An Alternative to High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

One of the recent trends in exercise is High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT).  While, with caution and knowledge, this is an excellent way to exercise for both health and fitness for athletics, it is not practical, safe and/or convenient for many. An alternative is LISS: low-intensity steady state training.

You don’t need HIIT to get fit. Try this instead.

(mChemist.com)

High-Intensity Interval Training Not A Panacea

High-Intensity Interval Training has benefits, but they are narrow.

The truth about high-intensity interval training

Interval Training Works

"For many of us, the most pressing question about exercise is: How little can I get away with? The answer, according to a sophisticated new study of interval training, may be very, very little. In this new experiment, in fact, 60 seconds of strenuous exertion proved to be as successful at improving health and fitness as three-quarters of an hour of moderate exercise."

1 Minute of All-Out Exercise May Have Benefits of 45 Minutes of Moderate Exertion

High Intensity Training

There has been much media attention recently about the value of intermittent, high intensity exercise.  However, if one is not healthy and used to being active, there are dangers.

High-Intensity Training Can Harm, if Not in Good Shape