Interval Exercise
Posted By dale on January 10, 2010
Interval exercise, where individuals exercised for 2 minutes at 97% of there maximum heart rate (MHR) followed by a recovery period of three minutes of low intensity exercise burned the same amount of calories as a program using aerobic exercise. The difference in fat burning however was dramatically different. Most studies have found that the calories burned using different forms of exercise were about the same. The surprise finding was that interval exercise increased the presence of fat burning enzymes, fat loss was up to 9 times higher, and the fat burning effects continued for 24 hours. It is really easy to put this research into practical use. For example, instead of walking at the same pace for 30 minutes, try walking at your normal pace for 5 minutes then speed up to a full speed walk for 2 1/2, then go back to normal. Switch back and forth with this system to finish your 30 minute walk. You’ll be surprised at the difference in fat loss that can occur.
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