subject: Get Fighting Fit With A Home Gym [print this page] High Intensity Training has been about since the early 1970s when the phrase was coined by a number of health and fitness experts as part of a new wave of popularity for novel exercise techniques. But more recently, what was once seen as a fad is now proving to have more substance behind it than was previously thought. A slew of scientific research from a number of institutions has shown that many individuals are genetically predisposed to make huge gains from High Intensity Training even though it only requires a couple of five minutes sessions each week. Manufactures of home gym equipment such as Weider and Nordic Track have reported a concomitant rise in the popularity of exercise bikes and treadmills as time-pressed men and women eschew the gym and head home in a bid to get fighting fit.
The basics of High Intensity Training are simple, stating that exercise simply needs to be intense, brief and infrequent. The Journal of Physiology recently published yet another study supporting the mounting evidence that High Intensity Training can make a real difference to the fitness levels of a wide variety of people. The study was commissioned by Canada"s McMaster University and shows that such intense training really does make a difference, as well as being safe and time efficient. The explanation for the phenomena is simple: by putting yourself through a brief period of intense demand, the body is forced to rapidly produce muscle strength which is reinforced by the irregular nature of the workout, ensuring that the body does not get used to the strain and has to constantly produce more muscle tissue in response.
But what exactly is the best method and how can you find the motivation to start? Opinion is divided on the best way to workout in a High Intensity Training programme, but the fundamental principles are that whatever you do, make sure you warm up properly and do not spend too long training. Exercise bikes are available from a variety of outlets and a range of manufacturers such as Reebok, Nordic Track and Proform. Similarly, treadmills are also a great way to put your body through the paces and have the added bonus of being easy to store "" with collapsible models from the likes of Nordic track and Horizon Fitness making short work of keeping your bedroom exercise equipment free. But the important thing to remember is that whatever method of intense training you choose, make sure you get enough down time before you start your next session. Most advocates recommend doing no more than three five minute sessions per week.
