Fat Burning Workouts – Burn Calories, Build Strength
Maximize your results with fat burning workouts designed to boost metabolism, increase endurance, and help you shed excess fat. These high-energy routines combine strength and cardio for effective, lasting results.
Top 10 Fat Burning Workouts
Jump Into Summer
Looking to get cut and lean for the summer season? Then download this spring into summer cutting routine that focuses on burning fat and increasing muscle definition. This is a toning routine for the spring season that focuses on building lean muscle, maximizing fat loss and increasing metabolic rate to get that defined look for the upcoming summer season. On Mondays and Wednesdays you will be targeting the upper body. For each day you will be doing two major exercises for each muscle group. For Tuesdays and Thursdays, the main focus will be targeting the lower body through the use of major muscle building exercises. Your Fridays in this routine will mainly focus upon performing ab exercises to build muscle and definition as well as lengthy amount of cardio to ensure optimal fat loss. Saturdays and Sundays are used as rest days to provide proper rest time for the following weeks worth of exercises. Cardio is performed at the end of each routine to increase the amount of calories burned for the overall workout. This will help you attain that toned and lean look that you desire. Intensity is key throughout this entire workout, this is why we keep the rest time to around 45 seconds so that you are always keeping your heart rate up and consistently lifting weights. *** Notes : As this is a cutting routine, it is important not to perform heavy weight and low reps, keep the weight done manageable so that you can do the reps designated for each exercise. For exercises that contain a "0" variable for your repetition count, this means that you will be performing this workout until Failure (until you cannot perform any more reps). If the cardio length isn't enough as desired, you may increase the time done for each cardio exercise. You can also increase the amount of reps performed for each set to enhance calorie burning and fat loss.
Fat Burn Program
This is a 6-day, beginner, weight-loss program that focuses on fat loss. The idea is to alternate between strength training and cardio sessions over the course of each week. The program should be followed for 8-weeks for best results. It is important to keep up with your strength training to help preserve your lean muscle during the weight-loss process. The program looks like this: Day 1: strength training Day 2: cardio exercise Day 3: strength training Day 4: cardio exercise Day 5: strength training Day 6: cardio exercise Stay Strong Together, MICHAEL WOOD, CSCS Jefit
Build Your Beach Body
This is cutting routine that is designed specifically for fat-loss and building your desired beach body. It is a Monday/Wednesday/Friday training split with each day of the week split between upper and lower body exercises. On the lower body days, compound exercises are focused upon to stimulate the body in releasing growth hormone to maintain strength while dieting. Growth hormone will also allow for muscle growth and enhanced fat loss to get that desired cut and lean look. When you start the routine you will start on Week 1 - Upper Body on Monday and continue with Week 1- Lower Body, etc... As you reach Week 2 and finish week 2, you will return right back into Week 1 until you have reached your desired lean/cut results. ** Abs are done twice a week on any workout day during the routine week that you are performing. If you are doing cardio on that day, do ab exercises before cardio. Diet is as important to this routine as performing each exercise with as much intensity as possible. For an individual to see results from this routine that they are doing, it is necessary to eat a clean and healthy diet to enhance results. With a cutting routine it is necessary to take twice the amount of protein in as you are taking in carbohydrates. It is also important to have one carb loading day throughout the week to confuse the body, thus stimulating metabolism and fat loss. Cardio can be performed in the beginning of the workout (except on days that you are doing lower body) but is more preferable to do your cardio at the end of your workouts. On days you aren't working out you can also perform about 45 to 60 minutes worth of cardio to continue the fat-burning process and keep your body's metabolism stimulated. *** Note : Make sure that you log and track your diet to maintain proper calorie, carbohydrate and protein intake, this will help attain desired results. By performing your cardio in the beginning of the routine and early in the morning (before eating) your body will use any stored fat as fuel rather than any carbs/food that you eat throughout the day. If cardio becomes to easy at the pace you are going, increase the speed or incline of the treadmill. You can also perform HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) which you perform about 2 - 3 minutes of cardio at high interval/speed and then 1 - 2 minutes of steady walking/slow interval speeds. This HIIT cardio style enhances calorie and fat burning within the body.
