This is a sample cardio workout routine you can do at home; if you don't have any access to a gym and still want to get a great cardio workout. Good for beginners as well.
Below are some basics you can start with to create a cardio workout routine that will help you lose weight. The best thing about this cardio exercise routine? You can do it anywhere; at home, in the park, even when traveling. Lastly, you can tweak it according to your fitness level.
For maximum results, do not take any form of calories an hour before and after you do this workout. Doing so allows your body to use up stored energy from excess fat, which is what you want to get lean and sexy.
Start with a few minutes of walking on the spot as a warm up. Repeat these exercises back-to-back without rest. Then take a 60 second break and repeat the exercises again, 1-3 times.
10 Jumping jacks
Do 10 old-fashioned jumping jacks.
1 min Skipping rope
Choose your method of skipping (see my jump rope workout article) and go at it for 1 minute.
10 Mountain climbers
Start in the pushup position and then drive one knee into your chest, bring back to starting position and quickly alternate with the other feet.
1 min skipping rope
Choose your method of skipping (see my jump rope workout article) and go at it for 1 minute.
10 Burpees
With your arms overhead, jump up in the air and softly land in a squat, hands touching ground. Then kick your feet out so that you are in a pushup position. Do one pushup. Kick your feet back to your hands, return to starting position and repeat.
10 Squat jumps
Place your hands behind your head and squat down until your thighs are parallel to the ground. Then explosively jump up in the air and land softly into a squat. Repeat 10 times.
Walk on the spot
Walk on the spot for 1 minute to cool down.
In order to lose fat, you need to create a calorie deficit in your body. You can do this by consuming less calories and by exercising more. If you want to lose weight, find a way to eat less most days of the week ( I do 5 days ) and the other two days you can have a “relaxed” yet still calorie-conscious day.
Basically you can enjoy your favorite foods at controlled amounts if you eat less most days of the week.
Along with creating a calorie deficit in your diet, you can lose more weight with the sample cardio workout routine I showed you 2-4 times a week. Tweak it accordingly; nothing in this site is carved in stone.
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