Kick Up the Intensity to Flatten Your Belly

A new study came out on an exercise program called Sprint 8 that has found that high-intensity exercise results in greater fat loss and in less time than traditional exercise. Sprint 8 was originated by a group of Mississippi doctors from Brookhaven hospital and designed to target a natural release of growth hormone, which is correlated with lean muscle tissue and lower body fat percentages. The subjects in the study had an average age of 46 and spent 20 minutes 3 times per week completing high-intensity intervals of 30 seconds all out effort, followed by 90 seconds of slow walking, repeated 8 times. The catch was that if after completing the 8 rounds you felt like you could do more you did not work hard enough.

Here are the results:
- subjects saw an average of 31% drop in body fat
- subjects saw 2x greater drops in body fat and gains in lean muscle tissue than subjects who receive growth hormone injections, which run at about "$1,000 per month in anti-aging centers." According to Sprint 8 creator Phil Campbell, "another benefit for women is research showing that growth hormone thickens skin by 7.1%. The skin thickening benefit means that wrinkles are filled in and this gives a more youthful appearance."

So what this means for you...

Kick up your exercise intensity and quit spending hours on the treadmill.


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