Losing Weight with Bodyweight Interval Training

Here is a great article on how to get a great interval training workout, using just your own bodyweight. Interval training is one of the best ways to lose weight quickly, and keep it off, as it challenges your body in a natural way, without overworking certain muscles while neglecting others, and at a pace that raises your metabolism.

Bodyweight Interval Training
By Yuri Elkaim

Interval training is great way of obtaining the highest success out of your workouts. It's a method in which you go into short yet high-intensity exercise periods which in turn alternate with recovery periods where your body gets to rest before the intensity is repeated all the while aiding you in burning more calories, increasing your speed, strength, endurance and the list could go on as well.

When in comes to working out and doing exercises using intervals, it is important to keep in mind that interval training is not exclusively targeted towards cardio exercises. Using intervals while involving yourself a variety of workout methods is always beneficial to your body. It has greatly valuable benefits when incorporated into your workouts, allowing and enabling you to propel forward to that next level.

Doing intervals while working with weights which is basically like a circuit training workout is always valuable. It allows your muscles to work hard and recover all the while assisting with your strength building. When doing body weight workouts such as push-ups, squats, lunges, pull-ups, etc. using the interval protocol by doing 30 seconds going hard then 30 seconds letting the body rest can definitely help you with results. It evenly balances out the intensity needed to sweat it out as well as the recovery needed so that the body can do it again and again while only getting stronger.

Approaching it from a cardio standpoint, running stairs and jumping rope are also terrific ways of involving intervals into your workout. When running up the stairs your body is going strong then the run back down allows your body to rest and cool down. Jumping rope is fantastic too, you can jump at a high intensity for about 10 seconds then let your body recover for 30 and repeat this over and over. Running on high knees, outdoors or on treadmills, ellipticals or jumping jacks, and any cardio machine while incorporating interval workouts can only serve you as an advantage.

I would highly suggest incorporating this type of method into anyone's workout regime because it simply allows you to move forward reach greater heights and evolve physically and mentally due to the discipline involved when reaching those intense exercise periods.

Fitness and Fat Loss Expert, Yuri Elkaim, is the strength & conditioning coach for the men's soccer program at the University of Toronto and helps thousands of busy health conscious individuals burn fat and get fit by using athletic workouts. You can get a FREE fat burning interval training workout by visiting www.MyFitterU.com today!