| When I was sidelined with a shoulder injury last | | | | lunges for five minutes. On the third day, take a |
| year I had to make a decision; I was in the middle | | | | 20 minute walk and don't bother with the lower |
| of the fitness program designed to help me build | | | | body exercises. |
| bulk but without the use of my left shoulder and | | | | By taking a progressive approach you should be |
| my wrists does not much I could do about lifting | | | | walking 30 minutes easily by the end of the week. |
| weights. Because of my injuries I stuck to | | | | Remember to avoid rushing are reaching a level |
| swimming leisurely in the pool as my method of | | | | of aerobic activity. You're simply triggering their |
| exercise and recuperation. A little research into fat | | | | fat burning mechanism in your body through this |
| burning techniques gave me the inspiration to | | | | activity. |
| design a program that resulted in me losing 30 | | | | Once you are used to your 30 minute walk do |
| pounds of body fat in less then 60 days. | | | | the same thing at the beginning or end of the |
| Because I was not able to use my left arm and | | | | day. By the second week you should be able to |
| wrists for weight training, I had to resort to lower | | | | complete to 30 minute walks a day. Once this |
| body compound exercises in the form of squats | | | | becomes comfortable, lengthen your walk by 10 |
| and lunges. I also created a 0 to 60 minute | | | | minutes each day while shortening your second |
| walking program to kickstart my fat burning. | | | | walk by 10 minutes. |
| If you're not used to walking, it is one of the | | | | Gradually increase your walk to 60 minutes and |
| most pleasant activities you can perform. Get | | | | discard your second walk all together. You will be |
| yourself a pair of good walking shoes and a | | | | achieving maximum fat burning on your walks |
| portable music player. Start out by walking for 10 | | | | using this method. Once you're comfortable at 60 |
| minutes at a slow enough pace to avoid heavy | | | | minutes for five days a week, go ahead and |
| breathing. | | | | include three days of strength and toning to your |
| After you've done your initial 10 minute walk, | | | | routine each week. You can efficiently work the |
| perform body weight squats and lunges for about | | | | majority of your muscles in 15 to 20 minutes |
| five to 10 minutes. The next day, go for a 15 | | | | using high-intensity variable resistance training. |
| minute walk and perform body weight squats and | | | | |