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What Exercise Burns The Most Belly Fat?

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High-intensity interval training (HIIT) burns the most belly fat by combining intense cardio exercises like sprinting, burpees, and mountain climbers with brief recovery periods, maximizing caloric burn and metabolic impact.   Belly Fat Specific Exercise?   While no exercise can specifically target belly fat, certain workout types prove more effective at reducing overall body fat,... Read more »
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 Does Running For 30 mins Burn Belly Fat?

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Running for 30 minutes contributes towards reducing overall body fat by burning approximately 300-500 calories per session and boosting metabolic rate, though spot reduction of fat from specific areas, like belly fat, isn’t possible by running.   Understanding Fat Loss Through Running   While running effectively burns calories and reduces total body fat, the body... Read more »
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What Is A Good Daily Running Distance?

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A good daily running distance ranges from 3-8 kilometres for most recreational runners, though this should be adjusted based on individual fitness levels, goals, and running experience. Newer runners might aim for the lower end of this range, while more experienced runners can comfortably manage longer distances. Finding the right distance that promotes fitness improvement... Read more »
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Does Running Help with Muscle Toning?

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Running aids in muscle toning by engaging multiple muscle groups throughout the body, particularly the legs, core, and glutes, while also reducing overall body fat percentage to improve muscle definition. It is important to note that running is vastly different to strength training and will not lead to the same outcomes in terms of building... Read more »
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Can You Lose Weight Running?

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Running effectively promotes weight loss by burning calories and boosting metabolism, with most individuals being able to burn between 300-500 calories during a 30-minute run, depending on their speed, weight, and fitness level. How Cardio Affects Weight Loss Running may contribute towards a caloric deficit, which is necessary for weight loss through both immediate energy... Read more »

Take control of your life in a world that seems out of control. Run.

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(Written 11 March 2020) It is hard not to lose the run of yourself at the moment with all of the information that is spreading around about the Coronavirus, never mind about the spreading of the disease itself. It is on everyone’s mind. It is the topic of almost all conversations be they work, social,... Read more »

My biological clock: My new running race time clock

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Everyone knows that as we age, we get slower. I have always known this in terms of my running and for quite a while now I have said it’s only a matter of time before I stop setting new PB’s. What I didn’t know however was that it is the time of the month or... Read more »

You Can Teach an Old Runner New Tricks

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I have always classified myself as a long distance vs short distance runner. By long I mean anything over 10km. I ran my first 5km park run in February 2016 when testing the park run as a possible end of course goal for Coast Road Runners debut 0-5km running course. I did it in 21.42.... Read more »

You Lost That Loving Running Feeling

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Do you ever feel like you’ve lost your running mojo? You’re putting one running foot in front of the other. But each foot feels heavy. It’s what I call a “not feeling it” run. As a runner of many years I’ve had my share of “not feeling it” running days. But the “feeling it” running... Read more »