Trainer Says: "Walk Off Belly Fat With These Secret Cardio Tricks"

People's top fitness aim is to lose abdominal fat. Burning fat and losing weight necessitates a concentrated effort on three factors: calorie restriction, strength training, and cardio. We're here to help you lose belly fat by teaching you some top-secret cardio techniques. So put on your gym clothes and let's get started right away.

When it comes to losing stubborn abdominal fat, strength training is essential. In fact, I advocate scheduling at least two to three strength-training sessions per week and doing cardio in between. You have a variety of aerobic exercises to choose from, including jogging, cycling, swimming, and stair climbing. Many people overlook walking as a fat-loss technique, but it's also a fantastic addition to your workout program. It's low-impact, good for rehabilitation, and can be done over lengthy distances and times. To avoid boredom, mix it up and rotate what you do each week.

You'll want to take as many steps as possible every day. What is the reason for the need to, well, step it up? Even if you're working exercise, you're deemed sedentary if you're sitting and not moving around outside of it. When you're in the fitness mentality, you shouldn't include non-active time in your regular routine. To put it bluntly, if you want to lose belly fat, you must walk every day.

When it comes to walking, there are several techniques to boost your calorie burn and aid in fat loss. Here are a few methods for walking off belly fat that I recommend include in your next workout regimen. Check them out below, then read Trainer Says: The 6 Best Exercises for Strong and Toned Arms in 2022.

Do hill walks

Increasing the incline is one technique to make your walk more tough and burn more calories. You force your body to work harder by walking uphill, activating more muscles in the hips and legs. Walk all the way to the top of a hill in your neighborhood, park, or city. Return to the starting position and continue for a few more times.

Consider this: you'll spend the same amount of time walking on a flat surface as you will climbing an incline. Why not do the latter, which will benefit you far more?

Change your pace

Raising the speed of your walk, in addition to increasing the incline and climbing up hills, is another technique to burn more calories and fat. You can switch to power walking if you're used to strolling at a moderate pace.

Challenge yourself to go a little quicker on your next walk. You can time how long it takes you to walk your normal route and then try to beat it. Intervals can be performed by alternating between periods of short, brisk walks and your regular speed if you're just getting started and building up your stamina. One suggestion is to prepare a motivating music for your journey; a rapid beat can be rather energizing.

In between sets, do bodyweight leg exercises.

By including a few bodyweight workouts into your stroll, you may make your legs work harder. Here are a handful that I think are worth checking out. Before walking again, perform one at a time or all of them at once:

Squats at your own weight (x15 reps)

Sit back on your heels and hips until they're parallel to the ground, keeping your body erect and core taut. Then, when you reach the top, flex your glutes and quads.

Lunges while walking (x10-15 reps for each leg)

Take a long stride and step forward with one leg to start the action. Plant your foot firmly, then slowly lower yourself until your back knee lightly meets the ground. Step through with the second leg after the knee has touched the ground, and repeat.

Kickers of Butts (x15 reps for each leg)

Begin kicking your heels back towards your glutes with your hands out to your sides, flexing your hamstrings with each rep.

Knee Highs (x10 reps for each leg)

Start marching your knees up above your hips back and forth while keeping your chest erect and your core firm.

You'll lose belly fat and achieve your fitness goals before you realize it.