In this solo‑host episode of the Jorge Cruise Show (September 8 2020), fitness strategist Jorge Cruise introduces high‑intensity interval training (HIIT) as a simple, time‑efficient tool for gaining control over health and life. He opens with personal anecdotes about a weekend in La Jolla, family time, and the post‑Labor‑Day mood, then pivots to a detailed discussion of HIIT’s purported benefits: targeting belly fat, boosting mitochondrial health (and thus longevity), and elevating serotonin and dopamine to improve mood. Cruise explains the practical mechanics of a HIIT session—40‑second bursts of higher intensity (e.g., power walking) alternating with 40‑second low‑intensity periods—emphasizing that it can be done anywhere without equipment. Throughout the episode he promotes his upcoming 8‑Minute Live masterclass (launching September 14), his Zero Hunger Water electrolyte formula, and Primal Kitchen avocado‑oil products, each with URLs and discount offers. He delivers an affirmation (“HIIT exercise gives me control”) for listeners to repeat, frames HIIT as a “magic pill” for control over weight, hunger, happiness, and overall performance, and concludes with a call‑to‑action to join his free text‑based “Fit Family” for personalized support. The episode blends motivational storytelling, scientific‑sounding claims, actionable guidance, and multiple commercial plugs.
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Hi, my name is Jorge Cruise, and I'm known as the 8-Minute Life Strategist to the world's busiest celebrities. I've been a fitness, nutrition, and peak performance trainer for over 20 years, and you may have seen my work with Oprah Winfrey, Khloe Kardashian, Tyra Banks, President Clinton, Kelly Clarkson, Dr. Oz, Tony Robbins, or even Steve Harvey. My career started because in my early 20s I had no no control of my life, and experts told me I was tired and overweight because I didn't exercise enough and overate. They were wrong. I discovered that there are fitness shortcuts that would give you control of your life in less time. My passion to find the best science-backed fitness shortcuts has allowed me to write over 30 books and become a multiple New York Times bestselling author with over 9 million books in print. And I know I can help you get control of your life. Welcome to the Jorge Cruise Show.
Hey everyone, welcome. I'm Jorge Cruise. It's September 8th. It is Tuesday. It is the day after Labor Day. Hard to believe, uh, the, the time off has passed. Uh, and I know some of us during COVID-19 are still home, so it may not feel like anything's changed much, but I was lucky enough to go and see a beautiful sunset and enjoy some hikes, uh, here in San Diego, in beautiful La Jolla, California, where I went to school at UCSD. Uh, There's a place called Black's Beach, which I love. It's so pretty. The hikes are kind of intense. So I did all that, saw sunset. It was the perfect, uh, way to celebrate that. I also got a chance to hang out with my kids, Parker and Owen. Uh, we had a beautiful little brunch on Sunday. So it was a good family weekend. Hopefully you guys had a great weekend as well. I'm excited for today's show because we're going to be talking about HIIT training, high-intensity interval training, probably out of my 20-year career as an author and 25 years as a trainer, the most important tool I use to transform transform health, and not just belly fat. We're talking about transforming how good you feel, from serotonin to dopamine, literally like Prozac, to increasing the lifespan of mitochondria, which extend your telomeres, which basically extend life. So we're going to be talking about HIIT training today. It's probably the easiest thing you can do at home. You need no gyms, you don't need a Peloton, you can do it while you walk, you can do it with strength training. It's something I do with my clients, so something you're going to love. And we're brought to you by, uh, 8minuteslive.com. That is where I train my clients, and this is launching next Monday in 6 days. So please mark your calendars. And if you don't know about 8minuteslive.com, it's a new website that I created. We have a really great masterclass I'll be giving away on Monday as well. If you've been waiting, thank you, called The 8 Minute Cure. And it's really about a little bit what we're going to talk about today, but you can check it all out. I don't want to take time on this. Just go to 8, the number 8, minutes with an S, live.com. You can find out more, sign up, you'll get alerted when everything goes live next Monday. So I'm super excited. That's September 14th, for those of you that are very scheduled. We're also brought to you by Zero Hunger Water. Now, Zero Hunger Water is an electrolyte water formula that will, imagine this, turn off hunger 2 to 3 hours. It's what I've been drinking. I