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The 15-Minute Fat-Burning Workout

By Linda Melone, CSCS; August 19, 2011

Interval-training workouts give you better results in less time – no wonder they're popular in gyms around the country. But they don't just help you burn fat fast. They build stamina, boost cardiovascular fitness and can be done just about anywhere. What exactly are they? Read on to find out how to incorporate intervals into your fat-burning workout...

When time is scarce, exercise is often the first thing to go from the to-do list. For busy women, it can be difficult to manage even 30 minutes a day, the minimum recommended by research organizations like the American College of Sports Medicine.

But what if you could squeeze in a fat-burning workout in half that time? Instead of spending 30-60 minutes plodding along on a treadmill, you can get the same benefits from 15 minutes of interval training, researchers have found.

"Regardless of your fitness background, intervals are more efficient," says San Diego sports medicine specialist John M. Martinez, M.D., team physician for USA Triathlon.

Interval training alternates strenuous exercise with moderate rest periods every few minutes or less. Because your body has a hard time adjusting to the unpredictable activity, you gain endurance and power more quickly, studies show.

In a 2010 study at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, participants sprinted on a stationary bike for 10 one-minute periods with 75 seconds of rest in between, three times a week. They experienced the same improvements in fitness as those who performed hours of conventional biking at an easy pace.

In a 2009 study, participants did 4-6 intervals, alternating 30 seconds of high-intensity cycling with four minutes of easy cycling. They raised their metabolism, making their bodies more efficient at using glucose, after doing just six of these workouts over the course of two weeks, according to researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Interval-training workouts widen the network of blood vessels that supply muscles and boost the number of mitochondria (structures that produce energy within the body's cells), thereby increasing endurance, according to the McMaster researchers.

But, fair warning: You do have to work hard during the high-intensity periods to make this a fat-burning workout – maybe harder than you're used to.That means increasing your speed when you're walking, running or cycling, says Gregory Florez, CEO of FitAdvisor.com and spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise (ACE). You can also increase the intensity by raising the incline on a treadmill, setting an exercise bike or elliptical machine on a higher level, or walking on hilly terrain outdoors, he says.

But don't overdo it.

"This doesn't mean you must start sprinting if you've only been walking [until now]," Florez says.

To avoid injury, increase intensity in small increments every 7-10 days, but no more.

"You should see tighter muscles and more definition within 4-6 weeks," Florez says.

You'll also increase your endurance – and burn more calories, Martinez says.

There are two reasons interval training makes a great fat-burning workout, says Tom Holland, CSCS, author of Beat the Gym: Personal Trainer Secrets – Without the Personal Trainer Price Tag (William Morrow, 2011).

First, you're keeping your heart rate elevated at a higher rate than you would with regular cardio exercise. Then, you're continuing to burn more fat afterward, due to post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC).

The number of excess calories and the length of EPOC time depends on your fitness level and the intensity and length of your workout.

"The longer and more intense the workout, the greater the EPOC," Holland says. How to Get Started with a Fat-Burning Workout
An effective 15-minute interval workout starts with a three-minute warm-up, followed by about 10 minutes alternating hard exercise with slower moves (known as "recovery" or "active rest"). Finish with a 3-5-minute cool-down.

How long should each interval be?

"You'd typically do a 30-second high-intensity interval followed by a 30-second recovery interval," Holland says. That's known as a 1:1 ratio of work to active rest – the same amount of time for each.

If you're a beginner, you may need a longer recovery period, Holland says. Try 30 seconds of hard exercise alternating with 60 seconds of active rest – or a 1:2 ratio.

For example, if you're exercising on a treadmill, you might alternate 30 seconds of running with 60 seconds of walking.

In the high-intensity period, go as fast as you safely can in the amount of time you've set.

"The shorter the interval, the harder the intensity should be," Holland says.

