Fitness 411: Intervals: the Secret to Fat Loss

If you're one of the many people struggling to keep up in the fast-paced world of cell phones, pagers, and laptops, with little time left for fitness, then intervals may be just what you're looking for...

For years we've all heard if you want to lose fat you need to spend endless hours on a treadmill or riding a bike. But thanks to new discoveries in cardiovascular training, that's no longer the case. Comparisons have shown that intervals (short bursts of get-out-of-breath sprints) are superior to aerobics (long. slow distance training) for fat loss!

Here's why...

• Interval training stimulates your body to release growth hormone, or HGH.
• Intervals protect your muscles so you don't burn them for fuel.
• And, interval training elevates your metabolism, sometimes for as long as 24 hours, after training.

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