Fat burning heart rate?

There are different kinds of ‘target zones’ to go after when exercising. How high your BPM should be and what your target zone is depends on what you’re trying to accomplish with exercise. This is an overview of what your BPM should be for each of the different training zones. Depending on your fitness level, [...]

Target Training Zone for Losing Weight

Your goal is to hit what’s called the ‘target zone’ – but which ‘target zone’? There are several. I’ll assume, since you are reading fatlossbesttips.com that your goal is to lose fat. The Fat burning zone is between 60%-70% of your maximum heart rate. If your goal was not to burn fat, but to simply [...]

Fat Loss Tip: Don’t do this kind of 180

If you’ve been reading, you know that my main tool for exercise is my shiny new elliptical machine. I love the elliptical because it’s good at burning a lot of calories – it also does a great job strengthening your lower body muscles, from your calves to your glutes. one of these days I’ll be [...]

METs – more than just a crappy NY baseball team.

METS (Metabolic Equivalents) are used in Nintendo Wii to measure the intensity of an activity. Wii Fit gives the example that it it takes 1 MET to sit still, and 4 METs to go on a light walk, or to golf. According to American Heart Association guidelines, a MET is a ratio that compares a [...]

New Cardio Machine

I was at the gym a couple weeks ago and noticed 3 new cardio machines. The looked “cool” and a little… kick ass. I watched some of the trainers and one of the gym owners using them and they were all working up a pretty good sweat on them. After a week of watching, I [...]

Wii Workout Wednesday

For various and sundry reasons I am not at liberty to discuss (unless you have level 12 security clearance from the government of Namibia), I had to forego using the elliptical Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Instead, I worked out some of my frustrations over a non-paying client, among other things stress by playing our [...]

Cardio or Weight Training?

When starting out, many people ask which should come first, cardiovascular exercises or the weight lifting? The answer to that question can actually make or break your goals.