It&#39;s all about quality and not quantity

You are on a mission to lose fat, but between your one-hour trip to office work and busy nights, there is simply no time for a HIIT workout at home, and all intentions of completing these strength exercises have been firmly abandoned .

Luckily, there is a convenient way to burn fat that does not involve push-ups between the emails. We are talking about walking, of course - but there is a common misconception that you should be targeting at 10,000 steps a day if your goal is to lose weight.

As a general rule, walking should be part of your daily routine of general health and well-being, &quot;says researcher PT Scott Laidler.

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No Surprises - A UK government study has found that walking can reduce the risk of developing diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia and some cancers, and that a quick 10-minute walk a day may decrease the risk of death by 15%. And even better? It&#39;s free and accessible to almost everyone.

However, the key here, like so many other things in life, is to focus on quality, not quantity.

&quot;If your goal is fat loss, I recommend looking at 5,000 to 7,000 steps with quality - high or fast pace,&quot; says Laidler. Because? Because speeding up your walk or walking upward raises your heart rate - and that&#39;s where you start to burn calories.

&quot;When your heart rate reaches 100-120 bpm, depending on the age (or about 60-70% of your maximum heart rate, which is 220 minus your age), you enter what is known as a fat burning zone, where fat is used as the primary source of energy, &quot;explains Laidler.

Find out how many steps you need to take to lose fat

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