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Boost Metabolism to Lose Weight
10 Ways to Burn More Calories
Wish you could lose weight faster? Follow these simple tips to torch up to 60% more calories with every workout
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Shed Pounds, Get Strong
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Quench with Cool Water
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Swing Those Arms
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Pop in Your Headphones
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Put on Some Weight
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Break Up Your Sets
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Head Outside
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Crank Up the Incline
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Log at Least 12 Minutes
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Cut Your Workouts in Half
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Don't Skip Stretching
Log at Least 12 Minutes
Add a burst of heart-pumping cardio
Any amount of cardio will burn calories, but to really fight off pounds, you need at least 12 minutes (beyond a warm-up) of continuously moderate to high-intensity activity (where you're breathing somewhat hard) most days a week.
That's the amount necessary to "create a training effect, which improves your body's ability to use oxygen and generate more fat-burning enzymes, such as lipase, so you can blast more flab during exercise and other activities all day," says Chip Harrison, exercise physiologist, director of strength and fitness at Pennsylvania State University, and coauthor of The Female Athlete.
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