How To Use Interval Training To Lose Weight

The Importance Of Warming Up

Before beginning each interval training session, don’t forget the importance of warming up. If you have prior athletic experience, you probably already know a proper warm-up helps prevent injuries. This in and of itself should be enough to convince you to warm up before each workout. But jumping on the treadmill or stationary bike for a moderate few minutes’ warm-up also helps make the most of your actual workout. Within ten to twelve minutes of a total body warm-up, you can increase blood flow to your muscles by seventy-five percent. The extra blood flow means higher muscle temperatures, which means oxygen is more readily available to your muscles. All of this helps you reach peak performance.

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Different Interval Methods

In addition to burning fat and increasing overall fitness levels, different interval methods offer serious versatility. You can easily create a regimen to cater to specific goals, such as losing weight or building upper body strength. For example, biking for a quarter-mile, doing twenty push-ups, and completing quick twenty burpees – all of which you repeat for three sets – is a good way to combine low-intensity training with bursts of high-intensity exercise aimed at a stronger upper body. Other exercises individuals can mix and match include jumping rope, stair climbing, jogging, walking, tuck jumps, and pull-ups. If you want to start simple, stick to one exercise. By walking, jogging, and sprinting for a quarter-mile each and repeating for four sets, you’ll have completed a quick and easy interval training session.

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