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Bursts of exercise can help you lose weight
An article by the BBC News online caught our attention recently as it looked at why longer, less intense work outs are being superseded by bursts of high intensity interval training (HIIT) when it comes to weight loss. We wanted to see for ourselves if this form of exercise does what it says on the tin and caught up with one of our fitness assessors and paramedic, David Walker – who also happens to be a fully qualified personal trainer. David has spent the past 12 years championing exercise and fitness which has come in particularly handy for his role in the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) – which triages and treats patients within particularly hazardous or potentially contaminated areas. The team is trained in breathing apparatus, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents, confined space, urban search and rescue, water related incidents and working at height jobs as well as working closely with armed police and riot training. The team members are individually required to complete and pass 14 minute fitness tests every six months dressed in full ground kit while wearing breathing apparatus weighing 25kgs. In addition to his HART paramedic role, David is one of the
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