High and Low
High and Low
The High Intensity Training Trend Isn't Helping You
My least favourite trend in fitness is our obsession with high intensity training.
It's a style of training that has it's benefits, no doubt.
But the way it's done by most people currently, is just setting people up to fail.
I'm going to guess that it became popular because of our busy lifestyles.
We apparently had a lack of time, and so we needed to burn more calories in a shorter time.
Enter high intensity training, where you get your butt kicked for 40 minutes and burn a heap of calories doing so, while sweating up a storm.
But we forgot about a few things along the way.
Really big, glaring things.
Firstly, a lot of us are pretty stressed, so adding another quite stressful activity is not a good idea.
I know exercise is meant to help with stress, but not all exercise is created equal.
So now we have people doing a highly stressful form of exercise adding to there usual stress, but being convinced they're feeling good.
Secondly, the calories we burn during a high intensity session, can easily be undone with one meal.
So all our efforts could be for nothing because we're not focusing on the right thing in the first place.
And thirdly, the recovery required for this style of training is unlikely to be done by the average person.
Yes the 10 minute stretch at the end helps, but doing high intensity over and over again means more and more recovery is required.
And so, we're in a little trap.
The exercise is fun.
It sure feels like it's doing a lot.
And yet, many people aren't getting results - at least not the results all that effort deserves.
And while doing fun exercise is fun, not getting results isn't.
From what I've learned with clients, myself and from mentors throughout my years of training, is that high intensity exercise is a supplement.
It's part of a good program.
And not the biggest past.
For most people, one day a week is sufficient.
For everyone else, two days is enough.
Unfortunately, a lot of people have to burn out before they can learn that.
My only hope is that they don't give up on training all together.
Until next time,
Marco
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