| Many who regularly workout, and many more who | | | | will significantly cut your workout time down. |
| have tried to workout but have thrown in the towel | | | | Furthermore, HIIT allows you to burn more calories out |
| due to disappointing results, harbor great distain for | | | | of the gym as well which is a result of the bouts of |
| treadmills, elliptical, and stationary bikes of all varieties | | | | high intensity which does two things. One, it increases |
| and makes. After all, who wants to spend almost an | | | | the amount of energy your body will use to recover |
| hour enduring such extreme monotony while listening | | | | following the workout. The second way HIIT |
| to the same songs on our mp3 player that we once | | | | effectively consumes calories out of the gym is |
| loved but now hate (somehow, I've managed to | | | | through burning not only fat, but also tapping into your |
| become sick of over 1,000 on my mp3 player; what | | | | glycogen storages (where carbohydrates used for |
| ambition!). Well, the good news is that you can get | | | | energy are stored). Therefore, subsequent meals will |
| better results from your cardio workouts in less time | | | | be used to replenish the depleted glycogen reserves |
| and reduce your level of boredom through what is | | | | instead of turning into fat. Low intensity cardio simply |
| called HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). | | | | does not provide this benefit. |
| Notice I did not say HIIT would necessarily be easier; | | | | As with all cardio programs, staying within the 60-90% |
| so if you are the type of person who performs their | | | | zone of your target heart rate range is critical to your |
| cardio armed with a gossip magazine or a cell phone, | | | | fat burning efficiency. HIIT does not need to be |
| this approach probably is not for you. This form of | | | | overcomplicated, the main principal is to stay within |
| exercise, however, is simple and easy to learn. The | | | | 60-90% of your max heart rate and switch up |
| foundation for HIIT's effectiveness is its alternating | | | | intensities at least every 3 minutes but not more |
| bursts of high intensity cardio paired with low intensity | | | | regularly than every 30 seconds. A very easy way to |
| cardio. | | | | get your feet wet without overdoing it is to simply |
| For starters, when executed properly, HIIT is extremely | | | | keep changing your speed (up/down) and intensity |
| efficient in the way of burning calories, which of course | | | | every two minutes. |
