By: Sean Millhouse, Houston Personal Trainer

Those rich foods can be irresistible, can’t they? We all love them, and sometimes we feel like we deserve them. But if you overdo it, it shows! So one of the most common questions I’m asked is, “how can I burn the most fat in the least amount of time?” Here’s how…

Get up 30 minutes earlier 3 days a week, have a cup of coffee (coffee increases your metabolism—but just one cup, you don’t want your heart racing), get on your stationary bike, treadmill or any other cardiovascular exercise machine, and do 25-30 minutes of low intensity exercise. By low intensity, I mean you should keep your heart rate at about 60-65% of your maximum. If you don’t know how to calculate your maximum heart rate, I’ll explain that to you on in a second.

It’s important that you don’t eat anything before this exercise, just have one cup of coffee (if you like). Here’s why you shouldn’t eat first and why this “secret” technique works so well for maximum fat burning…

As you eat during the day, your body stores the energy from the food (called glycogen) in your muscles for future use. It does this so that you always have a ready supply of energy for activities like walking up the stairs or carrying the groceries inside. In fact, you have about 20 minutes worth stored in muscles for immediate use.

When you sleep at night, your body uses up this reserve of energy. So when you wake up and start doing some cardiovascular exercise, you start burning body fat almost immediately. Isn’t that awesome!!! Let’s Recap:

1. Get up 30 Minutes Earlier in the Morning
2. Drink 1 Cup of Coffee, But DON”T Eat
3. Do 30 Minutes of Cardiovascular Exercise

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