HIIT Workouts
Many of you may know what “HIIT” workouts are, or maybe you’ve just heard of them before. Allow me to explain and get a little deeper on why they are super effective and why you should DEFINITELY be incorporating them into your routine.
How does it work?
HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training. This form of workout is usually time based only. All this means is you may do one workout for 1 minute, then take a 30 second rest before going again or moving onto the next workout.
How do I structure it?
Personally I like to make HIIT workouts a circuit so my clients do multiple movements, however, you can do 1 workout only if you’re really trying to improve on that exercise. For example, if you want to get really good at pull-ups, maybe you do 5 pull-ups for 8 rounds only allowing yourself to rest for 45 seconds in between each round. Now if you’re doing multiple movements like a circuit, you would pick maybe 3-6 workouts of your liking and do them all in a row with a curtain rest time in between each workout for a curtain number of rounds.
How do I know what workouts to pick?
Like I said before, you could do this with 1 workout if there’s something you’re really working on. However, if you want to do something more like a circuit, you’re gonna have to pick multiple workouts. I usually choose anywhere from 3 to 6 workouts depending on the difficulty of the workouts and how many rounds I plan on going for. The workouts you choose are strictly going to depend on your goals. So for someone who wants to lose weight, you’re going to want to do more workouts that really keep your heart rate up. Things like ball slams, jumping jacks and basically any overall body movements (there’s PLENTY to pick from on my website, Link at Bottom). This will allow you to burn more calories which will ultimately help you lose weight.
If you’re someone who just wants a high intensity workout but is looking to gain more muscle than anything, then maybe you do something like weighted pull-ups, push-ups and dips. Although they’d do these for less reps, it would be with added weight so it’s difficult each and every rep and due to the limited rest time, their heart rate will still stay up as well.
The beauty about HIIT workouts is you can customize them to fit your goals. There’s millions of ways you can structure them to make them perfect for YOU. You can have longer workout times with less rest, you can have a lot of full body workouts or you can just focus on 1-2 muscle groups. It all depends on what you’re trying to achieve.
ANYBODY can do HIIT workouts and in fact, SHOULD do HIIT workouts from time to time as they can be effective no matter what your goals are.
You Got This!
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