Study Proves You Can Grit Away Tummy Fat
New research has confirmed that specific forms of the increasingly-popular, High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) can
be the key to cutting fat from your waistline.
While it has been known for some time that HIIT is an effective way to burn serious amounts of fat, the recently
published results of a study by the University of Nicosia in Cyprus have highlighted that HIIT has real tummy-trimming
benefits.
The study tested two groups of exercisers. One group followed a conventional gym training program four days a week, the
other did two conventional gym workouts and two workouts that included high-intensity interval training based LES MILLS
GRIT™ cardio workouts a week. Both groups trained for the same total amount of time each week.
At the end of the eight-week study, both groups saw a reduction in total body fat, but it was those doing high-intensity
interval training who really took the fat burning up a notch.
Head of Research for Les Mills International, Bryce Hastings, says these individuals shed an average of 2.2cm from their
waistlines while also experiencing an overall loss of 2.2% visceral fat.
“Visceral fat is the awful gut fat that clogs up organs and has been shown to increase the risk of health problems such
as type 2 diabetes. The people in this group also benefited from a significant increase in cardiorespiratory fitness,
sprint speed, and arm strength,” he says.
“Getting a flat stomach can be hard for both men and women. It’s a soft spot that can be one of the most challenging to
tone up but our research findings have really highlighted that LES MILLS GRIT is a method that works better than
conventional training.”
While the results are significant, the length of the workouts was not. Those who incorporated the high-intensity
interval training didn’t need to slog it out for hours at the gym – the LES MILLS GRIT sessions they did twice a week
were just 30-minutes long.
LES MILLS GRIT workouts are short, but explosive. Combining intervals of speed and power training with body weight
exercises such as squat jumps and lunges, they are designed to maximize calorie burn during the workout, and beyond. All
it takes is the introduction of just two LES MILLS GRIT workouts a week and you can increase aerobic fitness, grow lean
muscle tissue and amplify fat burn – all while you whittle away the waistline.
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