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Research suggests that high-intensity exercise is better than long periods of cardio for shedding body fat – but have you ever wondered why? After all, trainers used to tell you to exercise in the fat-burning zone for fat loss. Find out why higher intensity workouts where you’re NOT in the fat-burning zone work so well for fat loss.
Are you looking for way to add variety to your fitness routine? Kickboxing is a total body workout that builds muscle endurance and stamina – but it has other benefits as well. Plus, you can increase the calorie burn even more by adding high-intensity intervals to a kickboxing workout. Here are some other surprising health and fitness benefits of a kickboxing workout.
There are two types of exercise recovery – active recovery and passive recovery. Exercise recovery refers both to short-term recovery when you’re doing interval training and longer term recovery between workouts. Find out the advantages of each and how to apply them to your workouts.
Looking for a new way to challenge yourself? Reached a plateau? Try an indoor cycling workout. This article discusses five benefits of indoor cycling workouts and why you owe it to yourself to give it a try.
Very short workouts are the rage these days. Some people are doing workouts as short as ten minutes before calling it a day. Does this type of brief exercise have benefits? Find out the pros and cons of ultra-brief workouts and how they can best give you benefits.
When you reach a weight loss plateau, it’s tempting to cut your calories further, but this usually isn’t the healthiest or most effective option. Try changing your cardio routine instead to challenge your body in a new way. This is a good way to “shock” your system and restart the fat loss process. Find out more.
Are you spending too much time in the exercise comfort zone? This article discusses why it’s important to continue challenging your body when you work out and ways to make a stale workout more challenging along with the importance of doing so.
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.
Can you get a cardiovascular workout in only 4 minutes? You can if you do Tabata training. Find out more about this superfast but intense workout.
Cathe and Jai in Cardio Supersets. This workout is similar to AfterBurn in some respects, but is done at a slightly lower BPM and the intervals are done for a longer duration. Each interval consist of two intense cardio segments that are done consecutively without rest and then repeated before moving on to the next superset interval.
“INTENSITY” is thy name and extreme fitness is thy game. When it comes to INTENSITY….you have met your match and more!!! I just adore this DVD. I know it sounds crazy with how intense it is, but there is an amazing amount of fun factor that goes along with the “sweat and tears” here. We
Hi Everyone! My last two articles, “Weightlifting Myths“and “Compound vs. Isolation Exercises” have focused on strength training. This week I would like to change direction and take on a topic that is getting a lot of talk in our forums and in the news – “Which is better for Weight Loss – HiiT, Tabata or
