Tag — Interval-Training

Tyra is back and looking better than ever, since the infamous unflattering photos of her in a bathing suit created a firestorm on the tabloid and celebrity website circuit a couple months ago. Rumored to have tipped the scales at 170 lbs in December, she admitted having gained some 30 lbs since her modeling days. She went on a public relations blitz, appearing on the cover of People magazine and devoting a whole episode to the great “weight debate” on her Tyra Banks show. As these new photos reveal she is back in super-model form. How did she do it? [Read more →]

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. [Read more →]