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Intervals: How Vigorous Exercise Can Help Boost Your Fitness Fast

Research recently published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine has shown that one intense exercise session per week coupled with four relaxed exercise sessions offers almost three times the benefits than five relaxed exercise sessions. To put things simply, if you push yourself extra hard in only one workout per week, you will be receiving a far greater fitness benefit than if you work out at the same intensity every day.

December 28, 2014

The Science Behind Hiit Training: Why It’s So Effective

HiiT training, or high-intensity interval training, is a popular way to work out these days – but why is this form of workout so effective? This article discusses the science behind high-intensity workouts and the benefits they offer over moderate-intensity exercise.

October 19, 2014

High-Intensity Exercise and Fatigue: Why Does Intense Exercise Wipe You Out So Quickly?

You fatigue quickly during high-intensity exercise because you rely more on anaerobic energy pathways, which operate without oxygen, to supply your muscles with ATP. Learn more.

August 3, 2014

New Research Shows How High-Intensity Exercise Helps You Get Fitter

More people are discovering the fitness benefits of high-intensity interval training. Now, new research shows how vigorous exercise may exert its fitness benefits and it all comes down to a single protein. Find out more about this finding and how high-intensity exercise can help you achieve your fitness goals.

June 15, 2014

Anaerobic Exercise: What Does It Mean to Go Anaerobic?

Anaerobic exercise – you hear a lot about it – but what does it really mean to work out anaerobically or above your lactate threshold? Find out what anaerobic training is and what type of benefits it offers.

May 18, 2014

Interval Training Structure: How Long Should You Rest Between Intervals

There are a number of ways to structure an interval training workout. The active intervals can be long or short and the rest periods adjusted appropriately. Is there a “best” way to structure interval training? Find out what one study shows and how to choose the proper structure to achieve your goals.

April 13, 2014

Is High-Intensity Exercise Superior for Fat Loss?

High-intensity exercise is rapidly growing in popularity because it’s time expedient and it gets you in shape. But what role does it play in fat loss? Find out what research shows about high-intensity training and whether it trumps moderate-intensity exercise for fat loss.

February 23, 2014

What Is HiiT?

Fitness crazes come and go, but one trend that seems to be enjoying some long-term life in gyms and personal training sessions is high-intensity interval training, also known as HiiT, high-intensity intermittent exercise (HiiE) and sprint interval training (SIT). It’s not for everyone, but it has the potential to kick your fitness level and fat loss up significantly.

January 26, 2014

5 Reasons Why High-Intensity Workouts Rock

Are you still doing steady-state cardio? Why not bump it up a notch and introduce some high-intensity workouts? Here are five reasons why high-intensity interval training is one of the best ways to get into better shape.

January 19, 2014

How Does Caffeine Affect High-Intensity Exercise Performance?

Consuming caffeine before a workout could work in your favor if you do endurance exercise like running or cycling – but what about high-intensity exercise like interval training? Will caffeine help you here too? Find out what research shows about high-intensity exercise performance and caffeine.

December 8, 2013

About Cathe’s New X10 Workouts

Cathe’s new X10 workout really is much more than what you may think at first glance. X10 will contain five 10 minute workouts, but this does not include the warm-up, cool down or stretch. With everything included each of the 5 workouts will probably come in around 20 to 25 minutes each. But you don’t

July 25, 2013

Put Some Fun Back Into Your Workouts

One of our goals with our new 2013 videos is it to put some fun back into working out. Shorter high intensity interval workouts are one of the hottest trends right now because of the afterburn effect they create, but that doesn’t mean steady state cardio workouts like Party Rockin Step are a thing of

June 26, 2013

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