#107 What exercise can I implement during a busy work day?

In today's episode of the Mind Set Game Podcast, I discuss that we are becoming more and more sedentary in our life that some are even not taking the time to leave their desks at lunchtime.

But you might say, James, what can I do in this short time frame to get any exercise of benefit.

My answer to you would be that you have 3 choices:

Steady state cardio and by this I mean a light jog for 30mins
HIIT session (15-30mins max)
Super Intense session lasting about 9 mins (4x 60sec sprint plus 3/4mins recovery in between, my apologies I forgot to mention this in the recording)

Before I give you more information, Which would you choose?

Let me break it down for you;

Boosts metabolism

The American College of Sports and Medicine said that High-Intensity Interval Training helps you consume more oxygen than a non-interval workout routine.
The excess amount of oxygen consumed helps increase your rate of metabolism from about 90 minutes to 144 minutes after a session of interval training. Thus the increased metabolism helps burn more calories at a faster rate.

Burn calories and fat hours after you leave the gym- When participating in such high-intensity workouts your body's repair cycle goes into hyperdrive. This means in 24 hours after a HIIT workout your body is still burning calories and fat whereas, in steady-pace workouts, you may not.

Now you know the ins and out which would you choose?

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