High-Intensity Interval Training: The Medicine America May Need
You don't have time for an hour long session at the gym? Well that's okay because this workout cuts that time in half...
The number one answer from those who don't go to the gym is that they don't have the time. Whether it be the long commute to and from work, picking up the kids from practice and/or school, or just too much work around the house needing to be done, it always seems that there is something that is keeping us away from the 45-60 minutes it takes to keep ourselves in shape. What if, however, you could workout for about half of that time but with higher intensity and shorter resting periods and get the same effects. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, High-Intensity Interval Training does just that and is the third biggest fitness trend of 2017. The routine has been found to benefit a largely non-athletic population and has been clinically proven to help with type-2 diabetes, congestive heart failure and obesity.
These workouts should include hard and easy periods mixed throughout the 30 minute workout, at a rate of 3 times a week. The other benefits of the HIIT workout besides the fact that is shorter, are that it burns more calories in a shorter amount of time, is not as boring as longer exercise routines, and it gets your heart rate up to about 80% of its maximal rate. If that doesn't peak your interest, then here is another article that states that music can also amplify the effects of HIIT workouts.
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