HIIT
Are you a marathon runner needing to improve your performance? Or a cyclist wondering just what is necessary nutritioHigh-intensity interval training (HIIT) is just that – short bursts of vigorous activity like sprinting and body-weight exercise alternating with recovery periods. It raises your heart rate and keeps it up for hours after a session. According to the British Journal of Sports Medicine, as many kilojoules are consumed in 30 minutes of HIIT as in an hour of other aerobic exercise; 75 minutes of HIIT a week is enough to get and stay fit.
Improves:
• Bone density
• Oxygenation
Reduces:
• Blood pressure
• Blood sugar
• Heart rate
• Body fat if overweight4
Anyone who wants to:
• Get fit but pressed for time
• Improve bone density
• Reduce cardiometabolic risk
• Cut body fat4