Gym bike hiit routine

RunThatWaist21

I saw this on YouTube: http://youtu.be/PjepyIUtw6c

My questions:
Does it really burn more calories than being on an eliptical or treadmill for an hour
And also I've tried using those machines a little and truly my crotch kills, does this go over time or how do I prevent the pain.

Also if I were to us the elliptical, is resistance on 12 and intensity 8 good enough if I did it for an hour.

See I want to waste less time as possible and not be bored, if the video is correct and at least burns 500 calories then that's good for me if it takes 15 mins, whereas the 1 hour run is so draining and boring

LanaeCarol

The bikes at the gym I go to do not have adjustable resistance. I do a form of HIIT anyway. I pedal at 70-80 rpm (about my maximum) for 30 seconds, drop it down to 60-70 rpm for another 30 sec (so I don't puke and can breath a little better), and then keep it at 50-60 rpm for 3 min. I repeat 5 times for a 20 minute ride and generally burn around 400 calories in that time.

I have a medical condition and am supposed to keep my heart rate average fairly low (132). I need the 3 min at the lower speed to keep my average near this. If you do not have a medical restriction like I do, you could easily modify this to 1 minute at maximum speed, 1 minute at medium speed and 1-2 minutes at a slower speed. Repeat until you have put in the time you want to or have burned the calorie goal you have.

By doing it this way, I just about doubled the calories I burned in 20 minutes. I am a firm believer of HIIT and apply it to all of my cardio routines.

RunThatWaist21

The bikes at the gym I go to do not have adjustable resistance. I do a form of HIIT anyway. I pedal at 70-80 rpm (about my maximum) for 30 seconds, drop it down to 60-70 rpm for another 30 sec (so I don't puke and can breath a little better), and then keep it at 50-60 rpm for 3 min. I repeat 5 times for a 20 minute ride and generally burn around 400 calories in that time.

I have a medical condition and am supposed to keep my heart rate average fairly low (132). I need the 3 min at the lower speed to keep my average near this. If you do not have a medical restriction like I do, you could easily modify this to 1 minute at maximum speed, 1 minute at medium speed and 1-2 minutes at a slower speed. Repeat until you have put in the time you want to or have burned the calorie goal you have.

By doing it this way, I just about doubled the calories I burned in 20 minutes. I am a firm believer of HIIT and apply it to all of my cardio routines.

When I use the elliptical, my goal heart rate is between 180-160. I've never used the bike before, only because when it have tried it, my crotch hurts painfully that I can't sit for any longer, it's mainly on the left side, every time I pedal using my left foot if u don't mind me saying.
Because of this video of HIIT I've wondered if this would work speed things up and allow me to focus more in the gym, but fearing this pain, I don't want to use the bike

LanaeCarol

You can do HIIT with any type of cardio. Do some at a very high intensity (high rpms, high resistance, etc) then drop it down for a while so your heart rate can come back down some. Repeat until you have done as much as you want. The way I judge it is I do 30 sec to 1.5 min (depending on what I am doing) at a high enough intensity that it is hard to even think about talking. If I am on the bike I follow 30 sec of this with 30 sec of a medium intensity. If I am on the treadmill, I go 1.5 min at a very fast walk (you could jog or run if you are able) followed by 2.5 min of slightly slower walking. When I am doing the slower walking I can converse with others but it is still a fairly brisk walk (3.8 mph). I also put the incline up on the treadmill. According to my HRM, I burn about 400 cal in 20 minutes no matter what machine I am using (Nustep, bike, treadmill).

I have never used an elliptical machine, but I would guess you can vary your speed, the resistance or the incline.

You do not have to use a bike to do HIIT.