HIIT TRAINING

HIIT TRAINING

It's Time to Hit the HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training).

Are you bored with your cardio routine?
Have you hit a weight loss plateau? When it comes to burning fat at warp speeds while either cutting or bulking, I find that nothing fits the bill better than doing a little HIIT Training! Stay away from steady state mundane cardio when it comes to fat loss.

So what is HIIT?

HIIT is a training technique, in which low to moderate intensity intervals are alternated with high intensity intervals. It can be applied to running, or to exercises such as squatting, ropes, rowers, jump rope, plyos, burpees, slam balls and more. Anything that has the ability to crank up your heart rate really high for a short burst, then bring it back down to a lower level.

HIIT is considered to be much more effective than normal cardio because the intensity is higher and you are able to increase both your aerobic and anaerobic endurance. It has also been shown to speed up your metabolism, which helps you burn more calories throughout the day.

So how does it work?

Choose your exercise mode of choice - my personal go to is the treadmill. Your current fitness level and goal will dictate the rest intervals. For example: an exercise-rest ratio commonly looks like a 1:1, 1:2 or 1:3 with your HIIT interval set at 20-30 secs.

Let's take a 1:2 approach and let's say your (high intensity interval) is set at 30 seconds, your rest or what I like to call active rest, would be 60 seconds.The rest period really isn't REST. We are just simply taking your heart rate back down before ramping it back up. On the treadmill, you might be running @9mph and your 'rest interval' may look like a fast paced walk or light jog. Perform HIIT training 2-3x/wk
for 20 minutes to achieve your best result.

In general, it's our natural mentality to want better results in less time. Unfortunately, many marketing gimmicks play upon this desire and fool decent people. It's good to know that HIIT is not one of these cases. The methods of intervals training have been researched and studied, with results that are tried and true. HIIT is a solid way for anyone to achieve their fitness goals. TIME to get serious!

An effective 45 minute HIIT workout has been given below.