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A lot of people want to know the best fat loss exercise that gets them the best results in the shortest amount of time. Often, the best advice they receive is to “diet and exercise”. This is a great recommendation, but it is rather vague for people who are busy and who don’t want to spend a lot of their time exercising.

What you are about to learn are some of the best “bang for your buck” fat loss exercises that will help you burn more calories while working out in less time. These fat loss exercises will provide you with a fast way to lose weight because you will be able to work your whole body without spending hours in the gym.

You will notice that none of involve doing any “single joint” exercises such as bicep curls, tricep pressdowns, calf raises, etc. All of these exercises are meant to work your whole body. This will work all of your muscles, which will burn more calories and help you burn more fat. Also, these strength training exercises are a great way to add lean muscle mass and give you that “toned” look that all the magazine models
have.

PUSHUPS - are an exercise that will work your chest while the rest of your body stays straight. Pushups can get your upper body very strong. If you aren’t used to doing pushups you can always do them from your knees at first. Doing a lot of pushups will challenge anyone and will help you develop some nice definition in the upper body.

SQUATS - are one of the most common lower body exercises. They will really make your lower body strong and help you get the look of having “toned” legs. Squats are just like sitting down and standing up from a chair or couch. Squats can be performed with your own bodyweight or by holding dumbbells to add some extra weight. They are one of the most basic exercises that can always help you to keep getting in better shape.

MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS - are a total body exercise that can be very challenging. Mountain climbers begin in the same position as pushups except you alternate bringing each knee inward towards your midsection. You can do mountain climbers slow to really work the abs or faster if you want to make it more of a strength/cardiovascular exercise to burn extra calories.

PLANKS - will help you build core strength and work your abs. They are similar to doing pushups except you simply lay horizontally facing the ground and support all your weight with your forearms and toes. You lift your hips up off the ground and hold this position for about 30 seconds. You can add an extra benefit by squeezing your glutes and your abs the whole time.

DUMBBELL PUSH PRESSES - combined squats and overhead dumbbell presses into one exercise. You squat down and then push the dumbbells overhead when as your squat upward. If you do 25 straight reps you will really feel all the muscles in your body working hard. This is a great example of combining strength training and cardiovascular training into one exercise.

LUNGES - will really work your whole lower body. Lunges are essentially like squats except that you take a big step forward while lowering and raising your torso from the ground. Lunges will make your legs very strong and will burn a lot of calories. If you have never done lunges before then you might feel a little leg soreness the next day - which is a good thing!

I don’t know about you, but when I workout to lose fat I want to burn as many calories as I can in as short a period of time as possible. This is why these fat loss exercises are so great for fat loss. You work more muscles, which burns more calories, which helps you get more out of your workouts without spending hours in the gym. Of course a solid nutrition program is also needed for optimal results, but doing total body exercises like the ones in this article are a great place to start when you go do your next workout.

So, the fast way to lose weigh is to use total body workouts AND follow a smart nutrition program. Next time you workout try using these total body fat loss exercises in place of long cardio workout, crunches, situps, or any other abdominal exercises.

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