High Intensity And Low Intensity Training - Does It Matter?

By C.d. Rich


There is really no legitimate reason that a fit person should do a low intensity workout regimen except if they just aren't really interested in attaining great results. If you would like to lose weight slowly then low intensity training, which are exercises wherein the heart rate is pushed to around 60 percent of its maximum, can help you achieve your objective.

Low intensity training, which means exercises wherein your heart rate is about sixty percent of its maximum rate, are somewhat inefficient for anything besides very gradual and slow weight loss. They will not help you increase the metabolism, nor will they help much in building muscle mass, and they will not do much for endurance and strength.

Exercises that push your heart rate to at least seventy five percent of its maximum are referred to as high intensity exercises and are truly better when it comes to your overall health.

If you deduct your present age from two hundred twenty, you will know your maximum heart rate. This means that a forty year old individual would have a maximum heart rate of 180 beats per minute. The term "maximum heart rate" is something people should not be worried about. You are not going to harm the heart if you go up to or over this heart rate.

Remember that the 220-age method is just an estimation and anyone could go above this number depending on her or his individual physiology. Since it's almost impossible to harm a healthy heart by working out, that is nothing to be worried about.

The right time for low intensity exercises is before or after high intensity workouts because they could help you cool down or warm up. For the elderly, for those who are just starting to workout, for individuals who are overweight and out of shape, and for individuals recovering from an injury or sickness, it is much better if you do low intensity exercises.

If you're among the many people who are doing low intensity exercises because your personal trainer recommended it then you're not receiving the great results high intensity workouts can offer. Confusion and personal protection are normally the reasons why a personal trainer would recommend low intensity exercises that are less effective.

If a trainer opts for a safer route that could cause the least injury and suggests low intensity training in order to avoid lawsuits then this is referred to as personal protection. If a trainer does this then she or he is either not sure of the his or her abilities, not intending to be present during the client's workout session or not fit to be a trainer.




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