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A Look Into The Popularity Of HIIT.....
In this blog, we’re talking HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). We’re going to give you tips, and benefits of HIIT, and why you need to include it in your training program. HIIT will help to develop strength, and develop cardio-vascular fitness, to name only two of the reasons you need some HIIT in your life.
Let’s begin…..
Fuel the furnace – In order to benefit fully from your HIIT workout, you’ll need to be fuelled, and ready to roll with enough energy to sustain the level of intensity that this type of training demands.
Intense exercise triggers responses from the body in order to use your bodies energy supply, and if you’re not fuelled up, once your glycogen stores are depleted, it will look to your muscles to get what it needs. Carbohydrates are not the enemy, and will be required when you attack a HIIT session.
Save the best till last – The benefits of HIIT are seen across the duration of a workout, but it has been shown that using this method as a workout finisher is a great way to really maximise its benefits. Before you slope off to the showers, keep a spare five minutes at the end of your next session to slot a short burst in.
Vertical limit – HIIT is fast becoming a main stay of the industry around the world, and treadmills are being integrated into them to boost the gains of high intensity workouts. Increase the gradient on the machine for gains in leg strength. Keep the intense periods short, and adapt the level of effort to your current level of fitness.
Integrate for success – Whilst HIIT is a great form of training, integrating the other elements of programming is essential to help overall development, results and to prevent you plateauing in your endeavours. Keep HIIT to around three days a week, and slot your other training into the gaps.
Remember to keep it within your level of fitness, and don’t try to run before you can walk.
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