So if you have already lost the battle of good eating in the run up to christmas, all is not lost!!
High calorie food can be addictive, as well as nights of heavy alcohol for some. This is exactly the time to do something about it then!!
One great way to bust all of this wide open is to get stuck into interval training.
In recent studies, students who completed 7 workouts over a 2 week period had amazing results through high-intensity interval workouts.
They upped aerobic capacity by 13%, fat burning capacity by 36%, and boosted key aerobic enzymes by 25%!!!
The programme consisted of 10×4 minute high intensity cycling blasts, they went at 90% of capacity with 2 minutes rest in between each set. This is a lung buster of the highest order as many of you could imagine!!!
Long term studies confirm that high intensity cardiovascular workouts increase fat burning DRAMATICALLY compared to low intensity traditional work on bikes and treadmills.
Most people still perform the low intensity stuff because thats all they have ever known.
With the higher intensity workouts, you tend to use mainly carbs in the workout for fuel, but the rest of the day you set your body up for using fat as a fuel, which is ultra-important when it comes to the most important thing, getting rid of the fat!
So high intensity interval workouts ARE harder work, but they are SHORTER in duration and you can use a ton more variety in your workouts! I talk all the time about doing interval workouts with weight training and trying to attain more of a non-stop tempo.
This is the stuff that really gets you fit and healthy AND quickly!!!
The easiest way to start interval training is to walk one minute on treadmill, then run much faster than normal for a minute, then walk a minute, then run faster again for a minute and so on. You may find that ten minutes of this type of interval work is more than enough!!!
Its all about quality rather than quantity so give it a shot!!!
