Those who are on the treadmill for forty five minutes every day are going to get some bad news. You check out that LCD display and see how many calories you’ve burned and you think you’re doing well. But you need to know that the more time you are on that machine, the slower your fat is burning off. To lose the flab quickly you need to get into an intense workout rather than relying on the fat zone on the machine.

What is really needed is some interval training that will get you moving quickly during a short time. Actually, some people on a cardio machine might understand a little bit about intervals.

They work you really hard for a while, then ease up for a while, then repeat. You can do that on those machines if you add it to your strength routine: you’ll get better results.

I know some of you want to change the way you do things, so I have a couple alternative interval plans.

1. Bodyweight squats. Do squats as long as you can, as fast as you can for five minutes. You can break it into sets of several repetitions if you want to though. Take a short break in between.

Every week do more squats and do them for a longer time too. You probably think this sounds too easy, but I’ll tell you the truth: it isn’t. Besides, you can make this a difficult and intense as you want it to be.

2. Intervals using bodyweight squats, increasing intensity.

Get a good timer like a Gymboss or similar because you’re going to have to keep an eye on the clock. This interval course will get you to all the squats you can do in twenty seconds.

Next, stay in the lower position for half that time. Do this interval for 8 cycles.

These are two of the many methods of including interval training into your exercise plan. You’ll find that the fat is disappearing from your body without being on those machines at all.