Top 8 CBF Fitness Accountability Strategies
As most of you know we launched our 20 Workouts in 20 Days to Kick 2020 to the Curb Challenge this month. Tomorrow is Day 18, so we are nearing the end of our most successful and enjoyable program to date. As part of the program, we are posting quick blog like health, fitness and programming tips. So, as we approach Day 20 I am asking people to look beyond the challenge and into the New Year. What are your plans for staying active? And how will you stay on course? Check out our Top 8 Fitness Accountability Strategies.
The Real Fat Burning Zone
In our last post The Truth About the Fat Burning Zone we dissected the renowned and highly ubiquitous low intensity “fat burning zone” theory. While we managed to debunk many of the myths that surround its legendary status, we inevitably opened Pandora’s box with regards to the big picture of fat/weight-loss. Over the next few posts we are going to add some much needed context, dive into what the science says and how this affects our training decisions…
Not to worry, we’ll keep the geek speak to a minimum! Promise.
The Truth About the “Fat Burning Zone”
By now we are all familiar with the “fat burning zone” theory… that wondrous aerobic training ideal that rapidly took on an almost mythical like status for its alleged capacity to melt fat off the frames of its disciples. According to the adage, if fat loss is our goal it is within this relatively low intensity range of 50-70% maximum heart rate (MHR) that the majority of our exercise minutes should be spent. Hence the origin of the long, slow, steady state aerobic zone workouts that now don the screens of cardio machines the world over and continue to pervade most weight loss programs today despite…