Have you been seeing a lot of the word HIIT lately, or people are telling you, "You have
to do HIIT.
It's the best way to lose fat," but you don't actually
know what HIIT is?
Don't worry.
In this video, I'm going to quickly break down for you what HIIT is,
how to do it properly, and why it's amazing for health and fat
loss.
And make sure you stick around right to the end, because I'm going to give you my number
one tip for how to incorporate HIIT training into
your weekly workouts for best health and fat loss results.
I'm going to start by explaining quickly, what
is HIIT anyway?
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Okay, what is HIIT?
HIIT basically stands for High Intensity Interval Training.
HIIT is basically defined as any form of interval training or cardiovascular exercise that
mixes intense anaerobic cardiovascular work with less intense rest periods.
This can be done body weight cardio exercises, on a machine such
as an elliptical, spin bike, treadmill, rowing machine, with a
skipping rope.
HIIT workouts usually last 30 minutes or less due to their intense nature.
You can get a lot done in a short period of time when done properly.
With HIIT, there is no set interval time length that is
proven to be better than others.
As you will see on many of the hit workouts on my channel already, sometimes we're working
for 40 seconds with a 20 second rest.
Sometimes we're working for 30 seconds with a 10 second rest.
This is the cool thing about HIIT, is that you can
always switch it up and really challenge yourself based on the
duration of time you're working and the length of your rest period.
Why do we like HIIT training?
Leave a comment below.
Let me know if you like HIIT training.
I love to hear what your thoughts are and how
you like it and why you like it.
I'll first tell you personally why I like HIIT training and why it's my go-to for
cardio.
One, I get bored doing steady state cardio on a machine.
I can't do it.
I feel like I can work harder in a shorter amount of time.
I'm a business owner and mom of a nine month old and a three year old, so getting in a
quick 30 minute workout where I can really push myself and
go hard and get all the benefits of going for an hour of
steady state cardio on a treadmill or a spin bike is where it's at for me.
Body weight HIIT workouts have helped me lose my baby weight twice in a very
short amount of time, because I'm able to really push
myself and challenge myself.
HIIT workouts will never get easy.
You just push yourself harder.
I'm going to quickly give you some of the benefits of
HIIT and why you should be doing High Intensity Interval
Training each week.
It can be done anywhere with zero equipment or at the gym on your favorite cardio
machine.
You'll never get bored like you would on a treadmill or a cardio machine just staring
at the clock, counting down how much longer you have
to be on that machine.
It's very efficient and will really challenge your cardiovascular system.
You get an amazing after burn where you're still burning calories for hours
after your workout, and it will help you blast fat, but you
won't lose muscle.
It's also going to help you boost your metabolism and it's great for heart health.
Lastly, my number one tip for how to fit HIIT workouts into your weekly workout routine
to really maximize fat loss.
I'm going to be brutally honest, no one thing is better than the other.
A combination of everything works the best.
Meaning strength training, HIIT training, and LISS training, which we call
Low Impact Steady State training.
Depending on how many days per week you're working out, you want
to look at your weekly calendar and schedule in strength focused workouts where you're
building muscle, building lean muscle.
That's going to help you blast body fat and get stronger.
You want a few HIIT workouts, so you're focusing on really pushing your cardiovascular system,
getting that after burn, and working as hard as you
can.
And then LISS workout, Low Impact Steady State cardio
workouts once or twice a week as well, because these are also amazing for cardiovascular
health and blasting body fat.
I recommend a minimum of two days a week of strength focused workouts, two days
a week of High Intensity Interval Training workouts, and then one day a week of Low Impact
Steady State.
That could be going for a 30 to 45 minute walk even.
Check out the description below.
I'm going to leave you guys some recommended intervals,
whether you're doing body weight workouts, or you're
on a cardiovascular machine, or you're using a skipping rope, different times for beginners,
moderate, and advanced so that you can check it out,
create your own HIIT workouts.
Or I'll leave some links in the description below also to some of the other
awesome 30 minute or less body weight HIIT workouts
already on my channel.
As much as your workouts are important in burning body fat, nutrition is also major
key.
If you're curious about how to eat healthy and fuel
your body to drop pounds without starving, I've written a
seven page guide on how to eat properly for your body type, calculate macronutrients and
calorie intake for you specifically to reach your fitness
and fat loss goals.
Make sure you check out the link in the description to get that free guide.
Okay, guys, that's the down low on HIIT training, High Intensity
Interval Training.
Make sure if you're doing HIIT training, to get the most out of it, high intensity, you
have to push yourself as hard as you possibly can.
The harder you push, the more you're going to get out
of it.
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Thanks again for watching, guys, and I'll see you in the next one.