Quichey wrote:An informative article addressing how two different types of cardio impact on ability to lose weight:
http://www.simplyshredded.com/cardio-for-fat-loss-high-intensity-interval-training-cardio-vs-low-intensity-steady-state-cardio.html
A study conducted by Wilson et al. From the University of Tampa, FL, shows when you add in LISS you get a temporary boost in weight loss. Subjects lost a couple of pounds the first week and after that they lost nothing. This happened because their metabolism completely adjusted to that and that became their new set point to what they had to do just to maintain.
I have actually heard this from so many people it's not funny and even from people that do HIIT. The problem in't with the cardio but with thee diet, a person that weighs 100kg is going to have a higher calorie intake then a person that weighs 90kg. So every week your getting lighter you should be cutting the calories as well, If you don't then that's when you will see a difference in your fat lose.
The other thing is HIIT isn't just sprinting for a minute and walking for 4mins and doing that for 1/2hr. HIIT can be walking on a treadmill at the highest angle it has for a minute then bringing it back to flat, in other words you do something that brings up your heart rate then let it go back down and keep doing that.
The best part of the article is the bottom line part. like it says you will working longer at your goals if your doing something you enjoy rather something you don't enjoy. I would suggest people trying both as a lot of the time 1 thing might work for someone but might not always work for a other.