Your 12-Week Fat-Blasting Workout :

“If you always do, what you always did, you will always get, what you always got.”
-- Anonymous

Most of us know the benefits of cardiovascular exercise: reduced risk of heart disease, improved heart function, improvement in blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, reduced risk of osteoporosis and let us not forget one of our favorites -- less flab!

One fundamental problem with cardiovascular exercise for many people is that it simply becomes boring. I’ve read countless articles related to the type of cardio to perform, frequency, target heart rate, etc., but no one seems to address the fact that this stuff can be boring for the everyday person. I’m not sure I can completely change your perspective about this, but I know I can provide you with a 12-week program that may stimulate your interest, your metabolism and your fat loss.

Most people tend to do the same workout day in and day out. Many end up “throwing in the towel” because they get psychologically burned out. It’s sort of like eating Pizza -- you may love it and it may be your favorite cheat food, but if you had to eat it every day for a year, I guarantee it would make the bottom of your favorite food list. The same applies to exercise. You simply can’t use the treadmill or elliptical machine every single workout for the same amount of time and with the same intensity levels. It will eventually catch up to you. When it does, you’ll start to make excuses as to why you can’t work out -- and you’ll actually convince yourself the excuses are legitimate.

The human body will adapt to any exercise routine in approximately 4 to 6 weeks. If you do the same routine over and over, the body will adapt and become efficient at the movement. That’s a good way to stall your progress.

In order to alleviate boredom and to keep you in fat-burning mode, I’m outlining several methods for manipulating your cardio workouts. You can perform each for three weeks at a time (or even two weeks at a time). The process will keep you motivated and have you burning loads of fat (assuming you’re consistent with your eDiets nutrition program). Always remember one golden rule; exercise does not work in and of itself -- nutrition is a huge component.

The following is my 12-week fat blasting workout that’s designed to produce results. If you’ve been power walking for 20 minutes on the treadmill every day for the last year, things are about to change. You can select any type of cardio you wish as long as you adhere to the parameters of each 3-week segment.

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