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Which is more effective for your overall health: sprinting or hiit?

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Dr. Peter Ihle answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Hiit: If you are into intensive running. Builds endurance as well as aerobic & anaerobic abilities.

Dr Seibert agreed

Answered 12/26/2015

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Could sprint running & hiit intervals substitutes weightlifting for fat loss?

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What happens if I did 600 push and 600 sit ups along with 1 hour of hiit cardio would I be cut/defined in 60 days?

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I was doing a hiit fat loss program(full body). But I stopped for exams. Now I can feel different parts of my body pulsuating( the parts I excerise)?

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Is it normal to gain weight before losing it?? I have been doing HIIT cardio and consuming less calories than burned, but my weight has increased. Again, is this normal?

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I have pains in my left shoulder after stretches and/or HIIT, its been going on for over a year now. The pain will go away if I dont exercise for 2 or 3 days but after intense exercise, I.e 2 hours of HIIT and stretches the pain returns?

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