Posted by Michelle Johnson

 You can lose weight and burn fat with a home workout program AND without doing a lot of cardio exercise. All you need to burn fat are these simple weight loss fat burning exercises done in the comfort of your own home. The basics are always best. Here are 5 exercises that you can do in a circuit to get shockingly fast results without any fancy equipment.

Y-Squats (Do a normal bodyweight squat with your arms held up in a Y-position. This works the muscles of your upper back and helps counter-act the negative effects of sitting at a computer all day.)

Push-ups The classic is the best, but you can do close-grip pushups, decline pushups, or pushups with your feet on the ball. If you are a beginner, you can start with standing pushups against the wall or kneeling pushups. Just do whatever your fitness level allows.

Split Squats with your back foot elevated 6-12 inches Elevating the back leg increases the work done by the glutes and hamstrings of the front leg. If you can’t do this one, do a split squat and use the wall for balance. This is a great exercise, and should be done before lunges.

Mountain Climbers Start in a pushup position and bring one knee towards your chest. Touch the toe to the ground and then return your foot to the start position. Alternate sides. Keep your abs braced and your hips low.

Reverse Lunges These require less balance than forward lunges, and also work the glutes and hamstrings more than forward lunges.

Do 8-12 repetitions per exercise. Don’t rest between exercises. Go through the circuit up to 3 times, resting 1 minute after each circuit.

For a once-per-month weight loss challenge, do each exercise to failure in your final round through the circuit. Craig Ballantyne writes for Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness,and other magazines, showing you how to burn fat fast with his trademarked Turbulence Training at home fat loss workouts have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat , gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit http://www.TurbulenceTraining.com

by CRAIG BALLANTYNE