So cardio burns fat. Big deal. We're always burning fat, even when we sit watching TV. It's all a matter of how much fat we burn. But while fat burning cardio has been promoted as the best way to lose inches, research and experience shows it isn't.

In fact, there are a lot of myths about cardio and fat loss, so let's take a look at why you're better off doing less exercise for more results.

We'll take a look at the fat burning zone, workout time,

Myth #1: Exercising in the fat burning zone is best if you want to lose belly fat

The fat burning zone is the biggest joke in the fitness industry. Now you may have heard of it and you may even have used a machine that had a fat burning cardio zone program on it, but I guarantee you slow cardio is not the best way to lose body fat.

According to the fat burning zone, it states that you will burn the greatest percentage of fat at a moderate intensity level of cardio. And while this is TRUE, it neglects the fact that you would burn more calories and more total fat by exercising at a harder pace.

Plus, other research from Australia has found that slow cardio doesn't work well for burning belly fat, while interval training (a series of hard bursts of exercise followed by very easy exercise) works really well for losing stomach fat.

All of this shows us that the fat burning zone is not a place we want to spend a lot of time. After all, we all have jobs, family, friends, Facebook, and our favorite TV shows that would be a much better use of our time.

Kick the fat burning zone to the curb.

Myth: You must workout for an hour per day

Nonsense. The key to fat loss is diet, not marathon workouts. At best, a really fit young person could burn 1000 calories in an hour, and that would be one of the hardest workouts they ever did. But most people would be lucky to do 500 calories in an hour.

On the other hand, a Big Mac contains over 540 calories, and a supersized McDonald's meal contains about 1200 calories. And you can eat that in about 7 minutes. So as you can see, you can't out-train a bad diet.

Focus on eating whole, natural foods and you won't need to spend all your leisure time in the gym.

Myth: You must do cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach to lose fat.

Not true. Listen, it doesn't matter when you exercise. All that matters is that you exercise consistently, and more importantly, you eat fewer calories than you need using a whole, natural foods diet.

That's the fastest way to burn belly fat. That said, working out in the morning is a great idea, because it helps you be more consistent and stick to your program better. But there's nothing magical about cardio in the morning.

So hopefully I've simplified the complexities of cardio. The bottom line is that it is over-rated for fat loss, and you could be spending your time with your friends or family instead. Sure cardio burns fat, but interval training - found in Turbulence Training - and diet do it better.