Many people that are quite new to losing weight and fatloss are wondering about this one question so I finally decided to address it on my blog. People really can’t decide whether HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) or LISS (Low Intensity Steady State Cardio) is best for them. We talked about HIIT here already, so let me address LISS now as it is in fact a great way to drop the fat.

So, What Is LISS?

LISS is a very popular form of excercising. It’s low intensity workouts that usually take a longer ammount of time. Those guys you always see walking on a treadmill or riding a gym bike and talking to their friends are using LISS to work out. Why?…because it works.

You may believe it or not, but LISS actually works like gangbusters. I mean, it’s probably one of the oldest ways to work out. It burns a lot of calories although as I mentioned before it does require some time each day.

I mean, it’s not uncommon for a person using LISS to shed fat to do somthing simillar to this:
1. 20 minutes of brisk walking to the gym
2. A low intensive weightlifting workout at the gym for 30 minutes
3. And finally, 20 minutes of walking back home.

That person just spent an hour working out. They could accomplish results with just 20 minutes of HIIT, but you have to remember that your body does need the variety of different workout methods and some people just aren’t on friendly terms with HIIT. That’s why you do need to use LISS.

I use low intensity cardio for fatloss and it works great. I walk for 45 minutes to an hour at around a 3.5 mile per hour pace. I am only saying this to make sure that you don’t underestimate it because you’ve seen it so much. It’s popular for a reason.

Before we part I do want to share another great tip with you. If you really want to get the best results out of your LISS workout, try doing it early in the morning before you even eat anything.

This is precisely how your body is going to burn the most calories because you didn’t have anything to eat since the evening before.

Another thing that you should definitely remember is that your workout sessions should not be longer than 50 minutes. If you work out for longer than that, you’re going to be running a risk of burning your muscle tissue to supply energy and that’s of course never good.

Just to sum up, LISS is good. You should do it. Go ahead and mix it up with HIIT if you want to, but do get some good cardio in. It will do you good.

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