HIIT

I've never done HIIT indoors in a class before. That being said, I did it once a week all last summer outside. I was 39 and in so-so shape. I used to sprint in the parking lot of the elementary school at 5 a.m. Let's just say the first few times I did it, I had to call my husband to come pick me up...I was THAT wrecked. But by the end of the summer, my older son who was 9 at the time, was coming with me and I was beating him (on occasion) and we walked home. Shredded the belly fat off me pretty quickly too. Good luck, it will shake things up for sure.

HIIT is great for people of all levels because the essence of the whole thing is that you push yourself as hard as YOU can go. Sure you'll probably have people in the class smashing out 20 burpees in the time you can do 4 but as long as you remember you're in competition with yourself rather than anyone else in the class you should love it.

Depending on your instructor they should give you variations for each exercise (e.g. standing squats / jumping squats / jumping squats with a tuck jump etc etc) and you just pick the level that is pushing you enough, but not too much.

HIIT has completely transformed not only my body but my whole mentatlity to exercise. I love it and you shouldn't hesitate in going - after all, what do you lose if you go and end up hating it....?

I've done HIIT with Turbo Fire and I loved it. There are 15,20 25 and30 minutes. They are really intense and quite hard. But you can cater to your fitness level. Don't jump as high etc. Its a quick calorie burn and you continue to burn well after you're done. Never be afraid to try something new in fitness. Just go at your own pace.. :bigsmile:

Great question! Like the post below, work to your fitness level and pay attention to your RPE..rate of perceived exertion.
A good instructor will model different intensity levels. Remember this...a little bit of somethin is better than a whole lot of nothin!

I am all about HIIT and I will say that it is IS IS IS for everyone. thats what P90X, Insanity and those hardcore programs are for BUT BUT BUT can be tailored to all body shapes, sizes, or men or for women. I would say it will be good .

SO you can jump in as a newbie and find that it will still work for you. For advance people, they can push harder and still get an amazing workout.


HIIT all the way!!

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What Mikey said!!!! Just do it-keeping yourself status quo on workouts leads to pleatues-Shake it up!!

I love HIIT Sprint intervals. I run a minute at 9.5 mph for a minute and walk at 3.5mph for a minute. I do a minimum of 15 sprints. It helps get the goo off. Give it a try.

Thanks for your input everyone! I am going to give it a go!

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Hello, this question goes out for you that have done HIIT. My gym offers this class, but I don't want to get in over my head. I do zumba four times a week and spin 3 days a week. I really want to shake things up.

So, here is my question how hard is this class? Do you feel like you need to be in shape in order to take part in the class?

Thanks!

My gym labels this class as intermediate and not beginners. If you consider yourself in pretty good shape (i.e. intermediate), I'd say give it a shot!

My gym just introduced this class, and I've been too intimidated to give it a try. They do advertise it as "some previous physical conditioning required". I spin, do step aerobics, kickbox, I consider myself in reasonable shape. I've watched a few classes and it looks challenging, but not impossible.
I'll probably try to convince myself to give it a try this week.

I DO HIIT everyother day, never took a class just outside !! Love to hate it!! Its definately a good work out!!!

Like others have said, you should certainly do it if it looks fun to you. The main thing would be to keep it to a level that works for you. Don't try to keep up with those people in the class that are just blasting through the exercises. Once you start, you'll want to do more and more. Eventually you'll be one of those people beasting through the class!

Go for it ! Its A GREAT workout. However it's easy to get injured if you go full out, without giving your body a chance to get used to the faster pace work.
My impression here is you've being doing endurance and low impact with the spinning.(Although you might have done some interval work spinning, it will have been low impact stuff.)
Your body will love the change with intervals but give yourself time to get used to the high impact of HIIT. Your instructor will guide you on this.Talk to them before the class.
The best way to get started with Interval Training is to choose a cardio exercise you regularly perform and incorporate bursts of higher-intensity exercise into them, beginners may not have the stamina to be able to alternate their high and low-intensity periods for a duration that is sufficient to match the calories burned with their usual longer duration, but more moderate,cardio training.
Before doing any Interval Training it’s important to give your body and muscles a proper warm-up, including stretching and at least 10 minutes of light cardio to raise your body temperature and prep your muscles for the higher intensity training that lies ahead. Do not skip this step.You can then use HIIT in all your workouts.

I've never done HIIT indoors in a class before. That being said, I did it once a week all last summer outside. I was 39 and in so-so shape. I used to sprint in the parking lot of the elementary school at 5 a.m. Let's just say the first few times I did it, I had to call my husband to come pick me up...I was THAT wrecked. But by the end of the summer, my older son who was 9 at the time, was coming with me and I was beating him (on occasion) and we walked home. Shredded the belly fat off me pretty quickly too. Good luck, it will shake things up for sure.

I don't condone beating your children...even on occasion ;-)

LOL. Nothing like a nine-year old to get your legs moving faster. Whatever works, right? :laugh:

You all gave amazing advice. I can't wait to give it a try in the morning.. The downside? The class is at 5:15am ekk..

remember, it takes time to adapt so that you are capable, then good at any new thing. And by all means, let us know how you like it!