Why Do Short Workouts Work?
High intensity interval training can help you get fit FAST! Find out why here.
Ben Greenfield
In the episode “How to Do High Intensity Interval Training” you learn that high intensity interval training is a popular form of exercise that combines hard efforts with subsequent easy efforts to actually allow you to inject much higher amounts of fitness into your body compared to a long, steady technique.
In that episode, I told you that High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) works because it increases something called your post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) so that you keep on burning more calories long after you’ve finished the workout.
But what I didn’t tell you what that HIIT also
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Upregulates levels of AMPK—a potent fat-burning enzyme that allows you to burn fats and carbohydrates more quickly and easily…
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Engages more fast twitch muscle fiber, which is going to use more fuel and calories in a faster manner…
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Tones and builds muscle at the same time that you’re doing cardio.
Need any other excuses to do HIIT? Check out the infographic at “The Complete Guide To Interval Training” and stay tuned for a special HIIT episode at GetFitGuy.QuickAndDirtyTips.com in which you’ll learn how to do a potent and highly effective 12 minute workout.
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About the Author
Ben Greenfield received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from University of Idaho in sports science and exercise physiology; personal training and strength and conditioning certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA); a sports nutrition certification from the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), an advanced bicycle fitting certification from Serotta. He has over 11 years’ experience in coaching professional, collegiate, and recreational athletes from all sports, and as helped hundreds of clients achieve weight loss and fitness success.