Sunday, November 18, 2012

Crash Course for High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)


This is an exercise routine that has interchanging intervals of brief, but intense anaerobic exercise with a reduced amount of recovery time. This is primarily for cardiovascular exercise. These short sessions go from 10-30, relatively short compared to your average run to the gym. The results from this type of workout are fat burning, extra glucose(sugar) metabolism, increased athleticism and conditioning.It's also the main exercise recommended in the Fat Loss Factor.

High Intensity Interval Training consists of a warm up period, then there are approximately 5-8 repetitions of high-intesity exercise with a medium-intensity exercise in between the high-intensity. A cooldown period following every other high-intensity exercise. For example 20-30 seconds of sprinting followed by 10-15 seconds of jogging or speed-walking and sprint again for 20-30 seconds then walk for 10-15 seconds, then rinse and repeat for the above listed amount of repetitions. This way you get a maximum workout in a short period of time.

Check back tomorrow for a specific type of High-Intensity Interval Training Routine! Or take a look at the Fat Loss Factor program for weight loss!

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