High Intensity Interval Training for weight loss
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) describes reps of high-intensity training followed by low-intensity training. Not only does HIIT improve cardiovascular fitness and endurance, it revs up your metabolism to burn body fat more effectively than low-intensity endurance type exercise. The ability to burn fat increased by 36% during continuous moderate cycling following HIIT, in one study. Another study showed HIIT produced 9x more fat loss over lower-intensity endurance type exercise, despite burning only 1/2 the calories.
Why does high-intensity interval training work?
- By giving the body time to recover during periods of lower-intensity exercise, HIIT allows exercisers to spend more time doing high-intensity activity, than they could do in one sustained bout. This helps build more metabolically-active muscle mass increasing resting metabolism.
- HIIT stimulates changes at the fuel-burning stage, in the cell’s mitochondria, that favors fat-burning first.
- By varying the intensity of a workout, HIIT helps recruit new muscle fibers to contract improving metabolism of fat and carbs.
Before starting HITT, or any exercise regimen, consult with your physician. This is especially true of HIIT, which causes large demands on your cardiovascular system.
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