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boots4409
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Hey all I'm looking for an effective HIIT program, need some help finding one that is cheap/ affordable/ better yet free... Poor college student here. Suggestions please!! Thank you
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If you are looking for free ones, Google and YouTube are your friends.
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=hiit+youtube+workouts0 -
www.piit28.com0
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Need a little more resistance than just running, but not a bad idea at all. I prefer erging believe it or not... But point of HIIT is to switch it up between exercises so you get several muscle groups working.1 -
How about Fitness Blender on Youtube. They have many free videos.0
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Need a little more resistance than just running, but not a bad idea at all. I prefer erging believe it or not... But point of HIIT is to switch it up between exercises so you get several muscle groups working.
HIIT is periods of high intensity, all-out effort followed by short lower-intensity "breaks". It does not require resistance. Like 60 seconds of skater lunges followed by 30 seconds of marching in place repeated over and over again until you feel like you are going to die. I suppose you could work some kind of resistance training into a HIIT structure, but I've never heard of that. All the HIIT workouts I've ever done or found were all cardio.0 -
Need a little more resistance than just running, but not a bad idea at all. I prefer erging believe it or not... But point of HIIT is to switch it up between exercises so you get several muscle groups working.
HIIT is periods of high intensity, all-out effort followed by short lower-intensity "breaks". It does not require resistance. Like 60 seconds of skater lunges followed by 30 seconds of marching in place repeated over and over again until you feel like you are going to die. I suppose you could work some kind of resistance training into a HIIT structure, but I've never heard of that. All the HIIT workouts I've ever done or found were all cardio.
Well my brother for example uses some free weights while doing HIIT, like with 10-20lb Dumbbells, idk if that counts as some resistance or still just cardio. Whatever it is he lost 40lbs doing it.0 -
If you have the access to equipment, and are not limited by a crazy busy gym just find some exercises like others here suggested and stack them for 45 mins. The class I take (which is crazy expensive) is a 55 min cycle of treadmill, strength, calisthenics, and rowing. Just go hard the entire time!0
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Need a little more resistance than just running, but not a bad idea at all. I prefer erging believe it or not... But point of HIIT is to switch it up between exercises so you get several muscle groups working.
HIIT is periods of high intensity, all-out effort followed by short lower-intensity "breaks". It does not require resistance. Like 60 seconds of skater lunges followed by 30 seconds of marching in place repeated over and over again until you feel like you are going to die. I suppose you could work some kind of resistance training into a HIIT structure, but I've never heard of that. All the HIIT workouts I've ever done or found were all cardio.
Well my brother for example uses some free weights while doing HIIT, like with 10-20lb Dumbbells, idk if that counts as some resistance or still just cardio. Whatever it is he lost 40lbs doing it.
He probably was doing a cardio workout using weight to increase Intensity. If you want to incorporate weight, you should look for a workout that include complexes.0 -
But point of HIIT is to switch it up between exercises so you get several muscle groups working.
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The point of HIIT is to take your HR into the high anaerobic range for a number of short periods as a means of improving VO2Max in preparation for competition.
fwiw I would say sprint intervals as well, assuming adequate aerobic base allowing you to run at easy pace for 60 minutes.
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Google HIIT on Wikipedia AND read the referenced research studies. It's NOT plain vanilla interval training. It's best done in a controlled environment and preferably with someone yelling over your shoulders. Just go hard isn't making the mark. Equipment needed to accurately monitor the intensity (and establish your baseline) is not cheap but should be around in an university lab. (And note the two forms of exercise, running and cycling, that were and still used to research the benefits or lack of from HIIT/HIT.) It's crushing work and you should have a very good aerobic base before attempting it.0
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Search Shelly Dose on youtube. I'm super glad I found her. She's amazing!0
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Tabata-style strength training. There are Tabata timer apps. You can use your bodyweight as resistance if you like.1
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I do HIIT on various machines at the gym and then I do stair climbing. You can use steps anywhere check out the videos on YouTube. You can do these outside in parks etc. I also find running up hills to be very intense. So far the burn from HIIT lasts so much longer than regular exercise. I like challenges now. I am doing the CN Tower Stair Climb in Toronto this weekend (1,776 steps -- 146 floors) I hope to do this in about 40 minutes. I have never done this before but I think with all my training from the gym I will be able to do it on a reasonable amount of time. I find it is great to try new things out and every now and then super charge your routines.0
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ExpectsMiracles wrote: »Tabata-style strength training. There are Tabata timer apps. You can use your bodyweight as resistance if you like.
This seems like a good suggestion. Free exercises could include pushups, pullups, halfjacks, squat curls, box jumps, etc depending on what you have around you.0 -
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Hey all I'm looking for an effective HIIT program, need some help finding one that is cheap/ affordable/ better yet free... Poor college student here. Suggestions please!! Thank you
You can do it in the pool. On a bike. On a treadmill. Running on the trails. In the weight room. On the basketball court.
High intensity interval training doesn't require spending $$. Sweat and determination is all it takes.0 -
Thanks for everybody's suggestions, and I do realize I don't know everything there is to know. I am learning, that's why I ask questions. So yes, I welcome your knowledge.0
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Need a little more resistance than just running, but not a bad idea at all. I prefer erging believe it or not... But point of HIIT is to switch it up between exercises so you get several muscle groups working.
No. You are not describing HIIT, you are describing circuit training.0
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