HOW TO GET MORE FROM DOING SHORTER WORKOUTS

With life busier than ever and obesity at an all time high, we are all in need of a successful fitness plan which can fit into our, already challenging, lives.   HIIT workouts are short, fast, high intensity workouts followed by minimal recovery time, repeated over and over.  It is a method that seems to tick all the boxes of what we are looking for, without sacrificing benefits.

SAVE TIME

Gone are the days of visiting the gym to spend 50 or so minutes on a treadmill or cross trainer. HIIT workouts are shorter than other typical cardio workouts (think 10-15 minutes) and can be done anywhere. Their efficiency makes HIIT a much easier workout to stick to. You can squeeze it into a lunch break or a small window before or after work giving you more time to do the things you enjoy. 10-15 minutes of HIIT workouts can be more effective than pounding the pavement for an hour so when you are next short on time why not try swapping your run for a HIIT workout instead!

HEALTHY HEART

Due to the fact that training is so intense during a HIIT workout, you quickly push yourself into an anaerobic zone. Often, you don't reach this zone during a standard exercise routine. This increases oxygen to your muscles, meaning your heart beats faster and becomes more efficient at delivering the required oxygen. The result: a healthier heart. By taking part in High Intensity Interval Training, you decrease your risk of heart disease and stroke, as well as other life threatening conditions.

BURN FAT

Rather than simply losing weight, you lose fat during HIIT training sessions. When people partake in a calorie restricting diet, they often lose muscle mass, which slows down their metabolism as a result. HIIT sessions, however, often work to preserve, and even build, their muscle mass. Workouts are often done with your own body weight, so you are losing fat, building muscle and increasing muscle tone. You'll not only become more healthy, you'll also feel healthier and look great too.

BOOST METABOLISM

In fact, as well as preserving muscle and burning fat, HIIT exercise increases your metabolism, even when you are resting. So after your short high intensity workout, you can be resting on your sofa, still burning more calories than the old you who would still have been on the treadmill. You may still be burning extra calories for up to 48 hours after your workout, according to research.

Short workouts can often be less tedious than longer cardio sessions and contain multiple other benefits, as you can see. If you want a helping hand getting started, the experts at Boxx have workouts to suit all abilities. All you need is yourself and a phone or computer and you can work out from your home, office or anywhere you desire.

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