HITT or high intensity interval training is an easy way to
burn all those fat and calories in your body without
exerting yourself much. This mode of interval training with
much higher and intense cardio level has become a rage in
bodybuilding industry, for its benefit of helping a body
burn fat to a greater extent.
The major benefit of HITT or high intensity interval
training is that it lets you lose all the fat. HITT is also
known as conventional form cardio vascular exercise, with
better and efficient outcome for every workout lover or
bodybuilder.
The very old form of cardiovascular workouts talked about
losing weight by exercising at low intensity or low
interval for a longer period of time, but high intensity
interval training is a modern form of cardio that depends
on the technique of working out intensely at an interval
ranging from light to moderate level.
This very fact that HITT works opposite to conventional
cardiovascular technique, makes it as the upgraded version
of the latter form of exercise.
Since, high intensity interval training technique is based
on intense workouts with low and medium pace in alteration,
rather than a continuous pace, therefore it also tends to
burn more fat and that too in less time span.
The major benefit of HITT or high intensity interval
training is the fact that on a normal exercise routine your
body gets accustomed to the pace and exertion and thus
does not lose the amount of calories you wished for.
Also by becoming accustomed to the intensity of normal
cardio exercise your body also starts conserving some
calories, as it goes in a steady or stable mode. So when
working with alternate and intense level of exercise, your
body is not able to go into a steady or stable state and
thus keeps on losing or burning fat and calories without
getting a chance to store them.
HITT also has its cons which makes it 'not-suitable' for a
particular category of people involved in workouts or
cardio trainings. The very reason is the level of intensity
involved in it, which makes it risky for people having
medical constraints like those having heart or
cardiovascular difficulties.
Another reason that makes some people stay away from
benefits of HITT is the fact that not every one is capable
enough to workout at the requirement of this high intensity
interval training program, for it requires a greater
physical input.
This form of cardio may sound tough and little too
unreasonable, but there are techniques to make yourself
accustomed to the intensity and level of HITT. The trick
here is to begin at a low pace for 5 to 6 minutes,
increasing the pace to high speed and then again coming
back to 4 to 6 minutes of low pace workout, finally moving
on to 2 to 3 minutes of low pace along with high paced
workout.
The basic idea behind the high intensity interval training
is of doing a cardiovascular exercise (ranging from
cycling, brisk walking, running, and treadmill walking or
elliptical training) with alternate level of pace including
a half or full minute interval or break before change of
pace from low to high or high to low. All this is based on
the aim of progressive fat burn result in much quicker and
faster way, therefore for every bodybuilder HITT or high
intensity interval training makes a sense when indulge in a
strict fat burn or weight loss regime.
You can always reduce your gym time by introducing high
intensity interval training in your weekly exercise
routine, as with HITT you need not spend regular amount of
hours you do on normal level of training, also with HITT
you need to workout only 4 to 5 times a week or may be even
3 to 4 times depending upon the level of intensity you are
involved in.
HITT is easily disguised with the amount of huffing and
puffing it brings to a person, so if you are sweating and
breathing good then you are burning all your fat with high
intensity interval training version of modern exercise.
General HIIT Guidelines which everyone should follow as
they start practicing the HIIT regime regularly:
Prior to starting with HIIT training, always make sure you
have the potential to work out for at least 20 to 30
minutes at no less than 70-85% of your expected maximum
heart rate, without draining yourself to a limit.
Also, it is very important to warm up and cool down for 5
minutes, every time, before and after each HIIT session.
While recovery intervals, if your heart rate does not go
down back to nearly 70% of your maximum heart rate, it
means that you need to cut down your intense work intervals
and extend your recovery intervals.
Always keep in mind that HIIT is designed for people whose
key interests are enhancing their cardiovascular fitness,
stamina and fat loss, on the whole, without losing the
muscle mass they already retain.
Since it is an intense mode of workout, you are required to
give your complete effort and intense level of output
before you switch your pace level from high to medium or
low. In simple words, exercise as hard and as intensely as
you can and then go back to a 2 or 3 minute of low pace
workout to recover. This is the very reason that makes HITT
a faster and quicker form of workout.
For those involved in a routine high intensity interval
training program, it is advised that do not ignore the
importance of taking a minute or 30 second interval when
changing the pace. Also, stop and calm down when feeling
chest pain or having trouble in breathing. This is also why
even those who are new to the muscle building routine tend
to ignore HITT. Thus, the intense level of program in HITT
is not recommended for any person who comes in the category
of either having a health problem or being a newcomer,
unless the physician or the doctor has given them a go for
performing such level of cardiovascular activities.
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