Forget 10,000 Steps: This 30-Minute Interval Walking Burns Twice the Fat
Move over 12-3-30 and 10,000 steps per day – there is a new walking workout in town, and it is more effective than both of them. Cassidy Morgan is a personal fitness trainer who specializes in glute growth. She claims she discovered the best fat-burning walking workout in a new post. "POV: You discover the viral treadmill workout that's more effective for fat loss than incline walking, tones the entire body, has TWICE the benefit than 10k steps per day, and only takes 30 minutes," she writes in the caption, advising her followers to swap their 12-3-30 workout for this.
This Workout Is "Scientifically Proven to Work"
"If you're a fellow girly on the go who wants to lose body fat and tone your entire body in half the time, look no further!" she writes. "Japanese researchers recently discovered the ULTIMATE walking protocol for a total of only 30 MINUTES. Joint friendly, time efficient, and scientifically proven to work."
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Here Are the Benefits
She goes on to list the benefits:
- Increases fat loss, enhances muscle tone
- Boosts immunity
- Improves blood pressure
- Increases energy
- 40% reduced risk of disease.
How to Do It
The workout is quite simple, according to Morgan. "Alternate between 3 min of slow walking and 3 min fast walking for 30 min," she writes.
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Here Is an Example
Start by warming up with 3 to 5 minutes of "easy walking," she says. Then, move onto intervals, repeating them for 30 minutes. "3 min of SLOW walking" followed by "3 min of FAST walking," she says. Then, do a cool down of 3 to 5 minute of "easy walking."
There Are Benefits to Interval Walking
What are the benefits to interval walking? "Physical fitness — maximal aerobic power and thigh muscle strength — increased by about 20 percent, which is sure to make you feel about 10 years younger than before training, [and] symptoms of lifestyle-related diseases (hypertension, hyperglycemia, and obesity) decreased by about 20 percent," Hiroshi Nose, who created IWT, says. He added that walkers enjoyed mental health benefits as well, with depression scores dropping by half. And if you enjoyed this article, take advantage of these 15 Quick Ways to Lose Body Fat Percentage in a Week.
