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naerobic training, also known as HIIT, is a popular way of getting fast fitness results. Social Media and marketing have played a huge role in selling these high intensity workout methods, promoting fat loss, improved fitness and better body composition in a short period of time. This intense energy system training does have some merit and can certainly boost performance and fat loss, no doubt, but without a long-term plan it can result in burnout, injury and weight gain. Let’s dive a little deeper into some of the negative effects of long term HIIT style training on your health and fat loss goals: Appetite Control: The body’s heightened need for energy (calories in) to sustain regular high intensity training can lead to sugar and salty food cravings (aka junk food). Not so optimal if the goal is fat loss. Stress: Ever reach for that extra cup of coffee or pre-workout drink to give you the energy to go work out...? Over consumption of caffeine affects our adrenal system. Excess caffeine plus elevated cortisol from frequent high-intensity sessions tires the adrenal system and in turn can deplete or steal from other important hormone production. High cortisol levels can
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cause the body to hold onto fat storage and a long period of time and your fat loss journey retain fluid, again contradicting the reason for has stalled or if you can relate to any of the doing high-intensity workouts. aforementioned conditions, it may be time to Burnout: invest in a more systematic approach to your High intensity training can get very addictive health and fitness goals. (that dopamine rush). Exercising for health Constantly trying to and fitness adds value to Over push a little harder, your life now, as well as consumption doing more and longevity to your life. Not of caffeine affects more sessions or only do you feel better our adrenal system. outperforming the within yourself, have Excess caffeine plus last session can lead an improved hormonal elevated cortisol to overtraining (aka from frequent highprofile and restorative burnout). Along with
intensity sessions sleep, but you also gain elevated adrenals and tires the adrenal a better relationship with poor nutrition, your system and in turn quality of sleep can food and elevated mental can deplete or steal be compromised and health. from other therefore your ability to Before the new year important hormone recover is reduced. begins, get a review production. Injury: and reprogram of your Under recovery exercise regime and start and overtraining may the new year feeling your BEST! Simply pop compromise your next session’s performance into Club Lime Toormina or Moonee Beach or leading to poor technique and subsequently give Leanne a call on to injury. Injuries are painful, to say the least. The inability to continue with your training can 0408 011 388. By the way... the most common side effect also influence your emotional health. to improving your overall health and fitness, is Personally, I enjoy a period of HIIT style training in my own workout programming and that of my personal training clients. However, if you’ve been training this way for
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