Today At Gym - 08/07

This morning was a hard cardio workout again, and as usual a very enjoyable game of squash.

I did some HIIT on the stationary bike this morning which was quite good and made me feel even better.

At this point you may be wondering what exactly I mean by HIIT so I will provide you with a brief description:

High-intensity interval training sessions consists of a warmup period, several short, maximum-intensity efforts separated by moderate recovery intervals, and a cooldown period ^[1].

While this description may sound somewhat complicated it really isn't, here is an example: Warmup by cycling at a moderate pace for two minutes, then intensely cycle (as close as you can get to your maximum effort) for a minute, after this moderate again for two minutes and then intense again, see the pattern?

Studies have been done on HIIT and it was proved that this method is more effective at burning fat and maintaining, or building, muscle mass than high-volume, lower intensity aerobic work-outs.

Give High-intensity interval training a try next time you do some cardio, but don't think you can carry on reading that book or newspaper while you are at it, it's a little harder than you may be used to.

Start Time	06:21
Duration	80 minutes
Calories Burned	1143 kcal
Session Type	Cardiovascular Training
Session Focus	Stationary Bike (20 min), Stepper Machine (10 min), Squash (50 min)

Next up I'll publish an article of how you can get a little more exercise during your normal daily routine, so be on the lookout for that!