3 Simple Yet Highly Effective Cardio Options

Today we are going to break down three super simple, yet highly effective fat burning options that have been proven to work since the beginning.

Hill Sprints- Thats right, hill sprints.

Walk outside your house, find a hill, and run up it. Its literally that simple.

Hill sprints would be considered an anaerobic form of cardio verse certain other traditional conditioning methods which would fall under, steady state. Steady state cardio would be considered walking on a treadmill or long distance running.

The benefits of hill sprints, is that they have been proven to be five times more effective than other traditional forms of steady state cardio.

Beginners should start with anywhere from 5-10 sprints depending on the distance and the intensity of your session. A good place to start would be about 15 yards at about 50 percent.

More advanced athletes could increase their sets to anywhere from 15-20 sprints and may go anywhere to around 40 yards at about 85/90 percent.

Start slow and increase your intensity as the sets go on, while always being conscious of technique.

Jump Roping- If you don't own a jump rope already, I highly recommend splurging and making the ten dollar purchase.

Jump roping is an extremely effective way to burn fat in a very short period of time.

Along from learning a skill, you can pretty much do this exercise anywhere and is a extremely versatile tool for those who are on the road frequenty.

Start out with 30 second intervals with 30 seconds to a minute rest in-between sets. Go anywhere from 5-10 rounds if you are a beginner and over time, progress accordingly.

For more advanced athletes, you have two options. Increase the number of rounds you might do in a particular cardio session or increase the difficulty of the exercise. This could mean working on footwork, or learning the double under. Over time try and increase the speed of your footwork or your double under total.

Bodyweight Conditioning Cuircuits- This is a very quick, easy and also highly effective way to burn calories wherever you may be. Home, on the road, or even in the office during a lunch break.

Choose three bodyweight exercises and put them together in a circuit style format and get moving.

Here is a sample workout: Start with 3-4 rounds. The first numbers you see are the amount of rounds you will be performing and the second number is "work" time.

When you complete each set, rest accordingly but try and push yourself. Each time you come back to this particular workout try and beat your time from your last session.

1a.Bodyweight Squats 3-4x30 seconds

1b.Squat Thrusts 3-4x30 seconds

1c.Mountain Climbers 3-4x30 seconds

So there you have it. 3 Simple, Yet Highly Effective Cardio Options. For more information on some of the best fat burning exercises and routines, check us out at www.thestrengthexperimenttc.com