If you want to learn how to get wash board abs fast then you’ll be blown away by this recent research I just dug up this morning.

It’s mind boggling to discover 2/3 of all American’s are overweight. And maybe this will smack you right in the jaw and knock some sense into ya!

I doubt it though.

Most of my readers are already healthy, they just want to polish off  stomach fat and reveal the magnet which attracts the opposite sex, six pack abs.

It’s why I found this article so troubling. It yaks a loogy into the face of reistance training and reveals were not doing enough cardiovascular exercise.

Read it below….and I’ll catch up with you at the end.

By Ryan Jaslow

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(CBS) Want to burn belly fat? Maybe ditch the weights and lace up those running shoes.

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A new study showed aerobic exercise burns nearly 70 percent more calories than resistance weight training.

“Resistance training is great for improving strength and increasing lean body mass,” study author Dr. Cris Slentz, an exercise physiologist at Duke University, said in awritten statement. “But if you are overweight, which two thirds of the population is, and you want to lose belly fat, aerobic exercise is the better choice because it burns more calories,”

For the eight-month study – published in the August 25 issue of the American Journal of Physiology -196 overweight and sedentary adults, ages 18 to 70, did aerobic training, resistance training, or a combination of the two. Study participants weren’t allowed to slack – aerobic exercisers had to jog 12 miles per week at 80 percent of their maximum heart rate, and resistance trainers had to lift weights for 8-12 reps, three times a week.

What happened? By study’s end, the joggers had improved insulin resistance and levels of liver enzymes and triglycerides, which are tied to a lower risk for diabetes and heart disease. They also sported less belly fat.

Belly fat doesn’t just look bad. Also known as visceral fat, belly fat fills the spaces between organs, and too much of it is associated with heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

“When it comes to increased health risks, where fat is deposited in the body is more important than how much fat you have,” Slentz said.

Don’t feel up to running 12 miles a week?

Slentz said what really counts is whatever it takes to lose calories, adding, “If you choose to work at a lower aerobic intensity, it will simply take longer to burn the same amount of unhealthy fat.”

WebMD has more on aerobic fitness.

 

So…if you’re overweight and in fear of the health risks caused by obesity…cardiovascular workouts will stave off diabetes and it’s deadly cousins.

Wait!

Yup, an idea just popped in my head for those who want to learn how to get washboard abs fast.

Why not combine resistance training and  cardio five days a week with a squeaky clean diet?

It’s will be the fast track to washboard abs that make eyes pop!

Research reveals many things, but it will never take the place of pride and dedication to a healthier lifestyle

- Tom

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