‘I’m a fitness coach – a slow workout first thing out of bed leads to huge reductions in the waistline within one week’

“I highly recommend walking on an incline treadmill at a slow pace for 20 to 30 minutes first thing out of bed, ideally on an empty stomach,” he explained.

“Many of my clients report noticeable reductions in their waist size within a week of doing this.”

Although there is scarce evidence that specific workouts target abdominal fat, low-intensity exercise has been shown to improve body composition.

This is because lower-intensity exercises use fat as fuel, where as high-intensity workouts rely on carbohydrates as fuel, meaning they oxidise less fat.

“The theory that lower-intensity workouts may be more effective for burning fat is based on the concept of the ‘fat burning zone’, explained Nick.

“This suggests that at lower exercise intensities, the body burns a higher percentage of calories from fat, and at higher exercise intensities the body burns a higher percentage of calories from stored carbs/sugars.

“However, hard irrefutable scientific evidence on this topic is very hard to come by.”

Experts at Healthline have broken down exactly how the exercise supports weight loss depending on the gradients.

The health body quotes data from 16 participants that showed that compared to flat ground, metabolic cost increased by 17 per cent at a five per cent incline, and 32 per cent at a 10 per cent incline.

In general, a 155lbs (70kg) person who walks at 3.5mph on a flat surface can expect to burn approximately 267 calories.

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