Avoid These Mistakes for Cardio Fat Loss

As more health and fitness information becomes readily available, there is, inevitably, a growing disconnect that occurs between students and the teachers. This disconnect has been demonstrated clearly in the realm of fitness equipment for fat loss, where misinformation has left hopeful dieters disappointed and depressed.

Mistake #1: Cardio-Junkies Don't Eat Enough

Let's break some barriers right off the bat; your body wants to lose weight, it's trying to lose weight, and it will lose weight if you treat it well! Unfortunately, one of the most overlooked aspects of any weight or fat loss program is the all-important nutritional element. In my experience with failed dieters, one of the most common threads running through each case is an alarming lack of food. One can only surmise that the reason for this is society's warped view that food is what makes us fat.

Mistake #2: Cardio-Junkies Don't Strength Train

The prevailing notion in the diet industry is that cardio training on cardio equipment sufficiently burns fat. Granted, it also burns muscle when strength training is not incorporated. Look at marathon runners -athletes who do cardio exclusively- and come to your own conclusions. Muscle development not only fills out the lost weight, it also expedites your metabolism and accelerates the entire fat loss process. Therefore, it is a crucial component that is tragically neglected.

Mistake #3: People Are Doing the Wrong Cardio Workouts

For the longest time, it had been thought that the best results from cardio were achieved through long, slow and boring exercises. Now, more research is showing that High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) can project the same -and often better- results!