HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) Cardio is the best way to blast fat! Both Kelly and Blythe want me doing HIIT training 2-4 days per week. This type of cardio is much harder than steady state cardio (running at the same pace for 20-30 minutes). Today, I ran my neighborhood; it was a hard run since there are so many steep hills! I jogged at about 4 miles per hour for 2 minutes and then sprinted as hard as I possibly could for 1 minute; jogged for 2, sprint for 1, rinse repeat for the full 20 minutes.
Why is this better for fat loss? Well, when you run at a steady pace, your body adjusts to the rate and then conserves energy (fat) because it goes into a "steady state", by doing the interval training it can't adjust because your heart rate is constantly going up and down.
By the end of my 20 minutes, I felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest. Blythe told me that I should push myself as hard as I possibly can during my sprint. I don't think my heart rate has ever gone that high! I really pushed myself out there today and even though it is only 20 minutes, I felt that I really maximized my efforts!
After my run, I came inside to do ab work. Today, I did 3 sets of 30 crunches, 3 sets of 30 bicycles (you have to do each side to count as 1) and then 3 60 sec. planks. OUCH! I always follow HIIT with ab work. Ab work should only take about 10-15 minutes tops. I watch my form, focus on pulling those abs in and making sure that I get a good squeeze.
Great morning workout! I'm off to make my shake!
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