High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is an exercise strategy that will improve performance in speed, agility, strength, and stamina with short training sessions. HIIT is a form of cardiovascular exercise which is beneficial to burning fat in short and intense workouts. workout will lose up to 9 times more fat than a similar cardio workout. Your body will spend the rest of the day expending ener
gy to recover from the ass-kicking you gave it. This is commonly referred to as excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) and it means that you consume a great deal more oxygen recovering from the exercise than you would have if you'd just done a steady-state workout. training has a number of benefits in addition to the increase in fat loss. First of all, this type of training is far superior to steady-state exercises when it comes to increasing your VO2 max, which is the maximum amount of oxygen you can uptake during exercise. This means that you'll be in much better shape when it comes time to play a game of football. Secondly, when you perform long-duration, moderate-intensity exercise, you can actually put yourself in a catabolic state in which you will start losing muscle mass. That's right: Some of that hard-earned muscle will start degrading itself in your quest to get lean. The reason is that there are two types of muscle fibers in your body: fast twitch and slow twitch. Slow twitch fibers are more compatible with endurance training (such as a steady-state one-hour run), whereas fast twitch fibers are more compatible with short, intense bouts of exercise (such as weightlifting or sprinting). Working out both types interchangeably is the fastest way to see results and retain a high G.P.F. Lastly, HIIT training, when combined with a slightly hypercaloric diet (above maintenance level), can actually be anabolic and help you to add muscle mass without adding very much body fat. This means that you can develop the muscle you want without having to bother with endless treadmill torture.
