High-intensity exercise is popular these days. Instead of jogging on a treadmill or cycling at a moderate pace, you kick up the intensity for short intervals and then recover. Doing this type of workout has considerable advantages when it comes to health and body composition. Discover five reasons why high-intensity workouts are better.
You’re working out at the gym and eating a healthy diet in hopes of losing a few pounds. You spend 30 minutes four times a week walking briskly on the treadmill and cycling on the exercise bike, but somewhere in the back of your mind you wonder whether you’re working out hard enough. After all, you want to get the full benefits of your exercise program. Is there a way to measure exercise intensity – and how hard you’re working?
More people are becoming aware of the benefits of high-intensity interval training. But how long should a working interval be to maximize the benefits? A recent study looked at this issue. Find out what it showed and how we incorporated this study into our new CrossFire and To The Max workout videos.
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