If you're not an experienced exerciser, or if you have any physical issues, don't go all-out – aim for a moderate level of exertion, enough to raise your breathing rate. You'll still get benefits without risking injury.
 
3 Interval-Training Workouts

To burn fat faster, do these heart-pumping programs once or twice a week in place of longer, slower cardio workouts, Martinez suggests. (But don't do them two days in a row – your muscles will need time to recover.)

Treadmill intervals are a good way to get started, because "most treadmills have interval programs (sometimes called `hills')," Martinez says.

Any one of these are good as a fat-burning workout – or mix them up for better overall fitness and variety.

Fat-Burning Workout #1: Walking Program

This is a good choice if you're new to interval-training workouts, Holland says. Try it on a treadmill or outdoor walking path, depending on your mood and the weather.

Your high-intensity intervals will consist of fast walking (or running) – the speed will vary according to your fitness level, but you should be breathing hard. (You can also raise the treadmill incline.) Recovery intervals should include moderate-paced walking – slow enough that you can catch your breath.

Start by alternating 30 seconds of high-intensity exercise with 30 seconds (or longer) of recovery. As you get fitter, gradually increase both intervals until you reach two minutes.

Walking interval-workout sample:

Warm-up: Walk at a slow-to-moderate pace for three minutes.

Intervals:

1. Alternate 30 seconds of fast walking with 30 seconds-1 minute of moderate walking. Keep doing this for about 10 minutes, and gradually work up to 20.

Cool-down: Walk slowly and do some stretching for 3 minutes or more.

Fat-Burning Workout #2: Stair Intervals

Do this workout wherever you can find a long flight of stairs, indoors or out.

Walk up stairs for high-intensity intervals and down stairs for recovery. Beginners should start with 10-to-15-second intervals, walking up one step at a time.

Gradually increase intervals, but don't exceed two minutes for each. If you're an avid exerciser, try running upstairs; increase the challenge by taking two stairs at a time. Begin with a 5-minute warm-up and end with a 3-5-minute cool-down. Stair-climbing interval-workout sample:

Warm-up: Slowly walk up and down stairs for 3-5 minutes.

Intervals:

1. Alternate 30 seconds of quickly walking up stairs with 30-60 seconds walking down stairs (of course, this will partly depend on when you reach the bottom).

2. Continue for a total of 10-15 minutes, taking rest breaks as needed.

Cool-down: Walk on level ground for a few minutes.

Fat-Burning Workout #3: Cardio and Resistance Combo

"Exercisers who want to burn fat faster can try a cycle of cardio and strength training," Holland says.

Going directly from weight to cardio exercises keeps your heart rate elevated longer, resulting in greater overall fitness, adds Florez.

Although it's possible to perform body-weight exercises such as push-ups outdoors, you'll probably be most comfortable doing this in a gym.

Leave at least 48 hours between these workouts (and possibly 3 days if you experience too much soreness). Although there are built-in recovery periods, take extra rest breaks whenever you need to – the point is to increase your fitness level gradually. Cardio-resistance interval-workout sample:

Warm-up: Walk briskly (4 mph) on a treadmill for three minutes.

Intervals:

1. Walk fast (or run) for 30 seconds.

2. Walk at a moderate pace for 30 seconds.

3. Get off the treadmill and perform as many squats as you can (safely and with perfect form) in 30 seconds.

4. Do as many push-ups as you can (also safely and with perfect form) in 30 seconds. (To see how to do a regular or knee push-up, go here.)

5. Immediately get back on the treadmill and walk or run as fast as you can for 30 seconds.

6. Walk at a moderate pace for 30 seconds.

7. Repeat entire series at least once.

Cool-down: Walk slowly and do some stretching for three minutes or more.

