15 min HIIT workouts.
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aine1993mckay
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Would you recommend theses as good enough exercise for a busy lifestyle?
Anyone had good results with theses workouts?
Anyone had good results with theses workouts?
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What's your goal?2
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Just to tone up, I'm a nurse and work long hours to the gym isn't ideal for me.0
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If "tone up" means lose fat and gain muscle, then the answer is no. You will not build muscle with HIIT. You need to start a resistance program (generally weight lifting) that contains progressive overload.6
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Oh right okay thanks0
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This will be a waste of your 15 minutes and your effort. HIIT doesn't burn that many calories because of all the rest, it won't build muscle mass, and toning is a matter of body fat percentage.7
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Following this thread... if HIIT workouts aren't worth it, but I don't have a local gym and I'm short on time, what kind of workout would be ideal to burn fat and gain a little muscle? Mostly just to tone my body...1
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Following this thread... if HIIT workouts aren't worth it, but I don't have a local gym and I'm short on time, what kind of workout would be ideal to burn fat and gain a little muscle? Mostly just to tone my body...
If you're really crunched on time and you can only really work out for a couple minutes at a time, HIIT or any type of interval training is going to be the best bang for your buck.6 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »Following this thread... if HIIT workouts aren't worth it, but I don't have a local gym and I'm short on time, what kind of workout would be ideal to burn fat and gain a little muscle? Mostly just to tone my body...
If you're really crunched on time and you can only really work out for a couple minutes at a time, HIIT or any type of interval training is going to be the best bang for your buck.
Oh really?2 -
MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Following this thread... if HIIT workouts aren't worth it, but I don't have a local gym and I'm short on time, what kind of workout would be ideal to burn fat and gain a little muscle? Mostly just to tone my body...
If you're really crunched on time and you can only really work out for a couple minutes at a time, HIIT or any type of interval training is going to be the best bang for your buck.
Oh really?
Yes, what would be your recommendation?1 -
aine1993mckay wrote: »Just to tone up, I'm a nurse and work long hours to the gym isn't ideal for me.
So the issue you've got here is that tone up doesn't really mean much.
If you're wanting to lose weight then a 15 minute session can have an effect, but I wouldn't spend that time doing HIIT. You'll get more calorie expenditure just by doing steady state aerobic range activity for the period.
If you're wanting to improve your muscle definition then that'll take time and a range of different activities, but essentially some form of resistance training is part of it. That needn't involve going into the gym, bodyweight activities are perfectly reasonable and easy to facilitate.
Essentially there is some evidence that HIIT can make marginal improvements to fat loss, but the proportions are negligible and they've been vastly overplayed by the marketing machine that is the fitness industry. As discipline the advantages aren't that great.3 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Following this thread... if HIIT workouts aren't worth it, but I don't have a local gym and I'm short on time, what kind of workout would be ideal to burn fat and gain a little muscle? Mostly just to tone my body...
If you're really crunched on time and you can only really work out for a couple minutes at a time, HIIT or any type of interval training is going to be the best bang for your buck.
Oh really?
Yes, what would be your recommendation?
Why would you suggest that it's best bang for your buck?
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MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Following this thread... if HIIT workouts aren't worth it, but I don't have a local gym and I'm short on time, what kind of workout would be ideal to burn fat and gain a little muscle? Mostly just to tone my body...
If you're really crunched on time and you can only really work out for a couple minutes at a time, HIIT or any type of interval training is going to be the best bang for your buck.
Oh really?
Yes, what would be your recommendation?
Why would you suggest that it's best bang for your buck?
Because with interval training you get more work done in a shorter amount of time.2 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Following this thread... if HIIT workouts aren't worth it, but I don't have a local gym and I'm short on time, what kind of workout would be ideal to burn fat and gain a little muscle? Mostly just to tone my body...
If you're really crunched on time and you can only really work out for a couple minutes at a time, HIIT or any type of interval training is going to be the best bang for your buck.
Oh really?
Yes, what would be your recommendation?
Why would you suggest that it's best bang for your buck?
Because with interval training you get more work done in a shorter amount of time.
Care to amplify that?
I'd generally disagree, but I'd rather understand the basis for your assertion.0 -
MeanderingMammal wrote: »aine1993mckay wrote: »Just to tone up, I'm a nurse and work long hours to the gym isn't ideal for me.
So the issue you've got here is that tone up doesn't really mean much.
If you're wanting to lose weight then a 15 minute session can have an effect, but I wouldn't spend that time doing HIIT. If you're wanting to improve your muscle definition then that'll take time and a range of different activities, but essentially some form of resistance training is part of it. That needn't involve going into the gym, bodyweight activities are perfectly reasonable and easy to facilitate.
Essentially there is some evidence that HIIT can make marginal improvements to fat loss, but the proportions are negligible and they've been vastly overplayed by the marketing machine that is the fitness industry. As discipline the advantages aren't that great.
Not to mention the fact that, if you want ANY of the benefits promised in a 15 min HIIT workout, you need to pretty much waste yourself. Not the kind of thing someone who has just worked a long shift is going to look forward to. People see "15 min" and think oh that sounds easy.
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MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Following this thread... if HIIT workouts aren't worth it, but I don't have a local gym and I'm short on time, what kind of workout would be ideal to burn fat and gain a little muscle? Mostly just to tone my body...
