A prime example is long slow distance training or aerobic exercise. Once believed as the go-to training method for fat loss, low intensity training has since been bumped from the top spot and replaced with high intensity training, also known as high-intensity interval training (HIT) or burst training. Commonly associated with cyclical-type exercises, like running and cycling , HIT incorporates hard and easy periods of high and low intensity efforts.
Regular performance of HIT-type workouts have been shown to be effective at reducing body fat, however, “the mechanisms underlying the fat reduction…are undetermined but may include [HIT]-induced fat oxidation during and after exercise and suppressed appetite”. HIT has been found to significantly lower insulin resistance, which increases the body’s capacity for fat oxidation, which basically means, you’re better able at utilizing fat for fuel during workouts (depending on exercise intensity) and in the recovery period, post workout.
Not only great for fat loss, but regular performance of HIT has been shown to enhance both aerobic and anaerobic energy systems simultaneously. HIT has been touted as a time-efficient training strategy because it takes less total time to induce similar metabolic adaptations that are comparable with longer duration endurance-type training.For example, similar improvements in work capacity can result from workouts consisting of multiple Wingate Tests, which involves 30-seconds of maximal cycling on a specialized upright bike, performed for several weeks, compared to higher volume, lower intensity aerobic workout
Regular performance of HIT-type workouts have been shown to be effective at reducing body fat, however, “the mechanisms underlying the fat reduction…are undetermined but may include [HIT]-induced fat oxidation during and after exercise and suppressed appetite”. HIT has been found to significantly lower insulin resistance, which increases the body’s capacity for fat oxidation, which basically means, you’re better able at utilizing fat for fuel during workouts (depending on exercise intensity) and in the recovery period, post workout.
Not only great for fat loss, but regular performance of HIT has been shown to enhance both aerobic and anaerobic energy systems simultaneously. HIT has been touted as a time-efficient training strategy because it takes less total time to induce similar metabolic adaptations that are comparable with longer duration endurance-type training.For example, similar improvements in work capacity can result from workouts consisting of multiple Wingate Tests, which involves 30-seconds of maximal cycling on a specialized upright bike, performed for several weeks, compared to higher volume, lower intensity aerobic workout
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