High Intensity Interval Training

High Intensity Interval Training is the Best Form of Cardio Exercise

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is the fastest way to lose body fat with the combination of a diet. You will improve your overall performance in a shorter amount of time then regular cardio exercising.

Long hours of cardio exercising is useless unless you’re training for a marathon. If you are trying to lose fat, then you need to do High Intensity Interval Training. You will burn more fat with this method in a shorter amount of time then when you do long hours of cardio exercises. This is because you are pushing your body to the limit in intervals with short rest periods of slower cardio in between. Most High Intensity Interval Training has a ratio of 2 to 1. This means, if you are running, you would run for two minutes and finish with a one minute sprint. You can also do this ratio with distance. For example, run half a mile and sprint ¼ of a mile. This can be repeated as many times as necessary. You can apply this to any exercise, such as biking or swimming.

You will burn more fat in less time because you are putting your body through an extreme oxygen consumption. You actually increase your resting metabolism rate for the next 24 hours. That means you will be burning calories for the next 24 hours while you sit on the chair or go to sleep. It also increases your maximum oxygen consumption. Your lungs will be able to handle more air after High Intensity Interval Training which will help you perform better in sports.

Cardio Exercising vs High Intensity Interval Training

Basically, the difference between cardio and High Intensity Interval Training is, for cardio you will only be burning calories during the time you’re doing the cardio exercise. Where as with High Intensity Interval Training, you burn calories during the exercise and a long time after the workout is over.

When you do long hours of cardio, you actually lose muscle mass. Many marathon runners will have bodies that are skinny, barely any muscle on them. However, when you look at sprinters, you’ll notice that their bodies are ripped with a healthy muscle tone. Therefore, High Intensity Interval Training is great for people who want to lose body fat and keep the muscle.

Henry Chervenka

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