Interval Fitness Training And Its Benefits
December 30, 2008
A shortage of time are the main reasons that people claim for not exercising. However with a technique called ‘Interval Training’ they have a great solution to their problem of time, and another reason for not being able to offer excuses for not training.
Short bursts of very intense physical activity is what interval training is all about. This is also know as active recovery and is actually less intensive compared to the actual workout. This is form of non-stop and repetitive activity and is an ideal way to avoid physical injury that a lot of other forms of training are prone to inflict on you. Interval training also prevents you from burning out within a matter of minutes while allowing you to increase your intensity at the same time.
Interval training is a form of training is based on the actual requirements of the individual. In short, it is how you feel about exercising that will be the determining factor of how long you train and the intensity you train at.
There are many advantages of interval training. Both of the body’s energy production systems are utilized in the process. The anaerobic as well as the aerobic energy sources are brought into play. The aerobic system is the energy system that allows the trainer to keep up a running speed for a few miles. This form of energy converts carbohydrates using oxygen from many sources of the body onto the required energy.
The anaerobic energy system extracts energy in the form of glycogen from the carbohydrates stored in the muscles. This energy is drawn every time there is a short burst of activity such as sprinting or lifting objects. This system does not require oxygen nor does it provide the body with energy in excess of what is actually needed for the sudden activity. This energy conversion is responsible forth burning feeling we have in our muscles after a spurt of activity.
When you begin you interval training you will not need to put in more than half an hour of activity. You can increase the intensity as you go along. Interval training is fast catching on all over the world as it has proven to be a good way to keep fit or get back into shape. It also increases the burning of calories to a great extent.
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