Burn More Fat with Strength Training Workouts like P90X

If you ask, most women will swear that the best way to burn fat is to do a bunch of cardio. However, that isn’t the optimal to lose weight and get a lean shapely figure. The best fat burning workouts are actually strength training workouts. Why you ask? Well the thing is that cardio only burns calories while you do it. There is, perhaps an elevated metabolic burn for an hour or two after you finish but that’s about it. On the other hand, strength training will increase your metabolism for up to 48 hours while the body recovers and builds bigger muscles. Also once you have more muscle mass, you will burn more calories 24 hours a day - everyday.

When you do too much cardio (over 45 minutes) there is an increased risk that you’ll actually start to cannibalize the muscle mass you have. This happens because your body uses up it’s glycogen stores and then looks for other fuel sources. While it will burn some fat, some of the fuel, a more easily converted source is to use muscle mass for amino acids that it can convert to fuel. When you are ready for a great fat burning workout, consider P90X. It’s a 12 DVD 90 day workout program that will help you get the body you’ve always dreamed of.