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Teesside University academic on Channel 4 fitness show

08 February 2017

 

A Teesside University academic featured in a Channel 4 television programme about staying healthy.

Sports scientist Chris Hurst, appeared in How to Get Fit Fast, which included specialist content from cutting-edge sport scientists with the aim of uncovering the truth about fitness myths and exercise secrets.

How to Get Fit Fast aimed to answer questions on fitness, from whether HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is really a shortcut to fitness, is yoga just a trendy fad and just what is bulking and shredding.

Presenters Anna Richardson and Amar Latin examined what viewers need to do in order to lose weight, strengthen their bodies and improve fitness levels.

Chris is seen putting programme presenter Anna through her paces as she completes an exercise routine to rate her aerobic fitness.

He also features in the programme testing a group of over-50s with no experience of exercise as they complete various exercises in order to test the merits of HIIT.

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