MIIT - Jump Start Your Training!

If you're looking for a way to jump start your metabolism, burn an insane amount of calories, or just a quick workout to do at home, in the gym or when traveling......this is it! Mega Intensity Interval Training is something we at the CardioBody quarters strongly believe in! Finishing the workout below, should be a gradual, work-in-progress if you're newer to working out. It's intense!

MIIT Jump Rope/Jumping Jacks Workout

                            Mega Intensity Interval Training- one of the best ways to burn fat!

For this workout, you can use either a jump rope or do jumping jacks (add some 3 or 5lb
dumbbells to the jacks to make it more challenging)
Start with a light warm up- light jog, fast walk, etc.

● Jump Rope/Jacks- 2 min Rest:45 seconds
● 10 Pushups
● Jump Rope/Jacks- 1 min 45 sec Rest: 45 seconds
● 9 Pushups
● Jump Rope/Jacks- 1 ½ min Rest: 45 seconds
● 8 Pushups
● Jump Rope/Jacks- 1 min 15 sec Rest: 30 seconds
● 7 Pushups
● Jump Rope/Jacks- 1 min Rest: 30 seconds
● 6 Pushups
● Jump Rope/Jacks- 45 seconds Rest: 15 seconds
● 5 Pushups

Cool down: Light jog or fast walk followed by a nice long stretch. This workout should only take
you about 15 minutes.
Enjoy!

This method of training may be more effective at inducing fat loss than simply training at a moderate intensity level for the same duration. This is due to the metabolism boosting effects of high intensity intervals. (1)(2)

1. ^ Short-term sprint interval versus traditional endurance training: similar initial adaptations in human skeletal muscle and exercise performance
2. ^ Two weeks of high-intensity aerobic interval training increases the capacity for fat oxidation during exercise in women