Any kind of physical activity is always healthy, but it has also been researched that more than 35% of the people across the world do not get enough physical activity/exercise! This is particularly for those people who have more of a desk job than a physically demanding one! In case you are one of those very people, then having a workout routine will definitely help you brilliantly in the long run.
However, if you are someone who literally cannot find time to workout, then maybe giving a go to HIIT would prove to be a good fit for you! That is the very gist of HIIT! You get to have brilliant health benefits in the least amount of time!
HIIT can easily be described as short bursts of intense exercises, where a break is established by alternating the intense workouts with low-intensity exercises so that the body has time to recover from the high-intensity workout! The maximum time a HIIT routine takes is 30 mins but it can also last for as little as 10 minutes. And now that you are slightly familiar with the concept of HIIT, have a look at the health benefits it offers!
- Metabolic Rate stays High for a longer amount of time
Did you know that the main calories that you end up burning as a result of the routine, is not during, but after the workout? HIIT routine literally enables you to burn more calories and keeps your metabolism working overtime even after you have finished exercising, and that too for quite many hours.
Another brilliant benefit of HIIT is that it just might divert your body’s mechanism to metabolize fats instead of the usual metabolization of carbohydrates. Even as little as a two minute HIIT routine (like sprints) could easily prove to be a great benefactor in increasing the metabolic rate to match that of a 30-minute running routine! The time difference is seriously astounding!
- Improves Oxygen Intake
Essentially, here, what we mean by oxygen intake is the ability of your muscles to use the oxygen in your body! Initially, to improve the oxygen intake of muscles, one would resort to running and cycling, and that too for quite a long period of time. But thanks to HIIT, you can now provide the same benefit to your muscles, in a much lesser amount of time!
A mere 20 minutes of HIIT 4 times a week, followed for 5 weeks diligently increases the oxygen intake by your muscles by 9%! Time consumed when indulging in HIIT when compared to traditional exercise routines is literally half while the calorie burning rate, oxygen intake rate and metabolic rate are exceptionally higher!
- Helps Reduce Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
Following a HIIT routine has also been proven to be brilliantly beneficial for your all-around health! According to many research, it has been found that HIIT helps reduce blood pressure effectively, specifically in obese and overweight people. When compared to continuous endurance training, which helps reduce Blood pressure in people over an extended amount of time, HIIT routines are able to do the same over a mere time of 8 weeks.
However, HIIT seems to have more effect on over-weight people when it comes to reducing Blood pressure, as compared to people with normal-weight! So if you are someone who is suffering from obesity and blood pressure at the same time, then you know what kind of workout routine would suit you the best!
Remember to always have a trainer around you when you decide to take up HIIT, so that you have someone to guide you through the whole routine, while making sure that you do not end up hurting yourself in your search of a healthier you!
