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Kickstart Your Fitness with This Simple Tactic
Kickstart
Your Fitness
with This
Simple Tactic
There aren't a lot of shortcuts when it comes to fitness. You get out of it what you put in, but here's some good news: Going for long jogs or trudging away on the treadmill isn't the best way to burn some serious calories and build endurance. Numerous studies have shown that short but intense interval training leads to greater benefits than long, slow cardio. The lesson here: don't jog, sprint. And here's why:
It Burns Body Fat Better
High-intensity sprinting can burn up to 13.5 calories a minute, and can potentially double your metabolic rate following exercise (even after just a few minutes of interval training). A recent study found that a single sprint session can increase post-exercise fat oxidation by 75%. Which means that you'll keep your body in fat-burning mode long after you're done exercising.
It's Efficient and Effective
A few sprinting sessions will obviously take less time than your typical cardio, but it's actually just as beneficial as much longer workouts. Sprinting three times a week (4-6 times per session) was found to be just as good for you and deliver the same results as spending five days a week cycling for 40-60 minutes.
It Increases Strength and Muscle Mass
Low-Intensity, slow cardio is often blamed for destroying strength gains, but bouts of ferocious high-intensity sprints have been proven to increase lean muscle mass. It's also beneficial in terms of sculpting your trunk and reducing unwanted belly fat. In fact, the same study found that "waist circumference was significantly decreased" in just six weeks.
The Interval Training Workout
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For eight cycles
(Four minutes total)
The Interval Training Workout
Developed in the '70's for Japanese Olympians, the Tabata interval is a classic that trainers still swear by today. It consists of eight rounds of 20 seconds of all-out work broken by 10-second rest intervals. Do the four-minute workout twice a week, in addition to strength training. It can be done on a bike, the stairs, on a rowing machine or by running sprints—but remember to push yourself at full speed to get the maximum benefits of interval training. It's intense, sure, but it's only four minutes.
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