Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock recently, you have probably heard about the never ending battle between High Intensity Interval Training and regular cardio. Although I am not going to present a strong opinion in favor of any of them, I would like to take some time to tell you what HIIT is and how it can help you shed fat.

As the name itself suggests, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a very tough, extremely intensive, but also relatively short work out. HIIT excercises don’t usually last longer than 15 to 25 minutes total, so this particular type of workout is perfect if you’re short on time.

The way HIIT workout is structured is you start with 3-5 minutes of low intensity to warm up. The next portion is divided into alternating 10-30 second segments of very intensive all out pace and around 60 seconds of a low intensity recovery period. So, just to give you an example, if you’re doing HIIT on a bike, you’re going to ride as fast as you can for 10-30 seconds (if you can go longer than that, you’re not going all out) and then you’re going to go slower for another minute or so. Then, when that second minute is over, you go back to going all out again. You will repeat this 5-8 times and then do a slow cooldown fo 3-5 minutes.

As you can probably imagine, this type of weightloss workout is extremely effective as it burns a lot of those unwanted calories. The best thing about it is that it works very effectively even after you work out as your metabolic rate remains raised for a long time after you’re finished excercising.

On the other hand, it’s important for you to know and realize that your body adapts to everything so you really should have variety if you’re really thinking about being successfull. I mean, what I am trying to say is that if you do something, no matter what it is for an extended period of time, the results you’ll get are going to decrease. That’s obvious perhaps, but I wanted to make sure that you understand it well.

For that reason you should make sure that you don’t stick only to HIIT, but you do regular cardio as well whenever you have enough time to do it (I am sure that you remember that cardio workouts can be quite long. They can last as long as 45 minutes which you may not always have.)

The one last thing I wanted to say about HIIT and fat loss is that it’s not good for everyone. As you probably noticed, it requires some highly intensive workout and if your body is not used to it, maybe you should spend some time preparing it for it before you dive headfirst into HIIT. I am sure you don’t want to overdo it and have to take breaks from excercising all together, right?

Both regular cardio and HIIT are great. The one thing you have to know about is that whether you decide to do HIIT or cardio, you really shouldn’t go overboard with it. Just listen to what your body tells you and give it variety it needs.

Fatloss is a tough thing to get through. I mean it’s nothing east to get through all that fat collected under your skin, especially if you don’t know what to do. I’d like to tell you a thing or two that walking can do for your fatloss.

The first thing you have to know is that people underestimate it. They don’t think that walking can be very effective as it doesn’t seem to be very difficult to walk, right?

Get this. If you walk 2 miles per hour for an hour you burn 100 calories, so it’s definitely worth it. I mean, go for a quick walk around your house or around the neighborhood and after an hour, you’ll almost feel getting fit again.

What’s the most important thing as you walk?

The one thing you have to know about when you plan to do walking for fatloss is that you cannot get bored. Let me tell you what happens when you get bored as you work out: you give up. If you want to be successful with your fat loss, you have to make it as entertaining as you possibly can. I can imagine you sitting there, thinking “how on earth can I make walking enjoyable?”

Well, here are some tips:

1. Choose the right place for your walks – do you know an area that just makes you happy when you go there? Do you have a beutiful forrest close to your home? Do you live by the beach? Just find an area that looks good and makes you feel good.

2. Get some music – we live in a time when IPhones, mp3 players, CD players and IPods are extremely cheap and very common. Just get one and transfer some of your favorite music from your CDs straight to your device. As you walk, listen to some music or the radio and you won’t get bored.

3. Get company – this one is pretty self explanatory. Just go walking with your wife, your kids or your friend and talk as you walk. It’s very pleasant and you won’t even notice how fast the time will pass by. I did that with one of my best friends recently and I think we talked and walked for about 2 hours if I am not mistaken. I didn’t even get tired and, of course, as a result, I burnt a whole lot of calories. Great stuff.

Walking is incredible for fatloss. All you have to do is get some comfy shoes and you’re ready to go. Of course it can be a bit boring, but if you follow the tips I’ve outlined for you above, you’ll walk the world without even knowing about it.