28-Day Cutting (Basic Gym Equipment)
This is a 28-Day cutting program for beginners using basic gym equipment like dumbbells, bench, jump rope and a stability ball. A sample training week looks like the following: Day 1: Legs/Back/Bicep & Core Day 2: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps Day 3 Cardio workout Day 4: Legs/Back/Bicep & Core Day 5: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps Day 6: Cardio Day 7: Foam Roll & Flexibility Repeat for weeks 2, 3 & 4. The volume of work (sets x reps.) increases each subsequent week over the course of the 4-week program. Stay Strong Together, MICHAEL WOOD, CSCS Jefit
3 Day Burn Fat
<b>Warming Up</b> Especially for compound lifts we recommend warming up with lighter weights before your working sets. A common warmup scheme is 10-15 sets with a very light weight, followed by intermediate sets until you do 1 rep of your working weight. <b>Reps, Sets and Rest</b> There are many different rep schemes that'll help you reach your goals. We've set 3 sets of 8 reps by default, but feel free to change it to your own liking. <b>Getting Help</b> If you need some help getting started, join our <a href = "https://www.facebook.com/groups/892082267621303">facebook group</a> and our team and existing community would be happy to help!
Build Your Spartan Body
This is a workout based upon the famous "300" workout/movie, where an individual will performed the listed exercises in giant-set fashion to build a ripped and lean physique. A giant-set is a workout where an individual will perform one exercise right after the next with little to ne rest in between each exercise. For this routine it is important to complete all of the reps listed for each exercise, if you aren't able to complete all of the reps in one set, you can take a quick rest and then complete the rest of the reps. *** Note Diet is key for any routine that is meant to lean out the stomach and waistline. It is important to eat clean foods (i.e lean chicken, vegetables, fruits, and high fiber foods) and stay clean of heavy carbohydrates that will sit in your stomach thus storing as fat. This routine is not meant to be performed every single day, either 2 to 3 times out of the week as it requires a high demand on your muscles and you can injure yourself. You can add this routine in replace of any exercise day within the current routine that you are using to mix up your current workout. As this is an advanced routine, it is important that you are able to perform the exercises and the reps set, if you aren't able to do what is required, it isn't recommended that you perform this routine. Make sure that you are performing each exercise within the routine with proper form to prevent any injury.
Elevated Fat Loss Plan
This is a 6-day, beginner, weight-loss program that focuses on fat loss. The idea is to alternate between strength training and 30-minute cardio sessions over the course of each week. The program should be followed for 8-weeks for best results. It is important to keep up with your strength training to help preserve your lean muscle during the weight-loss process. The program looks like this: Day 1: strength training Day 2: cardio exercise Day 3: strength training Day 4: cardio exercise Day 5: strength training Day 6: cardio exercise Day 7: Rest *Note: Repeat this training schedule for the next seven weeks following week one. Stay Strong Together, MICHAEL WOOD, CSCS Jefit
Get Rid Of That Muffin Top
As the summer season starts to roll in and people perform cutting routines, there is a desire to lose that muffin top (extra fat around the waist line). This routine is a cutting routine that is focused around performing abdominal, leg, back and cardio exercises to help tighten and lean out the waistline for the summer. With this routine you will be performing it 3 times a week to properly train and increase calorie burning throughout the body. Since this is a cutting routine you will focus on the amount of reps that you to increase your metabolic and heart rate thus enhancing caloric burning in the body. For any cutting routine it is important to perform at least 40 minutes of cardio to stimulate the body into burning any fat storages. *** Note : Diet is key for any routine that is meant to lean out the stomach and waistline. It is important to eat clean foods (i.e lean chicken, vegetables, fruits, and high fiber foods) and stay clean of heavy carbohydrates that will sit in your stomach thus storing as fat. You can add in some warm-up sets into each workout to loosen up your abdominal muscles. If these exercises do not suit your need, you can substitute other abdominal workouts into this routine.