As you get fitter, you may be able to repeat the entire cycle more than once – or you can continue with more fast/slow walking intervals, without doing more squats and push-ups.
Take Action:
  • Boycott advertisers of Glenn Beck's radio show and his quest spots on Fox News. Glenn Beck is anti-gay rights. Update: Boycott Successful: Update 4/7/2011: Beck has been fired by FOX NEWS! Radio stations dropping Beck as well in several locations. Now, tell FOX to stop having Beck as a Guest.
  • Update: DADT has been repealed. President Obama has kept his promise!
  • Boycott Bill O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers. Bill discussed a French commercial by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to be Al-Qaida friendly as well? Imagine - Bill O'Reilly compares Gays to Al-Qaida! Boycott Fox's Owner "Rupert Murcoch" and get him thrown in jail for illegal - political donations, corruption, greed, bribery, hacking!
  • Boycott Arizona the home of "hater" - U.S. Senator John McCain. Arizona's Hateful anti-Immigration Law - encourages racial profiling and increases hatred towards minorities. A remedy: Demand Republicans to support Immigration Reform (The Dream Act). Further, Senator McCain voted against ending DADT and Blocked Immigration reform!
  • Boycott Target, Best Buy, Gold's Gym - for donating money towards anti-gay political candidates/organizations. Update: (12/26/2010): Target is continuing to donate to anti-gay groups/causes/politicians. Update 03/08/11 - Lady Gaga Ends Target Partnership, Reportedly Over Target's Poor LGBT Stance. Update 3/25/2010 - Target displays their hypocrisy and Sues California Gay Rights Group for Lobbying Outside Stores. Target is attempting to block the LGBT right of free speech! STOP SHOPPING AT TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Update 4/8/2011: Target lost its case to stop the LGBT from canvassing in front of their stores. A huge PR Disaster for TARGET! Perhaps Target should go out of business as they betrayed their investers and customer base. Target contributed massive funds to a politician who would like to exterminate gays. Now, Target can not stop us from Boycotting them, nor picketing, nor talking to customers near their stores; although, Target allows a anti-gay company such as the Salvation Army to stand outside their door and speak with customers and raise money. Isn't this a double standard?
  • End DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). Prevents Federal employees and Gays in the Military from gaining equal benefits. Prevents Gay Partners from gaining equal benefits.
  • Pass ENDA (Employee Non-Discrimination Act). ENDA would prevent employment discrimination of LGBT workforce.
  • Boycott Salvation Army as they will not hire Gays! "DO NOT DONATE TO THEM."
  • BOYCOTT "Chick-fil-a" for donating to anti-gay marriage groups.
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  • Boycott WALMART - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, force criticized Wal-Mart for denying employee benefits to same-s-x partners and for failing to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. By comparison, the group said two other chain stores with a strong presence in New York, Costco and Walgreens, did much better.
  • Remember David Kato, Gay activist - Uganda, who was slain because he is gay!
  • "Tune Out Trump", Boycott all Trump Hotel, casinos, holdings, The Apprentice and NBC Network! At CPAC, Trump said he is considering a run for president as a Republican. In a interview with the Des Moines Register, Trump added that he opposes all forms of legal recognition for gay couples, not just marriage. "They should not be able to marry," he said. So why does NBC keep the Apprentice when Donald Trump has stated he may run for president? After making racist remarks about Obama and recv'g public backlash, Trump decided not to run for president after NBC renewed his awful TV Show. How can NBC re-new the clown's show after he pulled such hateful shenanigans? Boycott NBC! Boycott advertisers of The Apprentice and Trump's other business's. Don't shop at any bullding with Donald Trump's name to include Trump Hotels, Casinos, Condo's, Offices, Shops! The Donald has expressed extreme Hatred towards gays and blacks with his birther remarks and anti-gay rhetoric. Remember how poorly Trump treated Rosie O'Donnel? Now we know why he did that! It was hate against a lesbian as we now know he is biget. Unforgiveable! Again, Dump NBC because they air/re-newed Donald Trump's "The Apprentice"! Now the Donald Claims the Long Form Birth certificate is a fraud. And NBC keeps this guy?
And Now, Our War of the Fittest!
This group is called "Peckers Pics." The English - slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health, Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues. In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!" Whereas, you should select the guy that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit!" Warning: This may stoke you!
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CNN anchor Don Lemon: Talented, imperious, scarred and publicly out
By David Hiltbrand - Philadelphia Inquirer - Aug 20, 2011
 
Want a yardstick for how far into the post-ironic era we have drifted?

