Authors: Dr John Babraj and Dr Ross Lorimer
ISBN: 9781845861476
Format: Paperback/112pp
Price: £8.99
Publication Month: September 2012
In light of modern societies increasing time demands, we have an increasingly sedentary population who continually cite time as the biggest barrier to exercise. In this book we show you how you can get fit and improve your health whilst fitting it into a busy lifestyle.
This book is for anyone who wants to improve their fitness, improve their health and reduce their chances of getting some of the major diseases in today’s society such as diabetes and heart disease, but doesn't have time to spend slaving away at the gym or running for hours on end. Just two minutes of high intensity exercise, three times a week, can improve your fitness levels by an average of 10% as well as increasing lower body strength. As well as improving your fitness levels high intensity exercise can increase your insulin sensitivity by 25% and lower fat circulating in the blood by 15%.
This book is written by scientists and all information in it has been scientifically confirmed. The findings from the study that this book is based on were recently the focus of a Horizon programme (28th Feb 2012) on the truth about exercise.
Dr John Babraj is an exercise physiologist and has been working in the field of high intensity training research since 2007 and published the first major paper demonstrating that this type of training improved insulin sensitivity and aerobic fitness in sedentary people with just 15 minutes of training over 2 weeks. Dr Ross Lorimer is a researcher in the psychology of sport and exercise and is a Chartered Psychologist and Chartered Scientist. He has been involved in several high-intensity exercise studies and uses it as part of his own training routine for sports climbing. He has a keen interest in the psychological factors associated with being able to train at this level of intensity, such a personal motivation, as well being interested in the potential positive mental benefits of this training regime.
Approx 200 pages, with full colour photographs, illustrating the exercises.
Content:
Chapter 1: High intensity training and performance
Includes: Aerobic performance improvements, Anaerobic performance improvements, Role of lactate adaptations in performance improvements, Role of mitochondrial adaptations and oxidative metabolism in performance improvements, Role of carbohydrate metabolism in performance improvements
Chapter 2: High intensity training and health
Includes: Insulin sensitivity, Glycogen turnover, Protein turnover, Fat metabolism, Heart Disease
Chapter 3: Psychological aspects of high intensity training
Includes: What we think and feel before, during, and after High-Intensity Training, Coping with the discomfort of High-Intensity Training, Maintaining motivation, The problems with just ‘doing your best’, Setting appropriate goals for your training
Chapter 4: Practical aspects of high intensity training
How long does each high intensity repetition need to be –How much recovery should be given between each exercise repetition –How often should you do it every week –How do I do it without access to expensive laboratory equipment, Practical examples of high intensity training
Chapter 5: Myths about exercise
This title will be supported with a marketing campaign including press in national newspapers, targeted marketing for sports centres, running clubs, broadcast campaign and viral videos. We will also be offering demonstrations throughout Scotland.
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