Bikini Season Abs
This is a routine to help women get those bikini season abs that they have been looking for. In this routine you will want to train your abdominal muscles 3 days a week, allowing for proper rest time in between each workout. There are various exercises provided in workout days that you are able to try which target individual muscle groups of the abdominals. * Workout A - This workout targets all of the abdominal muscles, focusing upon building and strengthening up the abdominals through exercises such as the plank, side plank and jack-knife crunches. * Workout B - On this exercise day the main focus is to target the lower abdominal exercises through complex yet effective workouts. If you do perform this exercise day it is important to have proper strength and balance before initiating the exercises in the day. * Workout C - With this workout day you are targeting all of the abdominal muscles again, strengthening the little muscles and stimulating leanness/growth. * Workout D - On this exercise day there is the use of weighted exercises to bring out the ab size and definition in the muscles. You can also add cardio into any of the ab workouts that are listed to burn extra calories for optimal fat loss and definition in the abdominal muscles. Cardio should be performed for up to 30 minutes with a 5 minute cool-down. *** Notes : As to any cutting routine, diet is KEY. You need to eat a healthy, clean and strict diet to maintain proper calorie intake to stimulate the fat loss you are looking for. Heavy carbs and processed foods should be stayed away from at all costs while trying to lose weight. You can have a carb heavy meal once a week to help spark an increase in metabolic rate. Drink plenty of water while performing this routine as drinking water helps keep up your metabolism and hydrate your body/muscles. There is no need to train abdominals every single day as this will only strain the muscles. You need to allow for rest days to give you ab muscles time to recover and allow for growth. For the plank and side plank exercises you will want to hold onto the plank position for a count of 60 seconds; this will help strengthen and tighten the core muscles.
Workout Tips & Advice to
Elevate Your Fitness Journey
The best fat burning workouts combine high-intensity training, resistance exercises, and calorie-burning activities to maximize fat loss and improve metabolism. A well-balanced routine should include: - High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) – Short bursts of intense effort to burn calories quickly - Strength Training – Builds lean muscle, which helps increase resting calorie burn - Cardio Workouts – Running, cycling, rowing, and swimming to improve endurance and fat oxidation - Metabolic Conditioning (MetCon) – Workouts designed to keep heart rate elevated for extended calorie burn For additional tips on optimizing fat loss, check out 4 Important Tips for Fast, Effective Fat Loss.
Intermittent fasting (IF) can enhance fat burning workouts by promoting fat oxidation and calorie control. Two of the most popular fasting methods include: - 16:8 Intermittent Fasting – 16-hour fasting window with an 8-hour eating period, often paired with morning workouts for optimal fat burning - 12-Hour Fasting – Easier for beginners, maintaining a balanced fasting/eating cycle For a deeper comparison between these two methods and their effectiveness for fat loss, read 16:8 vs. 12-Hour Intermittent Fasting: Which is Best for Fat Loss?.
To maximize calorie burn during fat burning workouts, you can implement these strategies: - Increase workout intensity – Add resistance or shorten rest times - Incorporate compound movements – Engage multiple muscle groups with exercises like squats, deadlifts, and kettlebell swings - Use interval training – Alternate between high and low intensity to boost metabolism - Add more movement throughout the day – Walk more, take the stairs, and stay active For more techniques to increase calorie burn in workouts, check out 3 Ways to Start Burning More Calories in Your Workouts.
The frequency of fat burning workouts depends on fitness level and goals: - Beginners – 3-4 times per week, alternating between HIIT and strength training - Intermediate – 4-5 times per week, incorporating both strength and endurance training - Advanced – 5-6 times per week, combining high-intensity cardio, resistance training, and active recovery days.
Tracking your fat burning workouts ensures consistent progress. With Jefit, you can: - Log your workouts – Monitor training intensity, duration, and volume - Track calorie expenditure – Adjust workouts to maximize fat loss - Measure body composition changes – Record weight, body fat percentage, and measurements JEFIT also offers customized fat-burning routines—sign up today and start achieving your fat loss goals!