So you need to drop a couple pounds, and you think that cardio is the best way to do it. To burn the fat, do you need to run for miles and miles? No! Not with high-intensity interval training (HIIT). With HIIT, you can burn just as many calories and just as much fat as standard steady-state cardio in way less time . In addition, research has shown that HIIT increases your metabolism for hours after you exercise, so you burn extra calories even when you aren’t moving.
The fundamental idea behind HIIT is to significantly improve performance in the least amount of time . In general, a HIIT session involves a warmup period, several short, maximum-intensity efforts separated by moderate recovery intervals, and a cooldown period. For the maximum-intensity periods, you should be exercising at about 90% energy level, and during the recovery periods you should be doing 50%-60%. Each session is amazingly intense and you will definitly want to use your cooldown period to help remove lactic acid and allow your heart to return to its normal rate.
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