literally right now have a little bit of it right here. If you can see it on YouTube, there's a clip of this on there. But basically it's electrolytes, magnesium, potassium. It's this perfect combo, delicious flavor as well. Mine is orange flavored. And basically it gives you this hydration which turns off false hunger. And I would say 90% of the time over my career when I've been doing intermittent fasting with clients, whether they're celebrities, people online on Instagram, Facebook, through my books, it's usually dehydration because we just don't drink enough of the right kind of water. And this is something I'm working with and this is my product, so I'm super excited to introduce it to you at the end of this year. It won't be out for a long time, but I thought I would sponsor the show because it's such an important part of what I've been doing as a trainer, and it helps you do intermittent fasting better. It gives you the energy to do a great workout. I'm going to work out in just a little bit and haven't had anything to eat yet, and I won't be eating probably till later today. It's a late night dinner for me, but I'll be having my steak. But if you want to find out more, just check out the letter Z-E-R-O, zero, zerohungerwater.com, zerohungerwater.com. You'll find out everything there. You can sign up for the alerts. You'll love it. And we're also brought to you by Primal Kitchen. Primal Kitchen is the home to my mentor in nutrition, Mark Sisson. He's the guy that was fasting in the '80s way ahead of us all. He's 67 years young. And Mark created this avocado craze, avocado oil craze in the world. His company is, I would say, the premier in avocado oils, avocado oil salad dressings, mayonnaise, and they're giving us a free Chipotle Lemon Mayonnaise if you simply go to primalkitchen.com/jorgecruise. So check that out. You're going to love it. Super delicious. I use it every day on steak, on everything. It's delicious. So with that said, let's get to today's show, because I'm excited. HIIT training. So let's, let's define this. It stands for high-intensity interval training. Some people just call it interval training. What HIIT training does is it allows you to do various things. I would say 3 important things. One, it helps you target belly fat, which is critical. And this is something that was not written about 20 years ago. No one knew about this. It helps increase the mitochondria health in your cells, which extend lifespan, which are critical. And it helps release serotonin and dopamine. So it makes you feel good, like you just popped some Prozac. And hopefully you don't need to do that, but who doesn't need that during COVID-19? And it helps also build up immunity. So there's a bonus. So what does it mean? It's simply being able to use your heart rate to go from what I would say a low intensity, like a walk on a 0 to 10 scale Or if you're walking, maybe you're at a 3 or 4, it's just a walk, casual walk. Then you crank it up to an 8, so it's a power walk for 40 seconds. And then you lower it for 40. Put some good music on, and it could take 8 minutes. That's what I tend to do. That's what 8 Minutes Live is all about. But it could be longer. You could do double stacks. You could do an 8 and an 8, that's 16. You could do it for 90 minutes. You could do whatever you want. But it's this idea of going from a low intensity for 40 seconds, Then up for 40 and back down for 40. Super, super simple. So I want you to try this today. For example, go on a walk today, get a timer out, set the timer for 40 seconds so it beeps at you for 40 seconds. You can download them on the app stores, both on Google or on Apple. Find a timer that will beep every 40 and then just time yourself. 40 seconds, start slow like a warmup, take it up, for 40, drop it down for 40, and just go up and down, up and down. That is interval training. That, it's simple, but it'll change your life. I promise you. And you can do it with walking, you can do it with strength training, you can do it with yoga. And I do all that at 8 Minutes Live. So I'm super excited next Monday to premiere all this. You guys can check it all out. It's gonna be awesome. So with that said, it's time for our affirmation because part of the show, it's about giving you something you can take home every, a little nugget in the short period of time we have together. And an affirmation is how we do that. So I have an affirmation right now. I'm gonna say it once. And I want you to say it 3 times with me. All right, you ready? It says, HIIT exercise gives me control. And you may be thinking, control? Yeah, control over your life. Because think about it, if you had a magic pill out there that could change everything, it would be exercise. And a lot of us, like me back in the day, would exercise for an hour, 90 minutes, and see nothing. You