying that intervals allow you to get your workouts done a lot faster than slow, boring cardio workouts.

2) I have to admit, there is no best interval training program for fat loss. But that is a good thing, because there are so many waysv that you can change your interval training to keep your fat loss results coming week in and week out.

By changing your training program every three to four weeks, you are using one of the key principles of Turbulence Training - variety. It is essential to change your workouts this frequently, otherwise you might suffer from a dreaded fat loss plateau.
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And if that is the case for you now, I'll show you dozens of alternative interval training workouts you can use to kick-start your metabolism and fat loss.

Now what many people don't know, or perhaps just fail to recognize, is that interval training is not just for advanced fitness superstars. No way. In fact, intervals are an effective and perhaps even the most effective method for beginners to get fit and lose fat.

First you have to understand that interval training is based on relative performance. While my intervals would be much too hard for a beginner, my intervals would be a joke for Lance Armstrong.

So even for those men and women that are just dipping their toe into the fitness waters for the first time in months, years, or dare I say, decades, they too can do interval training.

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