High Intensity Interval Training

"High Intensity Interval Training is a simple way to get more weight loss benefit in a fraction of the time."

High intensity interval training (also called HIIT) is a method of aerobic exercise that involves short bursts of very intense exercise followed by a longer period of lower intensity exercise.

That is all there is to the concept. Usually there is a 2 to 1 ratio. Where you do high intensity for a period of time and then you follow it with low intensity for twice the amount of time.

When I was studying different forms of this type of exercise for my clients. I found so many different forms of it, it was crazy.

I could only imagine someone trying to chose what is best for them.

What Most HIIT Programs Fail to do

What bothered me most about all the different forms of high intensity interval training advice out there was the sheer lack of scientific basis for why one worked better than another. It was a hodgepodge of guesses and random configurations.

I tested many different ones and some worked for some clients and others worked for other clients.

Aerobic Threshold

I also have not found a high intensity interval training routine that takes into account your Aerobic Threshold. Your aerobic threshold is so important to doing any exercise to increase oxygen use by your body. You can read about aerobic threshold and find out why it is so crucial to your weight loss. Aerobic Threshold.

You see, when you exercise below this threshold you are burning fat. When you are exercising above this threshold you are burning sugar. When someone has a body that can only use sugar and therefore is not burning fat, they have to use exercise that is below their Aerobic Threshold. If not, they are making their body less healthy and gain more fat and lose muscle!

This is especially true of people who have adrenal fatigue and excess cortisol.

My Solution

I developed my own form of high intensity training for my clients that is so simple. It follows your heart rate and your heart rate tells you when to go high intensity and also tells you when to go low intensity. This way, if a person has a lower fitness level their workout will be much different than someone who has a high fitness level.

I give the exact guides to follow. You will be doing intervals between two intensities. One is below your aerobic threshold, the other intensity is as high as you can make it. But going between the two, is where you get the natural weight loss benefits of a regular endurance workout but in a third to a fifth of the time.

To succeed in the fastest time, you have to adjust your exercise as closely to your fitness level to get the best results.

If you do exercises that are good for fitness levels much higher than yours, you will not lose weight. You will have a short period of weight loss and then you will plateau very soon.

Even worse, if you have excess cortisol or adrenal fatigue you will get more fat if your exercise is too intense for you!

My method of High Intensity Interval Training is outlined in my book Metabolism Makeover. All you need is a heart rate monitor. It will tell you whether you are ready for HIIT or not and if not, what you should do to get there.

Metabolism Makeover

Interval training is very helpful in saving you time and money and still get results. However, they should be used as part of a comprehensive weight loss program that focuses of restoring health first to lose weight. Know how to use it will save you time, money and hassle because you don't have anymore guess work. I lay it out for you. It is all in this book. If you are interested check out Metabolism Makeover.

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