Interval Training
74HIIT Tips - Speeding up your weight loss
One of the people who has strongly affected my outlook on weight loss exercise was a guy by the name of Pareto. He's probably best known for his 80/20 rule, the pareto effect.
HIIT is a great example of the pareto effect, a small amount of time, huge benefits. It is however very tough, imagine you weren't getting the most benefit you could out of your HIIT routine. That would be such a waste.One of the problems with exercise and weight loss is that the devil is in the details. If I could give you a tip that would guarantee more bang for your buck while doing HIIT you would be interested, right? I once trained a middle aged gentleman who was convinced he had a genetic disposition to being fat. "It's in my genes", Mr Harris used to tell me and for the first week or two it looked like he was right. The scale needle looked like it was glued onto his weight. "So what intervals are you doing?" I asked him. "That machine that works your arms like you are swimming….." he replied. One small tweak to this program and his weight began to fly off. One sure way of making substantial increases in the amount of fat you lose from HIIT is to choose bigger muscle groups to use.HIIT loses you weight by exhausting the energy supplies your muscles store inside themselves. The intensity of the HIIT routine gives your body no choice but to release this energy, but normally it is stored and used only in emergencies. As a result when its used up the body run around in a panic trying to replace this energy.If you eating a sensible diet there isn't going to be enough energy from this to replace both the muscle and run your body normally. There is however another goldmine of energy, your fat stores, which your body mines extensively to replace this lost energy. Now here's the secret, some of your muscle groups store substantially more energy than others. Switch your HIIT to these muscle groups and your body will have to mine substantially more fat to be able to replace the reserves that have been lost. These muscle groups are the larger ones, like your legs. It also shows why sprinting will always be leagues ahead of the swimming arm machine…- Tabata Interval Question
When doing Tabata intervals is it important to maintain the same weight throughout the entire exercise or is decreasing the weight okay to maintain speed? - 5 weeks ago
- Tabata As Part of Marathon Training?
As a distance runner preparing to do 26.2 #2, I wonder whether Tabata would really be beneficial? Yes, I am looking to increase my speed overall to qualify - 7 weeks ago
- Tabata Deadlift
First pick a weight, 165lbs, 225lbs & 315lbs. The idea is to do as many reps of your chosen weight within the eight sets. Trust me this is way harder than - 7 weeks ago
- 60 days to 25lb weight loss
Im 35 and i weight 143, my height is 5'1. My goal is to lose 25lbs as soon as possible. I workout alot but i never see the results i'm looking for. Id - 2 months ago
- Ms Péta K..
I have Resistance bands, and have seen videos using Tabata, but nothing is mention regarding frequency. Fit 77 year old, paddle kayaks for miles, still - 2 months ago
Why HIIT Training is your Secret Fat Burning Workout.
Before I tell you about HIIT Training, let me share a short story with you... I've got a friend who I am in constant debate with. He truly believes that the secret to fat loss is all about running long distances. I can provide him with contrary evidence, research, real life proof of HIIT's Training's effectiveness, it really doesn't matter, he will never change his mind about this.
The problem is that he isn't alone. In fact, he's in the massive majority. If you ever need to prove this, go and have look at your local gym at around 6 pm. Multi-colored exercisers replicated on the treadmill, all going nowhere at around the same speed.Now I'm certainly not advocating that aerobic exercise is bad for you, exactly the opposite, it has multiple health benefits that will improve your well being. All that's being said here is that if your goal is fat loss, steady state aerobic exercise is not the right tool. In fact out of all the tools at your disposal, it is the least effective method for fat loss.But how can this be? When you finish running on the treadmill it always tells you how many calories you burnt during your run? Exercise is tiring; surely we must be losing fat? Well unfortunately not, research suggests that after aerobic exercise our fat burning capacity is actually lowered, resulting in an almost negligible amount of weight lost. And the scary addition to this is that the more aerobic workouts we do, the more resistance our body will have to losing any fat. So if aerobic training is the pea shooter of weight loss, let me introduce you to the cannon.Interval Training has completely the opposite effect on our bodies. High Intensity Interval Training workouts turn your body to 'fat burning' mode and that can last for up to 48 hours after the exercise. Not only does it burn the fat very soon after your workout, but it also facilitates change in your body system to burn fat much more efficiently 'all of the time'. As your muscles begin to require more energy, the body sends fat to the muscles for use rather than storing it in your belly or thighs. An increased frequency of High Intensity Interval Training can result in your body tending to do this more.HIIT Training can be quite difficult but if you are serious about losing fat this is the number one way to do it. If you have used a treadmill to no avail, you may want to try this. Begin slowly and use a few weeks to gradually increase the intensity and you will see your body improve dramatically.Other Interval Training Articles
- Interval Training updated Fri Feb 18 2011 11:10 pm EST
We all know that it can be hard to lose weight. Losing weight will take time and effort in order to see a small amount of results. Even if you want to lose around thirty pounds it can take several months at the gym. The reason why people are seeing only fewer results is because of the fact that they are not using variety of workouts. Instead of the same thing you can try our different workouts with interval training to help you improve your condition. When you do workouts that are same the progress is very slow. Because there is little or no change in the workouts you do. Even people do the mistake of not working out. This will make the problems even worse. You may also notice that the shape of your body remains the same. - 11 months ago
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Super article, You are right HIT training is more effective for overall conditioning and weight loss.
Great information - intervals really seem to be catching on and for good reason... they work!
Amazing hub.. I myself have tried so many exercise routines but they are not quite effective. Thanks to your information I now understand why.
Seems like an effective means of losing weight..^^ thanks a lot for sharing these info.
When I trained for triathlons a few summers ago, I found that high-intensity interval training made an enormous difference to both my speed and stamina--not to mention the 10 extra pounds I lost.
have heard this HIT training from my friend, this article reaffirms that it is a great wya to burn fats, hope I have the "stamina" to do it for long...great hub!
Seems like a great way to lose fat
It really seems like common sense when you read through your info.
Running in the gym does not seem to loose me any weight. That's true! This is the first I've heard of Interval Training, but it sounds like a reasonable idea.
Man, I could sure use this. HIT seems to offer a longer term solution to weight loss as well... and really isn't too unlike what keeps a teenager in great shape. You wonder how a teenager can eat so much and not gain weight... but they are doing interval training in many ways (if they're active). I watch my daughter go from walking the mall, to hitting softballs at the cage, to running stairs in volleyball practice, to riding her bike to a friend's house, then playing tag, etc. HIT may be a bit more structured, but I can see how it works.
The lose of belly fat is the major problem in the world, so definitely its very useful for all ages, i like to use this HIT. thanks,
Great info. Exercise is tiresome and time consuming. HIIT seems to be helpful
I love interval training. It really pushes you past the plateau if you are stuck in your workout routine.
In line with shock your body in order to lose weight. Makes sense. I try to alternate my workout intensity but never to the level you suggest here. Something for me to do. Thanks.
Interesting info - I enjoy my aerobic workouts but you're right about them not being the most effective for fat burning - have to check this out.
Very intresting page! Lots of great information here, very helpful!
Wow - HIIT seems like the way to go. I've always read that interval training is the best workout available.
Weight loss is a big concern among people these days. HIIT is really working wonders for people who want to loose weight but don't have the time to do so.
pradeepragav 3 years ago
HIIT training looks more effectiveness in burning fat.