Episode104- The Benefits of High Intensity Training

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:

  1. HIIT can burn a lot of calories in a short amount of time
  2. Your metabolic rate is higher for hours after HIIT exercise 
  3. HIIT can help you lose fat. 
  4. You might gain muscle using HIIT
  5. HIIT can improve oxygen consumption
  6. HIIT can reduce heart rate and blood pressure
  7. 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