Benefits of Interval Training (page 1 of 2)

In the past exercise physiologist held that interval training was only for highly trained athletes and not for those people who want to lose body fat. New studies show that interval training promotes the loss of body fat while building superior cardiorespiratory levels of fitness.

Interval training increases muscle mass, heart rate recovery, strength, power, speed, and Post Exercise Caloric Expenditure (PECE). Studies show that anaerobic interval training is far more effective in creating PECE than aerobic exercise by 38 percent.

Note: PECE is also know as Post Exercise Metabolic Elevation (PEME).

From a fat metabolism standpoint, interval training increases lean muscle tissue as oppose to decreasing lean muscle tissue with aerobic training. An increase in lean muscle tissue will speed up your metabolism as well as improve fat mobilization and utilization.

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