In light of modern societies increasing time demands, we have an increasingly sedentary population who continually cite time as the biggest barrier to exercise. In this book we show you how you can get fit and improve your health whilst fitting it into a busy lifestyle. This book is for anyone who wants to improve their fitness, improve their health and reduce their chances of getting some of the major diseases in today s society such as diabetes and heart disease, but doesn't have time to spend slaving away at the gym or running for hours on end. Just two minutes of high intensity exercise, three times a week, can improve your fitness levels by an average of 10% as well as increasing lower body strength. As well as improving your fitness levels high intensity exercise can increase your insulin sensitivity by 25% and lower fat circulating in the blood by 15%. This book is written by scientists and all information in it has been scientifically confirmed. The findings from the study that this book is based on were recently the focus of a Horizon programme (28th Feb 2012) on the truth about exercise. Approx 120 pages, with full colour photographs, illustrating the exercises. Content: Chapter 1: High intensity training and performance Chapter 2: High intensity training and health Chapter 3: Psychological aspects of high intensity training Chapter 4: Practical aspects of high intensity training Chapter 5: Myths about exercise
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Dr John Babraj is an exercise physiologist and has been working in the field of high intensity training research since 2007 and published the first major paper demonstrating that this type of training improved insulin sensitivity and aerobic fitness in sedentary people with just 15 minutes of training over 2 weeks. Dr Ross Lorimer is a researcher in the psychology of sport and exercise and is a Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Scientist. He has been involved in several high-intensity exercise studies and uses it as part of his own training routine for sports climbing. He has a keen interest in the psychological factors associated with being able to train at this level of intensity, such a personal motivation, as well being interested in the potential positive mental benefits of this training regime.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By larat44
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provides all the science you need to know to justify this approach to exercise a very easy read takes a couple of hours - don't buy this if you are looking for lots of different work out suggestions although it gives some its really about the science which is extactly what I wanted
By ben
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The first chapter on HIT and performance is most interesting, but it is not stand-alone and requires a relatively high level of knowledge in exercise physiology etc. It could be expanded to be more readable for the beginner. My biggest annoyance is the total lack of references. The whole book is about evidence based recommendations for incorporating HIT into your routine, but the lack of references mean that people can't follow it up.
By exrugby
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Explains the benefits. Would like more training ideas with programmes to follow. Easy read. Read it in a couple of hours
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book - concise and gets to grips with improving fitness levels
3 Oct 2012
By L. Paton
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A clear concise book that gets to grips with improving your fitness levels without having to spend hours in the gym . Anyone can follow the advice in the book and improve their individual fitness levels so anyone from a couch potato to elite athlete will I think learn something from this book
As a person who cannot bear the thought of spending hours in the gym this book is a god send :)
As a person who cannot bear the thought of spending hours in the gym this book is a god send :)
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Kino
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As someone who does not have much time to exercise this book really helped me get motivation to go out there and do something with the knowledge it wouldn't mean hours in a gym!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Having read an article in a national newspaper I was prompted to buy the book. The content is well written and contains a wealth of detail that allows the reader to get a full understanding of the underlying principles and the effects of the workout.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By h. brown
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Explained the subject well. Good info. Addressed all the questions I had. Have started the program and am looking forward to good results
6 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By CC
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You open this book and BOOM! you're into the science. This doesn't read as if it's written for the layman, it casually tosses around terms like adenosine and mitochondria without enough explanation and it doesn't attempt to tell a story. The science is fascinating but I predict someone will come along and write a book containing the same content and written in a fun, engaging way which will then become a bestseller.
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