| With all the Easter eggs this bunny has to deliver, it?s | | | | Think of the jogging part as your rest and the sprinting |
| hard for him to find the time to stay fit. | | | | part as your high intensity portion. |
| And for the Easter bunny he?s got to stay fit to be | | | | Once you feel comfortable you can use this same |
| super efficient on his big day (Easter). | | | | approach with different exercises in your routine. |
| But today I?ll share with you an important type of | | | | Here?s a quick program to get you started. |
| training Mr. Bunny does to prepare for Easter. | | | | Before you try them out, here are a couple guidelines |
| It?s called High Intensity Interval Training or HIIT. | | | | you must follow. |
| HIIT consists of a warm-up, several short, | | | | Before you start an exercise program consult your |
| maximum-intensity efforts separated by moderate | | | | family physician. |
| recovery intervals, and then a cool down. | | | | Start slow and build up to a higher level of intensity. |
| The sessions should lasts about 15 minutes. But that?s | | | | If you feel uncomfortable, stop what our doing and |
| the minimum that you can do. Now that might seem | | | | recover. |
| like a really short period of time to do exercises and | | | | Do an exercise for 20 seconds and then take 10 |
| still see results, but there?s been numerous studies that | | | | second before starting a new set. |
| prove short high intensity bouts of exercise, burn fat, | | | | Based on 4 minute rounds, broken down into 8 sets |
| maintaining and building lean muscle, increase your | | | | for 30 seconds. |
| resting metabolic rate, and also improves you?re your | | | | Do a quick warm up, 5-7 minutes. |
| max Vo2 (the maximal amount of oxygen you can | | | | Your Quick Workout |
| intake). | | | | Squats: 30 seconds |
| Not bad for just 15 minutes huh? | | | | Rest: 10 seconds |
| Now although this type of training is a lot shorter than | | | | Push Ups: 30 Seconds |
| traditional training sessions, it does take a great amount | | | | Rest: 10 seconds |
| of effort and discipline to perform the short burst of | | | | Lunges: 30 seconds |
| effort. | | | | Rest: 10 Seconds |
| I?d recommend you start off doing your high intensity | | | | Dips: 30 seconds |
| intervals by incorporating it first into your cardio. | | | | Do all these exercises twice so you?ve completed 8 |
| For example: if you?re going for a jog you can jog for | | | | sets of exercises in total. Try to go for 3 rounds. |
| 1 minute and then sprint your heart out for 15 seconds. | | | | |