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HIIT frequency per week

Booksandbeaches
Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
I like doing HIIT workouts. I got tired of steady cardio workouts. So now on a treadmill, I alternate sprints with fast walking. I do this for 45 minutes to 1 hour. I've read that it's not good to do HIIT daily, so I have a rest day in between the workouts. I'm wondering if I should have two rest days or should I go by how I feel? I feel fine after one rest day. I also lift weights 3x week sometimes on the same days I do HIIT.

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  • stuffinmuffin
    stuffinmuffin Posts: 985 Member
    How long are you doing the fast walking for? It sounds like you're doing interval training to me, not HIIT.
  • DannehBoyy
    DannehBoyy Posts: 546 Member
    If i'm doing HIIT on the treadmill i would only do it for maximum of 15 minutes. I also only really do it once or twice a week. The reason people do HIIT is so that they don't have to spend like an hour on a treadmill. It all really depends on your goals though. I wouldn't do it everyday as your not giving your body time to recover. Hope this helps
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    If you are able to do HIIT for that long, then you aren't really doing HIIT
  • astronomicals
    astronomicals Posts: 1,537 Member
    Nobody here knows your fitness level. If you have to ask, odds are you're doing too much and or shouldn't be self regulating your training regimen (IOW, follow a program... yes.. one program.. not three).
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