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20 WAYS TO BURN BODY FAT

‘To reduce body fat, ensure you‘re in a calorie deficit’

The phrase ‘burn fat’ gets uttered a lot, but the strategies that are most effective can be difficult to pin down. Of course, the usual mantra of eat right, move more and end up in a calorie deficit (the key driver for fat loss) is the number-one solution, but there are ways of reaching that point in an accelerated timeframe. Indeed, the moves you choose, the food you put on your plate, and even how you manage your emotions, all play a role. Here are 20 simple expert tips that will help with long-term fat loss.

01. DELIVER A DEFICIT

It‘s not new, or particularly fun, but the simple fact is that if you want to reduce your body fat you need to ensure you‘re in a calorie deficit. Put simply, that means you burn more calories than you consume. However, there are some smart ways to achieve it.

Ari Thiruchelvam is a UK Athletics coach. He says that calorie consumption should be viewed from a wider lens than daily targets. ‘The process of fat loss doesn‘t follow a day-to-day nature,’ he says, ‘but instead works on higher and lower calorie days. This allows

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