Perform a compound exercise before an isolation exercise. Train 3 times per week, every other day. Rest for a minimum of 2 minutes between sets and exercises. Always finish your workout with a cool down and stretch . To either maintain or lose extra body fat, aerobic exercise is essential in the fight against accumulating fat stores.
Aerobic exercise is the only form of exercise that burns fat, thus helping to lose fat weight.
Fat is only burned through aerobic exercise, not strength training. Initial weight loss is from losing water weight. An improper diet, or fasting, will not reduce fat stores. The Total Trainer, Interactive CD-Rom, Army Physical Fitness Research Institute , The U.S. Army War College Barracks, Pennsylvania. Sponsored by the U.S. Army Office of the Surgeon General, the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, the Army National Guard, and the Office of Chief, Army Reserve.