Re:Obesity and Fitness Are Revolutionized By Reddit, Not Doc...
by Terretta on Sunday August 12, 2012 @03:42PM
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> Cardio really should be a minimum of an hour per day, at least 5 days a week if weight control is the goal.
This is mistaken, and recommending this myth (at least five hours a week) is part of why so few people can stick to a fitness regimen.
HIIT, and in particular, Tabata intervals, have been proven to alter your body's metabolic processes within 6 weeks, with just 10 minutes 3 or 4 times a week. Once the metabolism shifts, the person begins to burn fat "at rest" far more than the long exercise type of athlete.
The goal isn't to lose calories during the exercise itself, but to shift how your body stores and uses energy.
This is mistaken, and recommending this myth (at least five hours a week) is part of why so few people can stick to a fitness regimen.
HIIT, and in particular, Tabata intervals, have been proven to alter your body's metabolic processes within 6 weeks, with just 10 minutes 3 or 4 times a week. Once the metabolism shifts, the person begins to burn fat "at rest" far more than the long exercise type of athlete.
The goal isn't to lose calories during the exercise itself, but to shift how your body stores and uses energy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_trainin...
"HIIT is somewhat counterintuitive in this regard, but has nonetheless been shown to burn fat more effectively."
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmc...
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metabolism:_Clinic...