Many people have gotten tired of doing traditional exercises and are looking for other options to get in shape. Recently, the Burpee exercise has become more popular than ever and has taken the fitness community by storm. It is a full body exercise and is used by football players, cross fit practitioners and elite military force. It works your body from head to toe and uses just your own body weight for resistance. It is a combination of an aerobic exercise as well as weight training, much like circuit training, where you do multiple exercises continuously, without breaks in between.

Chest, arms, front deltoids, thighs, hamstrings, and abs all are worked out together in one repetition. After completing, one set of burpees your legs will feel like they are pumping battery acid. Thus one simple movement assesses both your strength and aerobic capacities. This exercise can be done at home and also it doesn't require spending a single penny to practice this exercise like high gym fees. The benefit derived from this exercise is equal to the benefit achieved from all the gadgets or fitness machines put together. While this exercise improves your workout threshold at the same time it will also increase your anaerobic stamina.

When you begin the burpee exercise you should be familiar with various types and you can also mix them while performing. You should start the burpee exercise by standing in a squatting position with your palms touching the ground, then quickly push your feet back so that you end up in push-up position. You can also do a push-up or skip it if you want. Then jump back in the squatting position and leap up the ground as much as possible. Repeat this full motion as many times as possible. Burpee exercise series can be done in several ways. You can do 10 repetitions, then than take a break and then do 9 repetitions and then again rest and continue until you reach the last one. It varies from person to person and their determination. If you find it comfortable you can also start up from 20 repetitions and continue until one.

As you are using your full body while doing burpees, it acts as an intense workout and is regarded as the best routines to burn fat. Research have proved that high intensity exercises such as burpees can burn up to 50% more fat than any other conservative training exercises. The metabolism of your body also speeds up which helps in burning off the calories throughout the day. Thus, if you are looking to get rid of the extra fats and that spare tire, then start doing burpees. The Burpee exercise will help you to achieve your goal to get in shape.

After doing it for a longer period, the Burpee may seem like a simpler exercise, but you can also add weights to your legs or hold dumbbells in your arms during the exercise to make it more difficult, which will cause you to lose fat rapidly to get in shape. If you do these exercises 3-5 times per week, you will notice a drastic change in your shape and your fitness performance will also improve.