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Some highly fit athletes believe that doing cardio workouts first thing in the morning on an empty stomach will provide maximum fat loss. Scientific evidence, suggests that the body is most able to burn the maximum amount of fat early in the morning. You should work up to doing one hour of cardio exercise four to five times per week. Anything from the treadmill, stairmaster or rope jumping is acceptable. Start by doing 20-30 minutes four to five days per week and increase from there.

Cardio intensity should be strong enough to heat up the body until you are sweating significantly, yet not so strong that you are completely out of breath and can’t speak. Most experts agree that medium intensity cardio burns more body fat than if you engage in distance running where you have to perform until you drop dead of exhaustion (this higher level of cardio will burn more muscle which is why most marathon runners are so thin and stringy). Make sure to eat a meal after doing cardio. For optimal fat burning results you may combine weight training along with cardio. On the other hand, some individuals find fat burning results are best by performing cardio in the morning and then doing weight training in the early evening.