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Now lets get to the heart of fat burning. Cardio. Yes, we all hate it. No one in thier right mind likes to run in place for very long. But to shed fat, cardio training is of paramount importance. Don't worry. The following programs will not take long. So plug in your iPod. Pray the gym TV is tuned to something cool like Bloomberg TV or CNBC (I could watch Maria Bartriromo on a treadmill all day). Now get moving!

Program 1: Even Burn

Intensity: 50%(% Max heart rate) Time: 2 minutes
60% Time: 2 minutes
75% Time: 25 minutes
60% Time: 2 minutes
50% Time: 2 minutes

Program 2: Cruise to Lose

Intensity: 50% Time: 1 minute
60% Time: 1 minute
70% Time: 5 minutes
75% Time: 15 minutes
60% Time: 5 minutes
50% Time: 2 minutes
Cool Down walk Time: 1 minute

If running bores you out of your mind, too bad. For now just gut it out. Later I will present some much more entertaining forms of cardio (PG rated of course) like kickboxing, cycling, etc.

All this talk of heat this week has me focused on the weather. Anyone paying attention has noticed that the climate is changing. I'm no environmental alarmist, I am a pragmatist. All you Kyoto haters out there just admit it. Al Gore is not a total idiot. But being a pragmatist, my question isn't "Is the climate changing?", it's "How can I adapt and profit?"

The climate has impacted investment since the first fields were planted. Futures markets have helped farmers hedge against floods and droughts for decades. Hurricane Katrina sent a wave of uncertainty and destruction through every market imaginable (insurance, oil, etc). Can the futures markets and good old capitalist ingenuity help protect us (at least financially) against the most fickle of all ladies, Mother Nature?

Check out this fascinating article on MarketWatch.com for more....

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/growing-futures-market-lets-businesses/story.aspx?guid=%7B40213F1C%2D4108%2D4464%2D859B%2D47436F68649B%7D

Till next time, wear comfy running shoes and don't forget an umbrella!