Gaining extra girth around your belly as you age is far from the best feeling. After all, you want to live your best life and look it too. An annual physical can actually be stressful, just getting on the scale. According to Tufts Medical CenterSome people may gain three to five pounds each year as they age. So if you want to burn belly fat and slow down aging, we’ve got some cardio workouts that trainers love.
To burn belly fat and slow down aging, you need to exercise regularly and follow a fitness routine. Despite strength training should be a priority when it comes to lose fat Y slow down the aging processYou can’t neglect the cardio portion, because it’s a great part of the equation. The reason it’s so beneficial is that as you get older, lose your aerobic endurance. Their Decreases VO2 max., and so does your anaerobic power. Due to these changes in your body, it is essential to build your cardiovascular base and maintain it as much as possible.
There are many different types of cardio exercises that you can incorporate into your exercise routine, such as running, cycling, or rowing. Not only steady-state work, but also interval training is essential. This allows you to improve both your aerobic and anaerobic endurance. You can do steady-state or interval exercises as a separate workout outside of strength training, or plan it into your routine as a finisher. If you have a busy schedule and can’t do a separate day of cardio, then what I recommend is doing it as a finishing workout after strength training.
Here are two great steady state and interval routines that you can incorporate into your weekly program to burn belly fat and slow down aging. Start making them today, and the next time you check your scale, you’ll not only feel younger, but you’ll be very pleased with the number you see.
To do this steady state workout, set your treadmill to the highest incline (usually 15 degrees) and set the speed between 2.5 and 3.5 mph. Walk at this pace and incline for at least 20 minutes, and watch your heart rate increase!
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For this second steady state workout, start climbing up the stair climber. If this is your first time doing this, go at a comfortable pace that you can maintain for at least 15 to 20 minutes. Once you’ve built up more stamina (or if you’re a bit more in-between), you can pick up speed or climb for at least 30 minutes.
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Start this interval workout by standing with your legs outside the belt and setting your treadmill at 10% incline and the speed a little higher than your typical jogging pace. Once the incline and speed are set, get on it and run hard for 30 seconds. Once you’ve run for 30 seconds, grab the handles on the side and carefully jump back onto the stable, stationary part of the treadmill. Rest for 30 seconds and then repeat this exercise for 10 rounds.
Get on the stationary bike for this second interval workout and start pedaling hard for 20 to 30 seconds. Once you’ve run that amount of time, cruise at a slower pace for 30 to 45 seconds before running again. Try 8 to 10 rounds total.
Tim Liu, CSCS
Tim Liu, CSCS, is an online fitness and nutrition coach based in Los Angeles. Read more about Tim
