If anyone is wondering if they should try HIIT

aevans410 · Feb 16, 2005

DO IT! I did a HIIT (20 minute) session last night after weight training. I warmed up for 5 minutes, did 10 cycles (30 second jogging, 30 second fast walking, I cant jog for extended periods yet) then a 5 minute cooldown with a stretch afterwards. I felt better after that than I ever have with 45 minutes on the cardio machines!

spockafina · Feb 16, 2005

sweet. thanks for the tip and glad you had a great work-out!

Grammaton · Feb 16, 2005

in case any one is wondering about HIIT heres a site that explains it really well

i havnt done any real HIIT but im defently going to start.

(200th post)

Classius · Feb 17, 2005

So i run on the elliptical trainer at like difficulty 10 for a min at 65 rpm then increase to difficulty 15 and run 80-85 rpm for a min and keep goin back and forth for about 25 minutes warming up for 5 minutes and a cool down after for 5 minutes is a that good HIIT?

fathom · Feb 17, 2005

Thats the exact site i found the other day looking for HIIT

Its the first under google isn't

Grammaton · Feb 17, 2005

its the fourth one down, not including sub sites. (the sites that are indented)

abear · Feb 17, 2005

i always do HIIT when cutting. its fun and takes no longer than 10-15 minutes for me. both low intensity and high intensity have valid points. the higher the intensity the more the after effect meaning you'll continue to burn calories long after you finish

heres some more good info

http://training.fitness.com/showthread.php?t=18&highlight=HIIT

evolution · Feb 17, 2005

Aevans410,

Glad to see you liked it so much! My attention span when it comes to cardio is pretty bad, that's why I like the interval running so much...10-20 minutes and done!