5 Low-Impact Workouts That Are Super Effective at Burning Fat

Hate running? No problem! These low-impact workouts will get your heart pumping without the risk of injury.

Unfortunately, the word “low-impact” is often associated with little to no results, but that’s simply not true. While heart-pumping, high-intensity workouts have their place in your fitness routine, sometimes you need to give your body a break and turn the intensity down a notch.

Low-impact training helps reduce the wear and tear on your joints while keeping you injury-free. Here are some great low-impact workouts that will still rev up your heart rate while giving your body some much needed TLC.

Get Going With This 6-Move Low-Impact Cardio Workout

If lunges and mountain climbers don’t bother your knees, give this low-impact, heart-pounding, do-anywhere workout a try. These moves may not seem like traditional cardio exercises but you’ll be short of breath in no time!

Ok, 60 seconds may seem like a long time. If you’re an advanced fitness enthusiast, this should be no problem, but if you’re just starting out on your journey, 20-30 seconds should suffice. And if you’re somewhere in the middle, shoot for 45 seconds. 

One round not enough? Go for 2-3 rounds for a short and effective total-body toning and fat-burning workout! 

Related: Top 10 Bodyweight Exercises for Fat Loss

Add Yoga to the Mix

Yoga is designed to strengthen and stretch your entire body through low-impact flows. You’ll awaken your energy centers and create a unique synergy between your mind, body and breath.

Combining relaxing yoga flows with high-intensity workouts is a great way to increase your metabolism, burn more body fat and improve the flexibility and elasticity of your muscles and tendons.

The powerful combination of low- and high-intensity workouts gives you the best of both worlds. 

We recommend combining our popular HIIT program with our recovery-based Yoga Basics program for that one-two punch! 

Try Pilates

Engage your core from your living room floor! Pilates is a low-impact exercise routine focused on developing deep core strength, more controlled breathing and improved concentration. It’s one of the most effective ways to sculpt your abs and get toned without the risk of injury.

Pair our Pure Pilates program with our popular cardio program Pure Cardio to keep those calories burning while staying injury-free. 

Train Like a Ballerina

Barre is a dance-inspired fitness workout that’s gaining a cult-worthy following and with good reason—it works!

Gymondo’s Barre program offers an effective total-body workout focused on low-impact, high-intensity movements that lift and tone your muscles to improve your strength, agility and flexibility. Tone, shape and condition your body with elegant ballet-based workouts from the comfort of your home. All you’ll need is a chair and a mat!  

Related: 5 Reasons Why Everyone Is Doing Barre and so Should You

Start Strength Training

Just because you’re not running or jumping doesn’t mean your workout isn’t effective. Grab some dumbbells and strengthen your entire body with low-impact moves. Gymondo’s Full-Body Circuit program will rock your entire body from head to toe without the stress on your joints. You’ll build strength and tighten and tone every major muscle group in your body with simple, full-body movements in circuit-style fashion. 

Related: 3 Clear Reasons Why You Should Strength Train to Improve Your Long-Term Health

Takeaway

There you have it—5 low-impact workouts that are super effective at burning fat. Just remember to listen to your body. If something doesn’t feel right, don’t push through it. Instead, try something else! And if you’re injured, be sure to consult your physician before starting a new exercise routine. 

Looking for more exercise variety? Head to Gymondo and explore 25+ fitness programs perfect for every body type, level and goal.

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