know, we didn't see the weight come off. It was fun, we got sweaty, but nothing happened. And I can tell you traditional cardio doesn't work, traditional strength doesn't work. Traditional yoga, in my opinion, is beautiful, but it's not going to do the 3 or 4 things we talked about earlier. So if you want all those benefits, including a reduced waist circumference and control over your life so you feel good every day, HIIT training is the key. So let's say it 3 times together right now. All right, I'm looking at you right now in the eye. Let's do this right now. Take a deep breath in and say the following: HIIT exercise. Gives me control. Again, HIIT exercise gives me control. One last time. Hopefully you're doing this in front of a mirror. HIIT exercise gives me control. Think about the things we want control over in our lives. I mean, right now with COVID Everything from hunger control is important, right, to exercising, to, to being happy, to taking care of ourselves, to making time to connect with others, our loved ones, family, friends. Uh, it's a crazy time. The world is now in this place. This is what we have to accept. Imagine HIIT training, high-intensity interval training, being a tool you can use to change how good you feel. How much belly fat you don't have, how much longer you live. And no gyms, no expensive Peloton bicycles to buy. Uh, you can do it on a walk. You can adapt yoga to this. You're going to learn about how I do it on Monday next week, and it's going to transform everything about your life. I believe it's done that for me for years now, and I'm excited to share it with you. And so please know that I'm here for you. If you have questions about this, please go to jorgecruzeshow.com. I have links to all the science on this. Uh, the show's website is brand new. I haven't really announced it, but here it is. It's jorgecruzeshow.com. Please share that website with all your loved ones. It's the home for our show. We're available on Apple, on Spotify, and I ask that you all please share this with your loved ones. Uh, there are video clips on YouTube, so you can go check that out, all at @JorgeCruise. Um, and it's really designed to give you this tool, I hope, to give you the edge so you get that control in your life back. That's really what I think my life's work has come down to, as much as it's been helping people reduce their waist circumference. Why do you want to have a smaller waist circumference, right guys? It's to have control in your life so you can enjoy your life. Whether it's to work better or play better, you need to have that edge, and that comes from taking care of your health. And HIIT training, guys, is the way I do it. So hopefully you'll sign up and I'll see you tomorrow for another show. All right, guys, have a beautiful Tuesday. Peace and purpose.
Take good care.
Hey, it's Jorge. If you have one more minute, I wanted to address something that I think is super important, and that is if you need help with anything from the show if you need help about losing belly fat, if you want help about intermittent fasting, if you want help about exercise, interval training, anything at all, I want you to join my Fit Family on text. It's a brand new service I've just launched, and if you really do need help, I want you to text me right now. It really is that simple. You'll be part of my texting family. I have a group of people that I work with via text, and it's all for free. So I'd love you to join. All you have to do is text my, uh, Malibu number. It's a 424 area code number, so I'm going to give it to you right now. Jot this down, or while you're listening, text me right now.
I mean it.
424-228-9548, and you'll join my Fit Family. Let me give it to you one more time. It's area code 424. 228-9548. Now it's going to work only in the US, so I have to say that if you're listening to our show outside of the US, sorry, no international texting yet at least. And, uh, but 80% of you in the US should be able to text me. I know if you have T-Mobile you have to put on premium service or something like that, uh, but this is free and I'm going to be giving away a a lot of my time on this texting service. A lot of free things like our Belly Fat Cure course will be announced on here. So if you've done my survey, this is how you'll get access to it. I'll be doing special livestream events only for people in my texting community, and I'll be announcing my next 19-day challenge on there as well. So really utilize this, and, uh, and you'll get first glances from our show as well. So it'll be a great chance for us to connect and I may even call you and FaceTime you. So kind of a fun thing. Again, the number— text me, literally do it right now— area code 424-228-9548. And I look forward to having you join my Fit Family. Take good care and God bless. Peace and purpose.
