Bodyweight workouts offer one of the best options to burn fat and also help in strength building. These workouts are very popular as they are very effective and can be virtually done anywhere. The best part of the bodyweight workouts is that it is a highly efficient way of burning fat. This is because these workouts involve interval type movements which enhances your heart rate and then allows it to decrease. It is this process of increasing and decreasing the heart rate that leads to the expending of more calories within a short duration of time. Since not bodyweight workouts are equal, it is important to choose bodyweight exercises that are effective and can be done by anyone.
One of the best fat burning bodyweight workouts is doing the Burpees. The good thing about Burpees is that you use only your bodyweight and nothing else to burn the calories. The best way of doing a Burpee is to stand fully up and bring your feet together. Then squat down with your hands and feet in a plank position, a position when you are just about to do a push up. Now do a complete push up. Now, bring your feet back to the squat position and then slowly get up into a standing position. Then stretch your hands up and jump up in the air and then land back into the original standing position. Do this as quickly and as many times as possible. One of the very good aspects of doing Burpees is that it enables your body to have a complete cardio workout and also build strength, thereby helping burn the fat continuously. Keep a goal of completing 100 Burpees in a 10 to 12 minute time frame.
Bodyweight circuit training is another wonderful program that includes all the bodyweight workouts and exercises which is done in a sequential manner to burn maximum fat. The circuits are nothing but multiple bodyweight routines that are done in a sequential manner without ant rest in between. These kinds of workouts not only help in burning the fats but also give your body a great cardio workout and at the same time helps build strength as well.
Another great way of bodyweight workouts is sprinting. This again is based purely on your body weight and nothing else. Sprints are very simple and straight forward and are definitely a highly effective of burning fat. All you need to do is to go to a ground and choose a length of ground that you want to cover and run as fast as you can to the other end and without any rest turn around and run back as fast as you can to the originating point. The positive thing about sprint is that helps build your lung capacity and at the same time it helps in burning all the excess fat in the body. To begin with you can set a goal of about 10 to 12 sprints at a time, 2 to 4 times in a week.
Finally, there are a variety of bodyweight workouts which you can do with different variations to keep you fresh and motivated at all times in getting rid of the excessive fat.
