Whenever you think of cardio training the first thing that usually comes to mind is that of treadmills, stationary bikes, stair climbers and how long you will be doing your cardio for. The thought is that the more minutes you do the more fat that you will lose. In reality what happens is that the more traditional cardio you do (treadmill, bike, stair climber) the less fat you tend to lose. Have you ever noticed the people who seem to only do cardio in the gym and most of them are either still overweight or they still look the same.

If doing traditional cardio has a tendency to burn less fat then what type of cardio would burn more fat and in less time? The answer is, either hybrid training and/or circuit training. Both types of training involves working the entire body as a unit and can be done either with time intervals (for example, 30 seconds of doing an exercise followed by a 15 second rest and doing a group of exercises) or you can count repetitions. Both of these types involves elevating the heart rate to a safe enough % in order to allow you to burn the most fat.

Hybrid training involves having 3-4 mini circuits within a workout. Each of these circuits can consist of 2,3, or 4 exercises and done for 2-3 sets. You can use weights and other fitness equipment combined together. For example you can do a chest exercise with weights and then a back exercise and follow that with a balance or leg exercise. Circuits of 2 exercises are called bi plexes. Circuits of 3 exercises are called tri plexes and circuits of 4 exercises are called quadplexes.

Circuit training can involve exercise stations. Typically 12 stations can be used although the number can vary. In this type of training you can use time intervals as well. In the most basic example you would start off at station 1 and do the exercise for 30 seconds without stopping. Then you would rest for 15 seconds and move on to the next station and continue to do so until you complete all 12 stations. This type of training allow you to keep your heart rate elevated while burning more calories than traditional cardio training and in a shorter amount of time.

When using either the hybrid method or the circuit method you want to do as many of the exercises, if not all of them both standing/moving (lunges, stepping while pressing, etc) and without the use of machines. The types of equipment you can use is dumbbells, bands, pulleys, bodyweight, medicine balls, and stability balls.

Hybrid training and circuit training burns more fat than traditional cardio exercises because you are using your entire body to perform exercises that involve using large muscle groups working together done from a standing position with movement and involving equipment (weights, pulleys, etc) that will help you build muscle/tone while also allowing you do get the same cardio effect. In fact this type of training has been found to be more efficient at burning fat than traditional cardio. In addition hybrid and circuit training gives you an infinite amount of different exercises that you can use to make the process of losing fat and getting in shape fun and enjoyable.

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