Dr. Tim Allerton (email: timallerton [at] gmail [dot] com) is a postdoctoral fellow for the National Institute of Health and Pennington Biomedical Research Center conducting research on metabolic resiliency. Tim earned his bachelor degree in Kinesiology from Louisiana State University thereafter he earned his master’s degree in in clinical exercise physiology from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Tim earned his PhD in Exercise Physiology from LSU where his research focused on metabolic flexibility in response to acute bouts of exercise. He was recently named a National Scholar for the American Kinesiology Association and is also an experienced trainer with over 10 years of experience working with clients and corporations. Tim is the founder of HIT Lab, inc - a metabolic testing and consulting service.

We cover:

• The effect that HIT/HIIT has on metabolic flexibility and fat loss
• The benefits of HIT over and above strength and muscle hypertrophy
• How to increase the rate of fat loss
• And much more!

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