Why is HIIT, also known as “high-intensity interval training,” so popular? Mostly because it’s a simple, quick and effective training method that uses repeated bouts of high-intensity effort sliced by short rest periods.
During HIIT, you’ll do intervals of cardio exercise between 80 and 100% of your maximum effort, varying between 10 and 60 seconds in length. A variety of exercises can be used with the HIIT method.
Rest periods are as long as or double the length of the cardio intervals. Typically during a rest period, your body is fully at rest, but sometimes rest periods can be active to keep up your effort.
Let’s say you do jumping jacks for 30 seconds, then rest for 30 seconds. That’s HIIT. Another example is the Tabata method, which consists of 8 intervals of 20 seconds of cardio, then 10 seconds of rest.
The key advantage of HIIT is that it offers the same benefits as time-consuming conventional cardio when it comes to burning fat, gaining muscle mass and boosting your physical fitness. With HIIT, you’ll improve your:
With just three 15-minute HIIT workouts a week, you can make some significant improvements for all the aspects listed above. HIIT is ideal for people who have a tight schedule or prefer shorter workouts.
With FizzUp’s HIIT workouts, you don’t need to invest in special equipment or have a large workout space. You can do these workouts wherever you want. Ever get bored during a long run? We’ve designed our HIIT programs to be fun and motivating by including a vast number of exercise combinations!
With FizzUp, you’ll get the top HIIT workout programs created using innovative training protocols. These workouts are all unique and make it easy to get into HIIT so that you can focus on the fun and enjoy all the body benefits of HIIT, whatever your fitness goal may be.
Our workout programs will help you learn the high-intensity interval training method step by step. And once you’ve got some experience under your belt, start our HIIT HR program for the ultimate cardio routine!
FizzUp is fitness your way, with a huge collection of exercises and programs that make HIIT possible for everyone. And on top of that, FizzUp brings you extra HIIT workouts you can do outside of your program if you’re up for more!
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