What is HIIT?

HIIT stands for “High Intensity Interval Training”. It’s a form of training designed to get your heart rate up to at least 80% of your maximum heart rate, and then allow your heart rate to come back down before spiking it up again.

What are the benefits of HIIT?

Some of the benefits of HIIT training are…
Muscle Growth
Fat Loss
Cardiovascular strength
More energy
Increased stamina
And
Mental Health benefits
…. Just to name a few

How do I perform a HIIT workout?

HIIT can involve doing Intervals while running, rowing or even using the elliptical.
It can also involve doing function fitness exercises such as Jumping jacks, squats and pull ups.

HIIT usually involves intervals or short bursts of exercises followed by rest periods of equal or less length than your working time. TABATA workouts also fall under this category which is where you perform an exercise for a very short allotted amount of time, like 20 seconds, followed by a very short rest period, like 10 seconds, for a certain amount of sets, like 8.

An example of a Tabata workout would be

Jumping Jacks
20 Seconds on, 10 seconds off for 8 Rounds

Mountain Clumbers
20 Seconds on, 10 seconds off for 8 rounds

Push ups
20 Seconds on, 10 seconds off for 8 Rounds

Air Squats
20 Seconds on, 10 seconds off for 8 rounds

1 minute rest

Jump Lunges
20 Seconds on, 10 seconds off for 8 rounds

Shoulder tap planks
20 seconds on, 10 seconds off for 8 rounds

Butt kickers
20 Seconds on, 10 seconds off for 8 rounds

Jack Knives
20 Seconds on, 10 seconds off for 8 Rounds