Add wind sprints to your cardio!
A key to getting the lbs off of your body is to make sure that you are getting your heart rate up to the proper elevated levels. You can’t really burn fat if you only ever jog, so you need to make sure that you push yourself. Adding wind sprints into the cardio portion of your work out can be a simple way to burn some excess weight off. For wind sprints all you need is an open space that you can run at full speed. Put three markers on the floor in front of you, separated by ten to fifteen feet. Then pick a starting point. When you begin run at full speed to the first marker, come back to the starting line, and repeat the process for all three markers. At the end your heart should be going pretty good. Take breaks between each set and take a reading of your heart rate. As long as you are beating fast you should be burning fat. This is an exercise that will also push your endurance, thus making other cardio workouts even easier as a result.
Add wind sprints to your cardio
Go for a swim!
One of the most effective and underrated full body work outs is the swimming pool. Going for a swim can be the perfect way to get your heart rate up, burn calories, and push your body to its limit. If your local gym or recreational center offers all day swimming, try to get going in the morning for some fasted AM cardio in the pool. Don’t base your expected distance on what you can do running, as swimming is far more brutal. Work on keeping good form, practicing different stances, and pushing yourself. You’ll find that a routine schedule consisting of heavy cardio swimming will lead to pounds flying right off of you. You may not feel it due to the water, but you are probably going to be sweating pretty heavily.
Go for a swim!