Fat Torching Tips.

Whether you're chasing the last 5 pounds or seeking the motivation to get started, our top 10 fat torching tips can help you reach your goal.

1. Try Tabata

This high intensity training approach burns fat fast. Create your Tabata circuit as a series of bodyweight exercises like squats, press-ups and burpees. Work at maximum intensity for 20 seconds, then rest for 10 seconds before moving on to the next exercise.

2. Play to Your Strengths

Strength training sessions - lifting heavy dumbbells and barbells - should feature in your programme 3 times per week. Lean muscle mass is more metabolically active than fatty tissue, so the more you build, the more you burn.

3. Sprint to the Top

Sprint intervals push your body into its anaerobic system for short bursts. By switching between energy systems, your body becomes more efficient at using fuel - including calories stored in the body.

4. Go For a Spin

Indoor cycling classes like LA Spin or RPM are demanding. You're guaranteed a serious calorie burner, involving high intensity interval training and serious toning benefits.

5. Protein Punch

Make sure every meal includes a complete protein source like lean meat, fish, poultry or eggs. Complete proteins contain amino acids, necessary to build and repair the muscle tissue that fuels your fat-burning furnace.

6. Get Moving

An active lifestyle outside the gym will keep you feeling energised and help you maintain a healthy weight. Pick up a pedometer to monitor your progress and aim to hit 10,000 steps per day.

7. The "Big Bang"

So-called "big bang" exercises recruit multiple major muscle groups, burning serious calories - and building muscle - in just a short session. Try squats, lunges and deadlifts.

8. Stress Less

The stress hormone cortisol is notorious for its relationship with high levels of abdominal fat. Try calming your body and mind with yoga sessions, and improve your sleep schedule by powering down at least an hour before bedtime.

9. Limit Sugar

Excess sugar sets off a number of harmful processes in the body. The liver can only digest a certain amount of the stuff before it starts turning into fatty acids, which then get stored throughout the body.

10. CrossFit

Try a new challenge. Combining gymnastic movements, strength training and an element of competition, CrossFit workouts will get you in the best shape of your life.