Know What Happens During and After HIIT Sessions?
If you have finally decided to go for High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), you have done the right thing. On the contrary, if you are yet to give a serious thought, then do not delay further. It makes no sense to keep on waiting to reap the HIIT benefits.
HIIT is a great workout that entails multiple benefits. It involves bursts of high-intensity cardio and strength exercises distributed with brief periods of recovery.
It will help if you know your body is going to behave during as well as after the HIIT sessions. Read on the following:
What Happens During HIIT Sessions?
When you undergo HIIT sessions, your body works anaerobically. Meaning, your body produces lactic acid as your muscles do not get enough Oxygen to keep on working properly. As such, your body supplements the Oxygen with the lactic acid.
When your body produces lactic acid, adrenaline is co-produced with it. Adrenaline helps to move fat throughout your body and thus burns the fat.
What Happens After HIIT Sessions?
As your body is deprived of Oxygen during HIIT sessions, your body starts to rebuild itself after the session gets over to get the Oxygen levels normal. As your body will be trying to grab the maximum amount of Oxygen, you will find yourself out of breath.
After some time after your session gets over, you will start feeling hungry as your body tries to replace glycogen fuel stores. Therefore, it will help if you eat foods with complex carbohydrates, such as whole-wheat pasta or whole wheat bread.
Even hours after your sessions get over, your body will continue burning fat as metabolism will be functioning, trying to replace nutrients that were lost during the HIIT workout, such as carbohydrates and electrolytes. You will continue to experience the effects of a HIIT workout session up to 48 hours after the session.
So, HIIT is a great way to stay fit. Refer to the infographic in this post to know more.
