In the busy schedule of our daily lives, the greatest deal is to cut our extra fat. Our corporate lives (specifically, long hours of a desk job and no physical activity) give us the gift of excessive belly fat. Why talking about only belly fat? Almost 70% of us have a chubby structure. From teenagers to adults, men to women, all are looking for the perfect figure so that they can fit in our old ripped denim!

What generally goes wrong

Being human beings, it is our tendency to look for tricks and shortcut for everything, and when it comes to fat reduction, we want the easiest and least painful ways. We are ready to consume cups of green tea to skip the exercises! We are ready to go through the daily routine of Beyoncé to know the secret drink for her post-pregnancy weight loss. But, oops! In lunch, we want pizza with extra cheese!

Also, we can spend hours talking about weight loss but doing nothing at all! Yes, we actually do all these which will no result. In other words, ‘cheat-ways’ are always our first preference in terms of weight loss. Most of us end up in failure and console ourselves that “this much fat is tolerable!” after trying the cheat ways because of our intense love for food!

We have to know that the fat in our body is the result of our ‘physical-activity-less’ life and to burn the fat we need to add those activities in our daily routine. Here, comes the relevance of cardio barre workout. Well, keep aside the excuses like “I’m running out of time,” or “I’m not a morning person” or anything else because you neither need to spend hours for cardio barre nor you need to be a morning person. You don’t need equipment as well.

What is Cardio Barre

Cardio barre is the effective hybrid exercise with some quick-paced moves that can burn calories like magic. The reason it works so well is – it makes your muscles so active. Also, it tones your arms and abs along with flattening your belly. So, you will remain fresh and active for the rest of the day. After the uneasiness of initial days, you will actually found visible results. Sounds cool? What are you thinking? Let’s begin! Take the challenge of cardio barre workout and get ready to look stunning in your favorite dress.

Different Cardio Barre Workouts to Practice

Take a look at the most efficient and healthiest Cardio Barre workouts that can help you achieve your fitness goals.

Begin with warm-up

A warm-up session of basic freehand exercises will do well here, and you don’t need to go for more than 10 minutes for this warm-up session. It will boost you up for an intense cardio barre.

Marches

You can start the workout with March for 1 minute and take a break of 30 seconds. March in place by and use your cores to raise your legs, and make sure to do inhale and exhale properly. Bring your thighs to the hip level while standing straight.

Planks

Now time for some more variations in plank. Try Pike tap plank, knee to elbow plank. Also try plank with leg raise, plank with arm raise, and side plank for better result. The benefits of planks are beyond mention. It tones the entire body. Just give 20 seconds to each position, and you will be able to understand the difference. After a few days of doing these planks, you will be able to see the change in your core. Add some sets of crunch here for better results.

Low Plié Squat Pulse

Straightway move on to Low Plié Squat Pulse. Do it 2 sets with 10 counts and take a break of 10 seconds after each set. For this exercise, you need to extend your knees and hold the squat position for at least 5 seconds.

Rotating Squat Jump

Now, it’s time for Rotating Squat Jump. As a beginner, do it a set of 5 and gradually increase it to 10. Don’t forget to take a break of 10 seconds. These are very important to relax your muscles. The initial difficulty is acceptable here. If you can’t jump 180 degrees, just walk but make a habit of jumping.

Mountain Climbers

Do a set of Mountain Climbers next (initially 10 seconds and gradually extend it till 30 seconds). You can start doing it with plank and then touch your elbow with knees and again back to the plank position.

Plié Squat Burpees

Next, a set of 10 Plié Squat Burpees will make you ready for the upcoming workout. For this, sit in a plié squat position and jump to a plank position and then come back to the plié squat position.

Touch the Floor and Passé

You are almost at the midway of your workout session. It will be a more exciting onwards. Well, now, it’s time for a fun exercise called Touch the Floor and Passé. You may need some time to be familiar with this, but once you learn, it will literally be a fun exercise. Right to the left, a set of 10 Touch the Floor and Passés will be alright. It is the modified version of the traditional leg lift. Begin in a standing position, and then bend at hips and touch the floor and back to the standing position.

Plié Squat Jump

Now, let’s have a set of 10 Plié Squat Jump. It is squat>bend >jump> squat position. The switching from squat to bend to jump needs to be smooth, but you may have initial difficulties in having a grip over this.

Side Lunge to Passé

Finish the workout session with Side Lunge to Passé a set of 10 counts. Begin with a squat and touch right feet with the left hand, immediately back in the standing position with arms in the front.

Stretches to finish the session

That’s all! Take a break of 2 to 5 minutes before going for other works. It is important to breathe in and breathe out and relax the muscles after the intense workout. Do the stretches (arm, shoulder, quad, and hamstring). Remember, you cannot skip this part. It is challenging, but, hey! Don’t you want to fit in your “goal-dress”? If you are facing difficulties with these sets of exercise, you can try preparatory cardio barre for the first two days.

Benefits of Cardio Barre

The benefits of cardio barre are uncountable. With this intense cardio exercise, you will be able to have a better metabolism and obviously better cardio health. You will have a good recovery rate from multiple diseases. Last but not the least; you can have control over your diabetes rate.

It’s time to start your workout

For better results, you can join a gym near you in Kolkata to have some more activities under a specialist’s guidance. Also, you need to cut extra fat and junk foods from your diet. Lessen the amount of sugar and oil in cooked food and avoid processed food.  On the other side, you need to add some healthy food containing good nutrients and fibers in your diet. Eat seasonal fruits and drink enough water to stay hydrated.