Welcome to another weekend short of The Matter Over Mind Experience, this is Master Trainer & Weight Management Expert, Narado Zeco Powell
This weekend, I will explain the benefits of High Intensity Training
You know that I favor weight training & moderate training over high intensity, however high intensity has benefits & I will break them down today
Before I begin, remember to check out The Zeco Recommendation Page for products I recommend for fitness, health & fat-loss
The link is in the show-notes & the description of the episode
Let’s begin by defining HIIT
High-intensity interval training (aka HIIT) is where you work, then rest, then work again
HIIT workouts are defined as being done at 80-95% of your maximum heart rate
In this style of training, you train above zone 2 & stay above the anaerobic zone
Now, let’s break down the benefits:
- HIIT can burn a lot of calories in a short amount of time
- Your metabolic rate is higher for hours after HIIT exercise
- HIIT can help you lose fat.
- You might gain muscle using HIIT
- HIIT can improve oxygen consumption
- HIIT can reduce heart rate and blood pressure
- HIIT can reduce blood sugar
As we can see, there are benefits to this type of training & I recommend that most people have 1 to 2 days of high intensity training per week with 3 to 4 days of moderate training
Variety in your training is vital for performance, health & fat-loss
I want to stress, I broke this down in last week’s short, if you are trying to lose weight, to not workout in high intensity all the time
Again, variety is what you need
Thanks for listening & enjoy your weekend fam
