Michael Mosley’s ‘particularly effective’ go-to exercises to burn fat and shed weight fast

Dr Michael Mosley has made a career from his nutritional knowledge and when it comes to burning fat, he has been hailed a weight loss guru. While he offers insights into diets and how to stick to them to lose weight, he also revealed there are two very quick and easy methods for getting rid of body fat fast in the form of exercise.

The health expert suggested people incorporate the two key exercises into their morning routine, as they will also set them up for the day.

Speaking during an appearance on This Morning, Dr Mosley revealed press ups and squats are the “holy grail” of exercises as they are two of the “most accessible and versatile moves”.

Adding weight can make performing them more of a challenge, as they target and strengthen both your upper and lower body.

As functional movements, the benefits of adding them into an everyday regime will create injury-resistance for everyday tasks.

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“The data suggests if you combine it [diet] with exercise that’s a great way [to lose weight].

“And one of the things you want to do, and this is the importance of protein – you need at least 50g of good quality protein a day – that preserves your muscle.

“The things you want to do when you lose weight is lose fat and not lose muscle and that was the danger of going on a really low calorie, low protein diet – tea, juicing – is that your body needs protein and if it’s not getting it from your diet, it’s getting it from your muscles.”

He added: “So you need decent protein and exercise and that really means doing press ups and squats.”