Yes, you've heard me say it a hundred times… Interval training is the way to go (for most) because it dramatically increases the calories burned and your metabolism, and it dramatically cuts your time doing aerobic exercise.
MSNBC published another story and more evidence on this fact yesterday. Read the article here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35581793/ns/health-fitness
A couple notes on the article:
The "exercise expert" that they quote says it's "like finding a new pill that works twice as well" and "we should immediately throw out the old way of exercising."
C'mon… really? Why does the media always have to ONLY print the extreme points?? Sure interval training is great, but should you only do interval training?? "Throw-out everything else???" Like the "Baby with the Bathwater??" (to use an old expression)
No, of course not.
Since you've all been paying attention to Athlon Elite's Newsletter you already know that it's even more optimal for fitness results (based on George Beckham's research review last year) to do one to two longer, slower aerobic training days mixed in with your three to four interval training days each week.
We've proven that over and over at Athlon Elite in our BURN and EDGE systems.
But to use another old expression to describe these kinds of "mass news publications"…
"to the hammer, everything's a nail."
And, unfortunately, to the reporters it's simpler to just quote the extremist than to really look into and report the FULL TRUTH.
Oh well, go get some long, slow cardio in this weekend and then get back into Athlon Elite next week for some good interval training!
Have a great weekend,
Ryan
P.S. Lost of people digging their new found flexibility and pain-free movement from their "corrective exercise prescription." If you haven't gotten a Functional Movement ScreenTM done yet at Athlon Elite and are interested in how to move better, more efficiently and pain-free, call or email Alicia and get on my schedule for one now.
(805) 440-0215 or alicia@athlonelite.com
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