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The right choice is the one that lets you train hard and keep showing up.\",\"type\":\"text\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"version\":1,\"textFormat\":0,\"textStyle\":\"\"},{\"children\":[],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"version\":1,\"textFormat\":0,\"textStyle\":\"\"},{\"children\":[{\"detail\":0,\"format\":1,\"mode\":\"normal\",\"style\":\"\",\"text\":\"Sources \u0026 Resources\",\"type\":\"text\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"heading\",\"version\":1,\"tag\":\"h4\"},{\"children\":[],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"version\":1,\"textFormat\":0,\"textStyle\":\"\"},{\"children\":[{\"children\":[{\"children\":[{\"detail\":0,\"format\":0,\"mode\":\"normal\",\"style\":\"\",\"text\":\"Harvard Health Publishing - Safe and effective high-intensity interval training\",\"type\":\"text\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"link\",\"version\":1,\"rel\":null,\"target\":null,\"title\":null,\"url\":\"https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/safe-and-effective-high-intensity-interval-training\"}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"listitem\",\"version\":1,\"value\":1},{\"children\":[{\"children\":[{\"detail\":0,\"format\":0,\"mode\":\"normal\",\"style\":\"\",\"text\":\"American College of Sports Medicine - High-Intensity Interval Training: For Fitness, for Health or Both?\",\"type\":\"text\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"link\",\"version\":1,\"rel\":null,\"target\":null,\"title\":null,\"url\":\"https://acsm.org/high-intensity-interval-training-fitness/\"}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"listitem\",\"version\":1,\"value\":2},{\"children\":[{\"children\":[{\"detail\":0,\"format\":0,\"mode\":\"normal\",\"style\":\"\",\"text\":\"PubMed, NIH, McMaster University - Metabolic adaptations to short-term high-intensity interval training: a little pain for a lot of gain?\",\"type\":\"text\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"link\",\"version\":1,\"rel\":null,\"target\":null,\"title\":null,\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18362686/\"}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"listitem\",\"version\":1,\"value\":3},{\"children\":[{\"children\":[{\"detail\":0,\"format\":0,\"mode\":\"normal\",\"style\":\"\",\"text\":\"PubMed, NIH, The University of Queensland, Norwegian University of Science and Technology - High-intensity interval training in patients with lifestyle-induced cardiometabolic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis\",\"type\":\"text\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"link\",\"version\":1,\"rel\":null,\"target\":null,\"title\":null,\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24144531/\"}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"listitem\",\"version\":1,\"value\":4},{\"children\":[{\"children\":[{\"detail\":0,\"format\":0,\"mode\":\"normal\",\"style\":\"\",\"text\":\"Jeff Nippard Fitness - The Worst Cardio Mistakes Most People Make For Fat Loss (Avoid These)\",\"type\":\"text\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"link\",\"version\":1,\"rel\":null,\"target\":null,\"title\":null,\"url\":\"https://jeffnippard.com/blogs/news/the-worst-cardio-mistakes-most-people-make-for-fat-loss-avoid-these\"}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"listitem\",\"version\":1,\"value\":5}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"list\",\"version\":1,\"listType\":\"bullet\",\"start\":1,\"tag\":\"ul\"}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"root\",\"version\":1}}","itemId":"8bb4a1b3-2ae6-407b-8546-1c7de7c2d3f8","fieldSchemaId":"3084d9ba-ab55-4e5a-931b-b9db3d09105f"},{"id":"e72c720c-6ab8-4345-8e88-7cda00486757","value":"What Is HIIT and Is It Right for Me?","itemId":"8bb4a1b3-2ae6-407b-8546-1c7de7c2d3f8","fieldSchemaId":"f2ba59b9-49cc-4ec6-9416-bda99d4c8383"},{"id":"422376cd-0ad1-4447-bb6e-8620129df590","value":"High-Intensity Interval Training, better known as HIIT, is often marketed as a faster, better way to get fit. 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