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Fat-Burning Exercises for Woman

Women can have a particularly difficult time losing weight, since their fat tends to store on the hips and thighs, where it doesn't like to budge. Fortunately, there are some cardio exercises that are good for slimming a woman's trouble spots. When you are doing cardio workouts, focus on the lower body to gain muscle, which will raise your metabolism and cause the lower body to look tighter and leaner over time.

  1. Stair Stepper

    • The stair stepper is one of the best cardio workouts for women, since it focuses on tightening the glutes, hamstrings and quads. These are the areas where women have the most trouble slimming. The stair stepper also makes the buttocks muscle stronger and rounder, giving you a better-looking body. Constantly stepping up the stairs will make your quads strong and muscular, which will give your lower body feminine shape and curves while burning cellulite. For weight loss, use the stair stepper machine at least five days a week for one hour. You will see results quickly if you also pair it with a healthy diet.

    Treadmill

    • The treadmill is good for customizing a workout that targets your lower body. To get maximum fat-burning results, turn the incline on the treadmill up to 5 or higher, and increase the speed up to more than three miles an hour to get your heart pumping. Since you are walking uphill, your butt and hamstrings will get a really good workout. As long as you keep your heart rate about 65 percent of its maximum capacity, you will burn fat.

    Elliptical

    • The elliptical is a good choice for a woman who has trouble with weight bearing exercises, either because of injured knees or hips. Unlike the treadmill and stair stepper, using an elliptical does not require constant pounding. If you turn the resistance up high, you can raise your heart rate quickly while burning fat and working out your lower body muscles.

    Weight Lifting

    • Weight lifting can be a great cardio workout for a woman's flabby areas if you don't allow yourself to rest in between sets. The upper arms on a woman are not usually toned unless she takes the effort to strengthen them with weights. If you do weight lifting two days a week by lifting three sets of consistently higher weights that target your upper body, then you will see less arm fat and a perkier chest. If you perform the reps one after the other with no breaks in between, your heart rate will rise and it becomes a cardio fat-burning workout.

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