Cardio vs. HIIT: Best Exercises for Rapid Fat Loss

HIIT and kickboxing offer high calorie-burning potential for rapid fat loss compared to traditional long cardio. Targeted dance moves and treadmill intervals can help reduce inches around the waist and belly.

Calories Burned in BodyCombat Class

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Sapna Pathak

BodyCombat is a cardiovascular workout program that incorporates moves from martial arts and kickboxing to burn 600 or more calories per hour. According to the textbook “Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance,” the number of calories you will burn is based on your height, weight and fitness level.

How Many Calories Can You Burn on an Ab Ripper X?

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Sapna Pathak

The three major muscles of the abdomen are the transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis and obliques. The Ab Ripper X, part of the P90X exercise series, is designed to strengthen these muscles, and can burn up to 600 calories per session.

Sapna Pathak is a certified professional yoga therapist, yoga instructor, diet and nutrition consultant. She is also certified as a prenatal yoga and aerial yoga teacher. A sports writer for the "Boston Globe," Pathak has won numerous awards for her coverage of sports, health, diet and fitness issues. In 2004, she earned bachelor's degrees in journalism and exercise physiology/neurobiology.