Top 10 Reasons Why I Love Interval Trainng

Being that February is the shortest calender month of the year lets discuss the shortest most effective workouts the "time crunched" individual can do. What I speak of is interval training. Here are Aaron's top 10 reasons why interval training is the stuff dreams are made of.

1. They are not time consuming. An interval workout should not be any longer than 45min.
2. They BURN FAT! University Studies (including my own) have shown that an individual who completes 30 minutes of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) burns more fat than a person doing an hour of moderate exercise.


3. HIIT increases EPOC (Elevate Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption). See #2.


4. They decrease your time! This is to all of my athletes out there. Be it cyclist, runners, swimmers or whoever, if you want to get faster do them and do them often.


5. Intervals improve your recovery time. At first they will be far from pleasant but as you continue you will find that you can recover from an intense bout of exercise more quickly.


6. Plateau Busters. Hit a wall in your routine? HIIT it BACK! Interval training can help deliver the shock of a new routine to your body and get you over that hump.


7. Very little equipment is needed. Let me re-phrase that...NO EQUIPMENT NEEDED. All you need is a pair of athletic shoes and a safe area to run.


8. Boredom Buster. It busts boredom...


9. Your burning fat not muscle. People think that they sweat off 7 pounds of fat on their one hour treadmill jog. Bad news, the only thing they lost was water weight. Long bouts of cardio can also have a negative effect on new muscle growth (another topic).


10. They are just SUPER! NOW GET BUSY!!!!