HIIT stands for High-intensity Interval Training. It is a form of cardiovascular exercise, it is done by you doing a short burst of intense anaerobic exercise with little recovery time. For example, 30 secs of intense exercise at maximal effort, with just 30 secs rest then go again and repeat this for up to 30 minutes. Depending on your fitness level and time available these times will vary. The attraction of doing this type of cardio is that it can be done very quickly, saving you time.
HIIT can be applied in many different actives.
To name a few:
- Boxing
- Bodyweight exercises
- Skipping
- Sprinting
- Running
- Cycling
The benefits of doing hit training:
- Improves aerobic and anaerobic fitness
- Improves blood pressure
- Improves your cardiovascular health
- Improves insulin sensitivity
- Decrease in abdominal fat and body weight while
- Maintaining muscle mass
- The after effect the intense exertion allows your body to burn more fat and calories 24 hours after a HIIT workout
- No equipment needed
- An increase in metabolism
- You can do it anywhere
- It can fit in with peoples busy schedules and lifestyles
This type of training has really taken off, in recent years as it offers people an alternative to dull steady state cardio and saves you time. I hope you found this explanation useful.