Any HIIT workout you recommend??

dhills503
dhills503 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 19 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm currently starting to incorporate HIIT into my rest days and want to ask
what are some HIIT workouts you do?
Either on the stair master, treadmill, elepticals or just workouts?

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  • professionalHobbyist
    professionalHobbyist Posts: 1,316 Member
    I replaced my normal cardio day with a HIIT using cardio glide. 3 minute warm up, 30 seconds all out works out to be about 15 mph, them 2.5 minutes at medium pace. I do that cycle 8 times for 24 minutes total, then 3 minutes of cool down

    It is only 30 minutes. But I felt it much more than steady state lower intensity cardio for fat burn.

    How easy you take the rest intervals is the big factor for me.

    It is a sweat dripping off your elbows thing.

    I cycle jumping jacks in with squats at times to see how that works but it isn't the same. My HRM does get a bump but the 30 seconds of sprinting gets it going.

    Lots of varieties to how people implement intervals.

    Good luck

    And don't kill yourslef going super hard if you are not used to it.

  • DevilsFan1
    DevilsFan1 Posts: 342 Member
    Battle ropes.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    edited June 2015
    I use the elliptical, because that's what I have. Although I've heard the recumbent bike is one of the better ones because it has a similar range of motion as the squat, and doesn't fry your Quads and hamstrings like other equipment.
  • lmlilly
    lmlilly Posts: 22 Member
    I run intervals on the treadmill. 4 minute warm up, 3 minute run, 1 minute all out sprint, 1 minute walk, 3 minute run, 1 minute sprint, 1 minute walk, 3 minute run, 1 minute sprint, 2 minute walk, done.

    My runs are at 7.0, sprint is 7.5, walk is 3.5 because short stubby legs, you can change to match your fitness level.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    HIIT isn't really something you would pick instead of a rest day....?
  • peterjens
    peterjens Posts: 235 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    HIIT isn't really something you would pick instead of a rest day....?

    I do 4 cycles of 30 secs work/30 secs rest with a jump rope after my strength training (3x week). Then rest the other days.
  • denguinee960
    denguinee960 Posts: 3 Member
    Treadmill routine that helped get me my marathon PB: 2 miles, 2 min rest, 2k, 1.5 min rest, 1 mile, 1 min rest, 1 k all done at your 5k pace. Basically break neck speed and chest exploding routine! Really difficult but really good. I do it once a week
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