Running to Lose Weight - Sprints Or Long Distance Running?

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"When it comes to running to lose weight, I get questions about what is the "best" way to do it. Intervals, sprints, long distance steady runs? Why should chose between them if can do them all? I feel in life as in exercise variety really helps spice things up and keeps the motivation high. Remember the fat burning success equation: exercise + nutrition + motivation.

Overall when you're running to lose weight, I recommend doing it first thing in the morning, on an "almost empty stomach", that is I take some fat burning supplements and sometimes a very small scoop of protein or BCAA.

Yet if you're anything like me and most humans, you'll find it probably much harder to do sprints in the morning. The risk of injury is greater as well. So in the morning, I'd personally select "normal" endurance, non stop running for 20 to 50 minutes depending on the time you have and your fitness levels, or some interval style running when you alternate between running hard for a minute with going slowly for a couple more.

Interval training as been shown in many studies to be the more effective of the two if you're running to lose weight but again, the reality is what you prefer to do is much better! The "perfect" program that you don't act on is not better than the one you'll actually do! I like to do both styles of running as I feel variety is important. Yet I know many people on the opposite of this that need to do the same thing day in and day out to perform at their best. Whatever suits you, do it!

If you're overweight and/or out of shape when you start a running program don't just dive in at full speed. You'll be so sore you'll lose your motivation and you have a good chance of injuring yourself. Start walking fast if you can't run. Or do interval training when you alternate between slow jogging and walking. Whatever you feel you can do without pushing yourself to hard yet. You'll get better if you keep at it I promise you. In fact, if you start out really out of shape, you'll probably progress much faster than you think. By doing it slowly but surely, you'll keeping making progress for a long time, feeling better, getting better, and with that momentum you'll be unstoppable!

At a higher level of fitness, interval training is good preparation to sprint workouts - probably the best form of running to lose weight yet gain muscle at the same time.

Why do I like sprints? Is it because if I'm a masochist? Hmm, maybe that's part of it. I also know that the feeling of putting out max effort is addictive. When you're really in a zone you seem to fly by like an Ussain Bolt - even though it's an illusion, it feels real to me ok :) It's so hard yet so fun. Warning: don't eat just before you do sprints though if you don't like messy situations! (hint: you don't want what's in your stomach to end up on your shoes and belly...)

Also I truly believe success leaves clues. Have you ever seen a fat sprinter? Not only are they fat free, but they have muscular, defined physique - what most fitness enthusiast would rather look like. On the other hand, marathon runners are often very thin also, but without any muscle tone, and they look jaunt and almost sick. They rarely have a vibrant, energy bursting feel to them. The same with many women addicted to aerobic classes. They don't look that fit either.

So why follow in their steps if you're running to lose weight if you can follow those that have the results you're after? Run to lose the FAT and keep the MUSCLE. Not simply lose weight. And by the way you do know sprinting really works the butt so you get a behind that will get a few sneak peaks :) Hey, it's ok to vain once in a while, after all we work hard for it!

Again, whatever you chose as your way of running to lose weight, just do it! The "perfect" running to lose weight program doesn't exist, and if you just read about it if wont do no good! You know the slogan: JUST DO IT!

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Healthy cheers to your fat loss success"