How Long Does It Take to See Results With HIIT?
This Is How Long It Will Take to Burn Fat and Build Muscle With HIIT, According to an Expert
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You've got to put in work at the gym and make healthier nutritional decisions to see results, but don't forget about getting enough sleep and manageing your stress. "Being in a high-stress environment is generally not good, especially long term," Jason Machowsky, RD, CSCS, a board-certified sports dietitian and exercise physiologist at the Hospital For Special Surgery's Tish Sports Performance Centre, told POPSUGAR.
According to Jason, being in high-stress environments for a prolonged period of time can cause your cortisol levels to increase, which can potentially lead to weight gain. "Typically, when people are stressed, they might tend to eat worse, they make poor decisions, they skip meals, or they don't exercise," Jason said. The same can happen when you're sleep deprived, he explained.
As you sleep, your body recovers from exercise and produces growth hormone. If you aren't getting enough sleep, your growth hormone production will decrease, which can result in the loss of muscle mass, Rizwana Sultana, MD, assistant professor of pulmonary critical care and sleep medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, said in a previous interview. Your workouts are important, and so is your recovery!
If you're ready to start seeing results with HIIT, make sure you're doing HIIT two to three times a week, getting enough sleep, and eating foods that will fuel you all day long. To get started on the right foot, check out some of our favourite HIIT workouts: