Three Calorie Burning Moves To Add To Your Workout Program

Three Calorie Burning Moves To Add To Your Workout Program

As you get ready for the holiday season, one thing that you’ll want to make sure you’re doing is including the top calorie burning moves into your workout program.  By revving up your calorie burn per session that you complete, you’ll ensure that you get the best ‘bang for your minute’ in terms of the fat burning you do get during each workout, helping to fend off the typical holiday weight gain that comes on at this time of year.

There are certain exercises that you can do in the gym that will burn far more calories than others, so by placing more of your focus on these activities rather than the lower calorie burning ones, you can take your progress up a notch.

Let’s have a quick peak at three great calorie burning moves that you’ll want to consider.  You’ll notice that these are all joint exercises meaning that you perform one rep of one move and then move right into a rep of the second.  This approach is going to give you double the benefits in the same amount of time, making sure that your workout session is short yet still highly effective.

Deadlifts To Bent Over Rows

The very first exercise to consider adding to your workout program is the deadlift to bent over row.  This move is going to be excellent for working both the lower and the upper body at the same time.

To perform it, begin with a deadlift and move all the way down to the ground with the barbell.  Then raise all the way back up again to complete that rep, before lowering down until the back is at 90 degrees.  Pause for a very brief moment and then row the weight up towards the center of the body as you would in a traditional bent over row.

Pause at the very top, thinking of squeezing the shoulder blades together and then lower back down to complete the rep.

Squats To Shoulder Press

The squat to shoulder press is a compound exercise to also consider adding to your workout plan.  The squat is one of the best movements that you can do for strengthening the lower body and when you add a shoulder press to the movement, you’ll hit the upper body as well.

When doing this exercising pairing, you’ll want to be sure that you keep your back flat the entire way through, thinking of squeezing the bum as you press the weight overhead.

This will help to reduce the chances that you suffer from a lower back sway, later on developing lower back pain.

Lunge To Bicep Curl

Finally, the last exercise that will torch calories fast and help ensure that you don’t suffer from weight gain throughout the holiday season is the lunge to bicep curl.  This exercise is perfect for working the glutes, hamstrings, quads, as well as the biceps, so will be multi-muscle oriented as well.

When performing this one make sure that you move through the full range of the bicep curl at the top before moving back down into the lunge.

So there you have the top three fat torching exercises to add to your workout this coming holiday season.  Add these and you’ll keep the pounds at bay.