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From this article The Brief Way to Better Blood Sugar:

Men in a small study who added short, intense bursts of activity to mini workouts seemed better able to metabolize sugars.

When the men were given the equivalent of a meal's worth of glucose at the end of the study, their bodies metabolized it better than before the study.

Researchers suspect that bursts of intensity during workouts elicit stronger contractions and therefore more glucose uptake in the large muscles attached to bones.

The high intensity interval training in this study was performed on exercise bikes. High intensity interval training can also be incorporating into strength training - perform a series of high intensity strength training exercises will little rest between the exercises.

This blog is primarily concerned with health, fitness, diet, personal training, and human performance. Not unrelated to health is the environment where you live and the opportunities presented.

According to this Forbes article The U.S.'s Biggest Brain Magnets:

“College graduates are heading in droves to Raleigh, Austin and, surprisingly, New Orleans”.

From this article Cities Unaffected by a Bad Economy Austin was mentioned as one of the cities untouched by the recession.

And from this Forbes article The Best Cities For Jobs the top five for job growth in 2010 were to be:

1.            Austin

Too much strength training leads to overtraining and injuries.  It is best to take some days off and give your body time to recover.  For those who want to do more what should one do to on those off days ?  We tell them to consider doing aerobic activities they enjoy - yoga, walking, rowing, etc.  If you do activities you enjoy you are more likely to stick to a training regimen. 

At Austin TX Personal Trainers and New Orleans Personal Trainers we have aerobic equipment available for use by our clients on the days they do not have strength training sessions with a trainer. We have the Concept 2 Rower at both facilities.  Rowing provides a great full-body aerobic workout, and the Concept 2 Rower is the best rower on the market. Technique in rowing is important.  The video here provides a primer on the basics.

Some trainees want to go all out every time. Some trainees think they are going all out. They really haven’t revved up their engines as high as they think they have, but that is another matter. For those who like to go all out it is a good thing for awhile. After a time the most hardened trainee will suffer from burnout or become over-trained.

A good trainer will anticipate the burnout or the over-training and make pro-active adjustments for the trainee. Sometimes as trainers we miss the cues and have to make adjustments after the fact. I had one client who absolutely loved the workouts and trained very hard. He then became sporadic in his attendance. I asked him about it. He told me no longer looked forward to the sessions and would look for a reason to stay late at work so that he could avoid an appointment. Lesson learned; we made adjustments. We did not go hard every time after that. When we did he was really up for it.