There are a basket full of misconceptions when it comes to losing weight. Common wisdom says that spending hours on the bike are the best thing to do if you're trying to get skinny. Many people work themselves half to death doing seemingly endless cardio sessions. While these are undoubtedly effective, recent research indicates that they are not the most efficient way to lose weight.

That brings up another point. When most people say they want to lose weight, they're not really accurate. What they really want to do is lose fat. Excess fat is unhealthy, while you can carry around some extra pounds of muscle and be quite healthy. So if you are trying to lose fat, and endless stationary bike sessions aren't the best way to go about it, what is the best way?

If you're going to do cardio as a fat loss technique, here are some tips: