HIIT on the elliptical...please share your routine?

butterfli7o
butterfli7o Posts: 1,319 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all,

I want to start HIIT on my elliptical at home. Can you please share your routine, or what you think would be a good one to follow?

Thanks. :flowerforyou:

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  • KodAkuraMacKyen
    KodAkuraMacKyen Posts: 737 Member
    I do HIIT on the elliptical. I follow a plan in the New Rules of Lifting for Women for HIIT. I do two minutes at a slower pace but at the level 7 out of 10 resistance. Then I do 1 minute as fast as I can, challening myself with the RPM. Then I do 2 minutes cool down and repeat. I do this for 20 minutes because it's not my only cardio. On days when it is my only cardio, I do 30 minutes.
  • butterfli7o
    butterfli7o Posts: 1,319 Member
    Thank you! I'm reading NR...haven't gotten to that part yet.
  • paulsmisses
    paulsmisses Posts: 178
    oops, i have an elliptical which i use most days, but dont know what HIIT is? help!
  • SparkleHorse224
    SparkleHorse224 Posts: 98 Member
    Paulsmisses I believe it's 'high intensity interval training.'
  • KodAkuraMacKyen
    KodAkuraMacKyen Posts: 737 Member
    yes, that's exactly what it is.
  • HappilyLifts
    HappilyLifts Posts: 429 Member
    I set resistance to 4 at the gym (I have no idea what the maximum is, but I can do 9 at a slower pace) and do 20 secs as hard as I can followed by 10 seconds recovery as slow as I need, repeat for 4 minutes. Doesn't sound long, but it gets my heart rate right up! My trainer calls this tabata training but I believe it's more or less the same as HIIT.
  • dawnp1833
    dawnp1833 Posts: 264 Member
    My elliptical actually has a button I can press to get a HIIT. There are 3 or 4 different ones - it changes the resistance and incline automatically and I have to follow along on the screen where it tells me how fast to go. (which is really hard to keep up with). It's a great work out. Only 20 minutes, but I've had great results with it.
  • wackyfunster
    wackyfunster Posts: 944 Member
    10 minutes: 20 seconds max effort, 40 seconds cooldown (~190 bpm heart rate) x10
    5 minutes: very low intensity cooldown (~3 mph)
    30 minutes: low-intensity steady state (~120-140bpm heart rate. depending on caffeine intake)
    5 minutes: 30 second max effort, 30 seconds cooldown x5 (usually by then more like ~180 bpm) x5

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