Weight-loss injections aside, losing body fat requires concerted effort. Exercise alone will not shift excess pounds—a diet and workout combination has the greatest effect—but there are ways in which we can maximize fat-burning at the gym. Tiny tweaks to exercise and fuel intake can make a small but meaningful difference over time and the latest strategy is to switch the order of your workouts to burn more fat.
Personal trainers have debated for decades whether it’s best to hop on the treadmill, rowing machine or cross trainer for cardio before or after lifting weights. Now a study by exercise scientists in China, published in the latest issue of the journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, provides evidence that may settle the argument for good.
