Interval Training – Athletes Have Adopted It, Now You Ought to As Well
Posted onA common complaint with people getting on cardio workouts is they begin with a great deal of enthusiasm and see some immediate weight loss. This motivates them to continue along the same workout course, but at some point they plateau. It doesn’t take long for the enthusiasm to wear off, and the workouts diminish and then end. So why does our bodies give us this little teaser, and then slam the door shut?
The primary reason for this is the reason humans have survived quite well throughout the ages: we are very adaptable. And that factor that has allowed the human race to survive quite nicely is the reason we hit these weight-loss plateaus. Even if we are on a strenuous exercise routine, over the long run our bodies will adapt to this regimen, it will call for more calories to sustain itself, and weight loss comes to an abrupt halt.
As with many things, we have to trick the body, or never let it get into a routine that it can get comfortable … Read the rest