Comments on: Which is more effective in losing belly fat, pilates or cardio? http://www.losingbellyfattips.com/faq/which-is-more-effective-in-losing-belly-fat-pilates-or-cardio Sat, 23 Oct 2010 09:55:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: silverbullet http://www.losingbellyfattips.com/faq/which-is-more-effective-in-losing-belly-fat-pilates-or-cardio#comment-823 silverbullet Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:31:59 +0000 http://www.losingbellyfattips.com/faq/which-is-more-effective-in-losing-belly-fat-pilates-or-cardio#comment-823 Fat is stored fuel. To burn fuel you need oxygen. Your cardiovascular system is what delivers the oxygen to your muscles. The most effective fat/fuel/food/calorie burning exercises are those that raise your heart rate significantly for long periods of time, like running, cycling and swimming. higher heartrate = more oxygen = more calories burned Pilates doesn't really fall in that category.<br><b>References : </b><br> Fat is stored fuel. To burn fuel you need oxygen. Your cardiovascular system is what delivers the oxygen to your muscles.

The most effective fat/fuel/food/calorie burning exercises are those that raise your heart rate significantly for long periods of time, like running, cycling and swimming.

higher heartrate = more oxygen = more calories burned

Pilates doesn’t really fall in that category.
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]]> By: moon_walker http://www.losingbellyfattips.com/faq/which-is-more-effective-in-losing-belly-fat-pilates-or-cardio#comment-822 moon_walker Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:08:59 +0000 http://www.losingbellyfattips.com/faq/which-is-more-effective-in-losing-belly-fat-pilates-or-cardio#comment-822 Cardio burns fat while pilates tones your abdominal muscles. Weight training would add muscle, which boosts your metabolism to burn even more fat. Running helps to. It doesn't need to be a lot - I run two miles three times a week and have been starting to see results about a month later.<br><b>References : </b><br> Cardio burns fat while pilates tones your abdominal muscles. Weight training would add muscle, which boosts your metabolism to burn even more fat. Running helps to. It doesn’t need to be a lot – I run two miles three times a week and have been starting to see results about a month later.
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