Burn More Fat With Interval Training

Interval training, alternating short bursts of high-intensity exercises with easy-does-it recovery, has been shown to burn more fat and increase fitness than constant but moderately intensive physical exercise. For example, sprinting for 30 seconds then stationary cycling for 4 minutes. The peaks and valleys in this kind of workout can help improve cardiovascular fitness and increase the body’s potential to burn fat.

Experts warn those with heart disease or high blood pressure to consult a doctor before starting interval training. It is also best not to do interval workouts on consecutive days. It is important to let the body rest 24 hours between such taxing sessions to avoid burning out. It is good to do interval training 1-2 times a week. The high-intensity phase of the workout should be long and strenuous enough to make the person out of breath (1-4 minutes of exercise at 80-85% of maximum heart rate). The recovery period should not last long enough for pulse to return to resting rate.

Interval training stimulates the mitochondria to change and burn fat instead of glucose first. Experts suggest inserting in interval training with other types of exercises throughout the week.

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