If you're really crunched on time and you can only really work out for a couple minutes at a time, HIIT or any type of interval training is going to be the best bang for your buck.
Oh really?
Yes, what would be your recommendation?
Why would you suggest that it's best bang for your buck?
Because with interval training you get more work done in a shorter amount of time.
Care to amplify that?
I'd generally disagree, but I'd rather understand the basis for your assertion.
Shorter rest periods and longer work periods.
ETA:
3 rounds:
Squat jumps
Pushups
Sit-ups
Lunges
Burpees
50 seconds on, 10 seconds between exercises- 1 min between rounds.4 -
MeanderingMammal wrote: »aine1993mckay wrote: »Just to tone up, I'm a nurse and work long hours to the gym isn't ideal for me.
So the issue you've got here is that tone up doesn't really mean much.
I've only got into my fitness, I've lost 26lbs over the last 11 weeks through focusing on my diet first, I try and do the HIIT workouts everyday mixing kettle bells exercise in with that. 'Tone up' as in not too muscular just 'tight' if that's even a appropriate word !!
Just any suggestions? I don't really have that much spare time , but I do want to get fit and healthy.0 -
MeanderingMammal wrote: »aine1993mckay wrote: »Just to tone up, I'm a nurse and work long hours to the gym isn't ideal for me.
So the issue you've got here is that tone up doesn't really mean much.
If you're wanting to lose weight then a 15 minute session can have an effect, but I wouldn't spend that time doing HIIT. If you're wanting to improve your muscle definition then that'll take time and a range of different activities, but essentially some form of resistance training is part of it. That needn't involve going into the gym, bodyweight activities are perfectly reasonable and easy to facilitate.
Essentially there is some evidence that HIIT can make marginal improvements to fat loss, but the proportions are negligible and they've been vastly overplayed by the marketing machine that is the fitness industry. As discipline the advantages aren't that great.
Not to mention the fact that, if you want ANY of the benefits promised in a 15 min HIIT workout, you need to pretty much waste yourself. Not the kind of thing someone who has just worked a long shift is going to look forward to. People see "15 min" and think oh that sounds easy.
Then what would you recommend to someone who has 15 minutes to workout? I am not saying a 15 min of interval training is ideal, but what would be better to do in 15 mintues?0 -
RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Following this thread... if HIIT workouts aren't worth it, but I don't have a local gym and I'm short on time, what kind of workout would be ideal to burn fat and gain a little muscle? Mostly just to tone my body...
If you're really crunched on time and you can only really work out for a couple minutes at a time, HIIT or any type of interval training is going to be the best bang for your buck.
Oh really?
Yes, what would be your recommendation?
Why would you suggest that it's best bang for your buck?
Because with interval training you get more work done in a shorter amount of time.
Care to amplify that?
I'd generally disagree, but I'd rather understand the basis for your assertion.
Shorter rest periods and longer work periods.
ETA:
3 rounds:
Squat jumps
Pushups
Sit-ups
Lunges
Burpees
50 seconds on, 10 seconds between exercises- 1 min between rounds.
That's only circuit training.
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MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Following this thread... if HIIT workouts aren't worth it, but I don't have a local gym and I'm short on time, what kind of workout would be ideal to burn fat and gain a little muscle? Mostly just to tone my body...
If you're really crunched on time and you can only really work out for a couple minutes at a time, HIIT or any type of interval training is going to be the best bang for your buck.
Oh really?
Yes, what would be your recommendation?
Why would you suggest that it's best bang for your buck?
Because with interval training you get more work done in a shorter amount of time.
Care to amplify that?
I'd generally disagree, but I'd rather understand the basis for your assertion.
Shorter rest periods and longer work periods.
ETA:
3 rounds:
Squat jumps
Pushups
Sit-ups
Lunges
Burpees
50 seconds on, 10 seconds between exercises- 1 min between rounds.
That's only circuit training.
Okay, do them individually2 -
MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »RAD_Fitness wrote: »Following this thread... if HIIT workouts aren't worth it, but I don't have a local gym and I'm short on time, what kind of workout would be ideal to burn fat and gain a little muscle? Mostly just to tone my body...
If you're really crunched on time and you can only really work out for a couple minutes at a time, HIIT or any type of interval training is going to be the best bang for your buck.
Oh really?
Yes, what would be your recommendation?
Why would you suggest that it's best bang for your buck?
Because with interval training you get more work done in a shorter amount of time.
Care to amplify that?
I'd generally disagree, but I'd rather understand the basis for your assertion.
Shorter rest periods and longer work periods.
ETA:
3 rounds:
Squat jumps
Pushups
Sit-ups
Lunges
Burpees
50 seconds on, 10 seconds between exercises- 1 min between rounds.
That's only circuit training.
3 rounds:
Squat jumps
Pushups
Sit-ups
Lunges
Burpees
I follow a program like this and love it - it's great cardio for increased fitness. I don't see why you'd call it circuit training rather than HIIT though - does it depend on the intensity? I do tabata style (20 secs on, 10 sec rest x 8 rounds) cause the intensity is high and it's all I can cope with. I do it in conjunction with strength training as well though to actually build muscle, ie tone.
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