Expert: Kim Farmer - 9/29/2011

Question
Hello.
I am a 24 year old male with a lot of fat around my stomach and on chest. And the fat is increasing persistently and quickly.

Can you please suggest some exercise or anything else for fat loss (not muscle loss)?

Other than your above advice, these days HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is very popular. What are your views about it? I started this exercise (sprints) but that put a lot of stress on my knees, so had to leave it.

If you are suggesting an exercise, please suggest something that is not much heavy on joints especially the knees and overall on the bones.

Regards,

Answer
Hi Adam cardiovascular exercise is what will help with reducing your fat percentage.  I like HIIT, but it does usually involve some sort of high intensity exercise like sprinting, but you could substitute the sprinting for something like cycling  or using the elliptical machine both at a very high intensity.  You would need to have a high resistance and also cycle or step very fast in order to achieve the same results.  I would recommend these types of exercises (at varying intensities) to help you achieve your fat reduction goal without the stress on your knees and other joints.

I hope this helps, thanks for the question!


Kim Farmer
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ACE Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist
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