Lose weight with these cardio exercises that will give you a full body burn

Losing weight can be hard for it requires a lot of hard work in the form of planning, managing and most importantly, execution. Full body workouts are exhausting, to say the least. Cardio exercises entail a lot of running, walking, jumping and sweating. Increased heart rate, faster breathing and excessive tiredness can render you exhausted at the end of a cardio session. Even though it is an extremely potent means of achieving weight loss goals but it is extremely tiring and can end in extremely low levels of energy for any other forms of work out. Today we bring to you six exercises that target the lower, upper or the entire body and aren’t as tiring and can help you get a full body burn without getting all tired.

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Holding oneself in the plank position, but higher requires balance, especially when one has to tap each shoulder alternately while managing that position. Like the plank, this exercise also focuses on the core and helps build upper body stability.

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This exercise serves as a good way to warm up before a workout session and lays emphasis on stretching. It is a full body movement unlike others that target either the upper half or the lower half of the body, and is extremely helpful for weight loss.

Footfires do not entail too much jumping or running but are extremely potent for increasing the heart rate. Targeting the lower body mainly, this exercise works the quads and the calves. They can serve as a great cool down exercise and practicing them intensely for two to three sets can set you up for a fulfilling workout session.

Lunges are extremely underrated in terms of their ability to help lose weight. They work the lower body and help improve stability and strength of the lower body. Front and back lunges are equally helpful and ensure that you include both of them in your workout so that variety can be maintained and you can reap maximum benefits from a workout session.

A refined version of the glute bridges, this exercise helps burn lower body fat efficiently. It targets the hip flexor muscles and enhances functional fitness. It can help considerably with lower body fitness without all the jumping and running.

Concentrating on the lower body principally, this exercise focuses on the muscles of the quads. Additional benefits of this exercise include a good balance and it also helps bring stability to the lower body. If you are an experienced strength trainee, then this might just be the exercise for you!