When you are trying to lose weight you don't need me to
tell you that you must engage in some form of cardio
training. The fact remains that some type of cardio is
going to be necessary if you want to lose weight. Another
fact is that cardio training can become pretty boring
fairly quickly. It might be ok when you first start out,
you may begin by using an exercise bike, and initially you
may only do 10 to 15 minutes. However after a couple of
months your ability to exercise for longer will increase
and you could be capable of doing 30, 45 or 60 minutes on
the bike. The boredom really starts to set in when you need
to spend long periods of time on cardio exercise.
Not only does it get tedious, we also live in a world where
time is often hard to come by, so the thought of spending
an hour or two doing cardio is enough to make us flinch at
the thought. This often leads to many giving up exercise,
simply because they don't have the time. Now there is a
method where you can not only decrease the time you spend
on cardio, but dramatically increase the results that you
get from it. This method is called interval training, and
anything that is going to save you time and enable you to
get better results is definitely worth having a go.
Interval training means that you don't exercise at the same
intensity for the complete workout. It means that you work
at different speeds during your workout. Now there are a
number of cardio workouts that you can do with or without
equipment. However let us stick with the example of using
an exercise bike. Say you spend 30 minutes on an exercise
bike going at the same pace; it is only a matter of time
before you will have to extend that time again and again if
you want to keep getting results. This is because your body
can adapt fairly quickly to what you are doing.
With interval training you will warm up on the bike going
at a steady pace for about 5 minutes. After those 5 minutes
are up speed up the pace by going as fast as you can for 60
seconds. After you have done this go back to your normal
pace for 2 minutes. Once the 2 minutes are up, repeat the
process again and again until you have been on the bike for
20 minutes.
This type if training not only saves you time and gives you
better results, it also prevents your body from adapting
too quickly to what you are doing. As this type if training
gets easier to cope with, you still won't have to go over
25 minutes. All you need to do is to keep increasing the
pace and intensity.
Try doing 90 seconds at a fast pace and 90 seconds at a
normal pace. You can even do 2 minutes at a fast pace and a
minute at normal pace. There are so many variations and as
you become fitter and leaner you simply keep increasing the
intensity, but without increasing the time. Nobody really
wants to spend an hour or more a day on cardio. However
anybody can find 25 minutes out of their day to look after
themselves. This type of workout makes you work pretty
hard, and it is only by keeping your body working hard that
you are going to get the results that you want.
Try doing this type of training every other day, as this
gives you a chance to get used to exercising in this way.
After a few weeks when you feel that you are ready, you can
do it every day. You won't believe how quickly your fitness
will improve and how many calories you will start burning.
If weight loss is your goal and you don't have much time to
achieve that goal, then interval training is for you.
Interval training can be used for virtually any cardio
exercise. You choose whether you want to use a stationary
bike, a real bike, running, swimming or just use a skipping
rope. This is a great method for losing weight without the
boredom that comes with long cardio workouts. The fact
remains that that there is very little out there that can
be better than losing weight with interval training.
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