What is HIIT Training? HIIT Benefits, Exercises and More |

June 26, 2013

What is HIIT Training?If you’ve been keeping your ear to the ground on the fitness front, then you no doubt would have heard a lot about HIIT training in recent times.HIIT stands for high-intensity interval training, and it involves doing a number of short but intense exercise sessions, separated by less intense exercises for recovery.For the average practitioner, a normal routine will go something like: warm up period, a number of sets of intense exercise at about a minute long, each set being split with light work at about 50% intensity, followed by a cool down period. Workouts will normally last anywhere from 5-30 minutes.This is by no means a set formula, and different people will have varying degrees of intense workout and recovery, but a general rule of thumb is that your intense sets should be twice as long as your recovery period.Benefits of HIIT TrainingFrom a weight loss perspective, HIIT training has some big benefits. This type of training makes good use of the afterburn effect, where your resting metabolic rate (RMR) is raised after an intense workout as your muscles try to rebuild and refuel.This means that not only will you be burning a tonne of calories during your workout, but due to the spike your metabolic rate experiences in the hours/days after a workout, you’ll continue to burn more calories (than normal) just sitting on the sofa!There are also considerable fitness benefits too.

See the original article here –

Be Nice and Share!

Tagged with: body • england • Fitness • london • short • training • youtube

Filed under: Fitness

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Warrior Fit Testimonials

First, I want to say thank you for convincing me to do Tabata! I was struggling to lose weight and Finally I found something that helped! I really appreciate your coaching! - Craig T.

Ever since I was convinced to do Tabata I have seen huge results, I lost 6 pounds and gained energy in the first 3 weeks. I have been working out for 3 months before I decided to do Tabata and I struggled to lose weight. At first I thought "How am I losing weight by bringing my heart rate up then cooling down then bringing it up again?" I don’t know how it works but it does! Thank you!! - Theresa F.

The first day of Tabata, I wondered WHAT AM I DOING - I AM 56 !! Five weeks later I knew that it was what I needed. I learned that I could push myself well beyond my comfort zone and feel good later. I have a marked improvement in physical as well as emotional endurance. - Lyn C.

When I was first told about Tabata I was very excited from the word go, however that excitement stemmed from the fact that I had no clue what it meant. I missed the first week of class b/c I was traveling for work so when I came in during the 2nd week I had some making it up to do. It was hard at first b/c my body wasn't used to working out at such a fast pace, but once I got into a rhythm I started to feel very good. These classes are no joke. If you stick with it you will leave there feeling stronger, healthier and overall better about yourself and what you've accomplished. I would recommend these classes to anyone. Darrin is a great trainer and he'll keep you going with his energy. - Jami L.