Getting in the fat burning zone is the only way to reveal your toned stomach muscles. Because of the internet, accompanied by some misconceptions, the fat burning zone is a different place for a lot of experts and fitness fanatics.
We'll get a couple of exercising myths about where the fat burning zone is, and they are explained below.
Myth 1. A myth that has been around for years now is your body starts burning fat after the first 20 minutes of a long cardio session.
The truth is, your body is burning fat all the time to some extent, and if you're doing long boring cardio for an hour the first 20 minutes will burn just as much fat as the last 20 providing you still have the same amount of energy at the end of the session. And that won't be very much.
Your body is burning fat as you're reading this article, your body doesn't just automatically start burning fat after 20 minutes of cardio. What would your body be doing for the first 20 minutes if it wasn't burning calories of some sort.
If anything, the end of an hour of cardio would start burning muscle for energy.
Myth 2. Your body burns fat when you do cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.
When you first wake up in the morning the last thing your body needs is a cardio workout. Your body won't burn any more fat in the morning than it will if you exercise in the afternoon. Once you have some carbs in your body you'll have a much better workout than if you try to exercise on an empty stomach. Carbs give you energy so your workouts will become more intense. You need to build intensity into your workouts so your body burns fat after you've finished exercising.
If you want to get your body in the fat burning zone then you need to increase your muscle mass while using interval training. This will put your body in a fat burning state for 48 hours after you've finished exercising. If you're body isn't burning enough fat between your workouts then you'll never see your abs.
Just 3 workouts a week will have your body completely transformed in 12 weeks. Some people do long cardio sessions 6 days a week for months without seeing their stomach muscles. That's because they've been listening to experts that believe in the myths above.
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