What Are the Best Fat-Burning Exercises?

Look up ‘fat burning exercises’ on your favorite social media platform and you’ll find a fount of chiseled individuals extolling the virtues of their trendy workouts. Some do the trick (the 12-3-30 Method, for instance, is a pretty effective low-impact fitness boost), but for every success story, there are a thousand abandoned workout routines. Sometimes, it’s best to stick to the basics.

There’s no one-stop shop for the perfect body. Everyone has their own pace, shape and limits. No matter your unique personal goals, we’re here to help you burn the fat–and keep it off.

The best way to burn fat: There are two main factors behind burning fat, and they both (unsurprisingly) concern calories. The good news is that we burn calories even when we aren’t exercising, simply by existing. Even better, workouts with a big ‘afterburn’ effect—like those targeting your biggest muscle groups—can ramp up this sedentary fat burning activity.

Excerpted from GQ

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