Look, I know that you are smart. I know that you know that if you want to lose weight then you need to work on your diet and exercise routine. I’m not going to write an article explaining how to lose weight and end it so that the only thing that you have discovered is that you wasted your time to find out something that you already knew. Instead, I’m going to tell you how you can effectively lose weight through making efficient use of your time in the gym. Interested?

Perhaps one of the most important concepts to realize about losing fat is that your metabolism is a powerful tool. This determines how many calories that your body burns throughout the day without additional exercise. You can imagine how important that it is to know how to speed up your metabolism. This is what exercise does, but not all exercise speeds up the metabolism in the same way. Some, such as long, moderate jogging will speed it up during exercise. However, there are other ones that can only require 15 minutes to speed up your metabolism throughout the rest of the day.

So, what exactly do you need to do to have these results? It’s called High Intensity Interval Training. Basically what you will do is perform a physical activity, such as sprinting in this example, and do it at 90-95% of your max heart rate. Do this for about 15-20 seconds and then slow your pace for a minute. Then do it again. Do about 15 total short sprints, cool down, stretch and walk away you are done.

This type of training is very hard to do. Just like people usually don’t squat, people will not do this either. No one wants to work hard but everyone wants the results. Well here is the proven formula, take it or leave it for some miracle pill. Just don’t act ignorant when you are not getting the results that you want. This method is proven, so proven in fact that Laval University performed a test to validate HIIT’s effectiveness. The results were astonishing - the tested group lost 9x more fat than the control group who performed traditional 30-60 minute moderate exercise.

If you really want fat loss results, then don’t waste your time in the gym. Don’t waste your resources on pills that do not work. Instead, get your intestinal fortitude and take it to the gym to perform some HIIT. You will burn more total calories throughout the day, conserve and build muscle, and even boost your body’s natural growth hormone levels. Now you know why sprinters are a lot more buff than marathon runners even though they both run. Stick to the proven approach.