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News / decreases fitness
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Mar 03, 2014
Too many days of high intensity decreases fitness, the right dose improves endurance by 11 percent
Read more →Often I'm asked my opinion on the popular high-intensity interval training (HIIT) programs offered in various forms. In general, I'm not a fan. I believe that daily doses of high-intensity training is risky for injury and has limited positive benefits. Turns out, a recent study supports my opinion of "limited positive benefits" and takes it further. Daily HIIT sessions blunts or decreases fitness. One of my cyclists sent me a link to a recent column from the New York Times "How to Get Fit in a Few Minutes a Week." The column examined results of a couple of studies. In...