Thursday, August 2, 2012

HIIT hard on body fat

Some of you, I hope, are already familiar with HIIT training, and if you're not, you must be. 


HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training. And if pretty much, most important form of workout for almost everyone. 


One of the common goal is, fat loss. Whether you'e bulking up, loosing weight, toning your body, or just want to stay fit. 


Irrespective of your size, shape, gender, age -- We all love those 6 packs or 8 packs or flat stomachs. 


When you wear a tight or regular t-shirt you don't want people to notice the bulge on your stomach. 





HIIT is combination of high intensity cardio workout for a short duration, followed by low intensity cardio workout. It could be something like running at slow pace for 45 sec and running really you ass off for 15 - 30 seconds, repeat this 8 - 10 times with proper warming up and cooling off period. It can also be cardio focused on abs like doing crunches or mix of exercises. 


Why it's the best? 
1) Saves time - If you run for 60 -90 mins everyday or cycle for that long to lose fat, I would say you're wasting time and precious calories you can use for muscle building. 


20 mins of HIIT training is as good as 60-90 mins run and HIIT can be far more targeted based on your problem areas. 


2) Faster results - HIIT is easy way to burn 9 times more fat and burn less energy. 


3) Muscle growth - While performing HIIT, our body produces testosterone which also aid in muscle building, and more muscles means higher metabolism too. 


To look for specific HIIT programs, go to youtube. My favorite one is 

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