This summer, TV newsman Don Lemon published a memoir, Transparent, in which he came out as gay and talked about being sexually abused as a boy.

Yet he got far more attention for a snarky three-minute segment that Jon Stewart devoted to him last month on The Daily Show titled, "CNN Anchor Don Lemon appears not to care for CNN."

The bit consisted of a series of clips in which Lemon again and again curtly refused to engage in the usual happy-talk banter with the rest of the on-air talent. Lemon's disdain for clowning had Stewart giggling uncontrollably.

Lemon was watching the show at home in Atlanta with a friend when he suddenly found himself being the story instead of reporting it.

"I tweeted, 'Oh my gosh!' My friend and I looked at each other and said, 'Uh-oh.' He turned up the volume, and I walked out of the room. I said, 'I can't watch it.'"

In an interview, Lemon offers a curious explanation for the stern on-air manner captured by The Daily Show.

"That's just my sense of humor," he says. "Some people have a very dry wit. I don't want to be too goofy or too cutesy on television."

His strictly business attitude helps explain his meteoric rise as a newsman, starting with stints as a reporter at local stations in Birmingham, Ala., St. Louis and Philadelphia.

He then hopscotched to weekend correspondent for NBC's Today, evening news anchor in Chicago and finally, in 2006, to CNN, where he has risen to prime-time weekend anchor.

Along the way, he gained a reputation as a talented, if sometimes imperious, journalist.

You get a taste of that in the book, when he describes bridling at one of his first assignments in Chicago:

"Sending me, with all I had learned from my experiences with NBC News, out to cover a shooting was like sending a tank to break up a fight between kindergartners. It was truly a waste of my talent and experience."

In Transparent (Health Communications, $25), Lemon describes growing up in Louisiana with a single ambition: to become a TV newsman.

His earliest role models, he says, were "Peter Jennings and Max Robinson. And later Bryant Gumbel. I loved Peter Jennings. He was so smooth and natural."

At 5, he was sexually molested by a neighborhood teen, abuse that went on for years. The experience caused him to split off from himself, he says.

"When I was a kid, I just pushed it down," he says. "You don't want to think about it. You live during the times your abuser's not there. Then, when they're there, you shut yourself down and say, "This will be over with soon.'"

As a young adult, he says, he was severely repressed.

"I went to LSU. I did crazy things. I drank a lot and didn't study. I wasn't a bad kid, but I had issues, including the fact that I was gay and didn't tell people."

His face still remarkably boyish-looking at 45, Lemon maintains that he found himself when he dropped out of college and moved to New York City, where he worked as a support staffer at the local Fox affiliate.

"For the first time, I was free to be who I was. I was in an environment with all kinds of people, not just ethnicity, but gay people, straight people, bisexual people. There were even transgender people I worked with in the newsroom. I was like, 'Wow, this is different.'"
 
Even after years of therapy, he still carries scars from the abuse. In the book he writes:
 
"Like many survivors of childhood molestation, I find it hard to become close to people. I find it hard to trust. I feel myself to be 'different' in ways that aren't always good. Though I've done my best to erase the shame by talking about it, and by trying to understand what happened and why, and even to find some measure of forgiveness for the boys who perpetrated it, I know the experience has had negative ramifications for me, especially in terms of relationships."
 
He has long been comfortable with his sexual identity, however.
 
"Among my friends and coworkers that I had a relationship with, I was out, but I never said the words publicly," he says. "It wasn't a big coming-out" in the book.
Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."

....Jake
 
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