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> After about 30 to 40 minutes of a vigorous aerobic workout – enough to make you sweat – studies have recorded increased blood flow to this region, which, inci
by maga 10y ago
> After about 30 to 40 minutes of a vigorous aerobic workout – enough to make you sweat – studies have recorded increased blood flow to this region, which, incidentally, is associated with many of the attributes we associate with “clear thinking”: planning ahead, focus and concentration, goal-setting, time management.
I wonder how HIIT stacks up against running in this regard. When done properly, it's impossible to do it for the said 30 minutes, yet it makes one sweat no less than that 40 minute run. For example, the routine I follow daily takes about 15 minutes and consists of series of calisthenics a minute/half a minute long with 20 seconds of rest between them. By 15 minutes mark it leaves me breathless and drives every muscle to exhaustion. If it's all about blood movement, then I assume HIIT should compare well since the routine quickly drives my heart rate up and keeps it relatively high for hours afterwards.
- SkyMarshal 10y agoFor anyone else not familiar with the acronym: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_traini...
- Balgair 10y agoIf you want to look in the scientific literature, then you'll want to use : "Tabata", taken from the first author's name that originally discovered and researched this method of exercise.
- sn9 10y agoThe Tabata protocol is much more specific than HIIT and rarely followed even by those claiming to do it. It's more complicated than doing 20 seconds of >100% effort followed by 10 seconds of rest 8 times over, which is itself more specific than the range of ways in which you can do HIIT.
- rifung 10y agoThey only talk about neurogenesis here but here's an article that says it's not as good for neurogenesis. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/17/which-type-of-exercise-is-best-for-the-brain/?_r=0 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/17/which-type-of-exerc... I could find being forced to randomly run on a treadmill and then slow down to be extremely stressful, which is bad for neurogenesis, so I don't know how representative this experiment is.
- maga 10y agoAgree, the stress might have negated possible positive outcomes. In my case, though, I'm sticking with it purely for the joy of it--15 min. of HIIT at the end of the work while you are hungry and tired followed by a cold shower/bath for another 15 min. is like being knocked out and woken up after a long sleep--makes you relaxed and focused for the rest of the evening.