The answer to this question obviously depends on your situation, however, if we lived in a perfect world, the ideal number for most people, fitting in with everything else in their lives – children, work and other regular commitments – would be four sessions in each week.
You can do more, depending on how well you recover from the sessions.
If you find that you are becoming ill or just feeling tired all the time, then perhaps you are overdoing it and should reduce the frequency; but at least four sessions a week, for most people, is optimal for fat loss.
Ideally these sessions should include resistance training, along with some form of high intensity interval training for those four sessions.
Many people ask “what about going for a run?”
That is fine, as long as you are also completing at least four sessions of resistance and interval training as well. If you are looking for fat loss as your main goal, resistance based training is essential.
Resistance based training is exercise done under resistance, for example using dumbbells and barbells etc, basically putting your body under extra resistance, not just your own body weight.
The reason for this is that it builds lean muscle tone, and will also increase the amount of energy you expend; much more than going for a long jog or run.
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