Friday, May 4, 2012

Why I Love HIIT! (high intensity interval training)

No Sleep... Check
Rough Morning... Check
Shitty Day... Check
Lack of Energy... Check
Laces tied up... Check.. wait what!?

Today was a day from hell and by the time I got home I did not want to do anything, by anything I mean wanted to sit my ass on the couch, eat snacks and sleep. However I knew by the time 8pm hit I would hate myself for lack of movement and motivation.

Enter HIIT run here!

What is HIIT you may ask... well lucky for you I know how to use Wikipedia very well and I am able to answer this question... BAHAHA j/k

Enter Science Lesson Here: 

High Intensity Interval Training AKA HIIT- an exercise that alternates periods of short INTENSE anaerobic exercise with less-intense recovery periods. HIIT can lasts anywhere from 10-25 minutes. HIIT provides athletic conditioning, and improved fat burning along with glucose metabolism.   

So after a few min. of being a baby and having a snack I decided to lace up my tennis shoes and hit the pavement. I choose different landmarks around the neighborhood to gauge my High Intense  moments, and my rests and I got it done. Sprints followed by short recovery periods.

So what makes me love this type of workout? Easy! It's short, it's effective and now I will not hate myself by 8pm tonight. With the sprints followed by brief recovery periods I actually ended up going further then I had originally planned. Although it wasn't a crazy intense workout I feel much better and my stress has been decreased just a tad.

So next time you feel like crap or you are short on time. HIIT it up and feel much better

Ciao and an HIIT RUN,

Alexis

2 comments:

  1. You couldnt be more right Alexis

    Love all kinds of HIIT program out there weather its TABATA, Burst or Surge training. I keep shifting my workouts among these three, works great for me. HIIT is the best way to loose weight and tone up simultaneously in a short period of time.

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