Mind Numbing Cardio vs High Intensity Interval Training

I was at my local gym a few days ago, I still enjoy going despite no longer working from one, and I love the atmosphere.

After my session I was thinking, it does disturb me when I see someone doing an exercise incorrectly and all the fitness instructors can do is gossip by the gym office.

I’ve been in the fitness industry for so many years that I still feel I have a duty to people in a gym to show them the correct way to perform an exercise even though I no longer work in one. Anyway getting back to my original point, there is a woman that I have seen at the gym for the past 4 months, she is heavily overweight and all I see her do is go from one piece of cardio equipment to the next!

Her program goes something like this, 20 minutes on the treadmill walking at a slow steady pace and then 20 minutes on the bike at a slow steady pace. That’s it, and then she’ll head straight for the changing rooms only to be seen next time doing exactly the same workout.

Unfortunately over the past 4 months her shape has hardly changed but she keeps on going so good on her for trying!

This story is so true for many women wanting to lose fat. The one full proof, 100% guarantee way to lose body fat is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Not only can you get this over and done with in less than 20 minutes (instead of 40 minutes +) but it’s a shore thing when you want to drop the fat FAST…

If you are into your long cardio sessions because you enjoy them, then good on you. I love nothing more than to go for a run just as the sun is coming up on a summer’s morning, it’s a great feeling but to lose fat fast then that is a big NO….

With low intensity training, doing long runs or a long bike ride will only burn fat for as long as you are working out and when you stop, the fat burning stops! But with HIIT your metabolism will be spiked and you will continue to burn fat for up to 24 hours after you have finished working out. Imagine, 9 hours after finishing your workout you’re sat in your office or your car and you’re still burning fat…..how cool is that!

So let’s take a look at what this HIIT training is all about. It’s basically performing high intensity intervals for a short period of time, lets say 20 seconds all out sprinting, followed by 40 seconds of recovery, do this fifteen times and there you have it your 15 minutes.

I’m not saying it’s easy because it’s not but if you want to see results FAST….
Then this is the one for you! You can also try this using a stationary spinning bike, cross trainer or rowing machine, the list is endless. For me I love HIIT training outside, one of my particular favourites is hill sprinting but I’m going
to leave the details of that for another time.

Stay fit, keep focused and feel fabulous!

Steph.

Author of The Flat Stomach Solution

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