Hiit Class Workout Plan
These 13 hiit exercises are a gift from amanda butler a new york city based personal trainer formerly with the fhitting room a studio dedicated to hiit workouts.
Hiit class workout plan. Add one round every two weeks increase the number of. Here s what we re going to be covering i m personally going to show you some of my favorite strength and conditioning hiit workouts that will have you pouring out sweat and blood before the 20 minutes is over. Thursday upper body weight training. At the time it was known by the oh so catchy name of fartlek training a combination of the swedish words for speed fart and play lek.
The science behind interval training. High intensity interval training could lend itself to quite a few exercises but mcgillivray explained that essentially it comes down to a set amount of time on a piece of equipment interval training with the goal of raising and lowering your heart rate. By combining these killer moves into one routine you get a homemade hiit workout that burns calories and fires up your muscles. This 4x4 routine requires the participant to go at high intensity for four minutes usually around 85 95 per cent of maximum heart rate followed by three minutes of active recovery at 60 per.
You re probably familiar with high intensity interval training hiit. Recommended by the norwegian university of science and technology the 4 x 4 interval training hiit workout is best implemented on a seven week program. If you want to get all around fit and healthy you have to kick crash diets and overtraining to the curb. Saturday and sunday rest.
Work sprint repeat 4 more times 5 rounds total. Active rest walk or jog 30 sec. Friday lower body weight training. Wednesday hiit workout.
However i should note that a meta study a review of multiple studies found no real difference in fat loss between hiit and steady state cardio. Tuesday lower body weight training. So when putting this total body hiit routine together i really wanted to go back to basics. 5 we ll talk about this and the impact of diet for weight loss.
Monday upper body weight training. Before taking my first hiit class i admit i had little knowledge of what exactly it was. On what exactly hiit is. Hiit stands for high intensity interval training which refers to the short bursts of intense exercise alternated with low intensity recovery periods that make up the protocol.
When it comes to cardio hiit is definitely the best way to strip off body fat to the extent that there s literally no reason to hop on a treadmill and run at a steady pace for 30 or more minutes unless you re an endurance athlete. I want you to be strong enough for everything in life whether it s hopping on a wakeboard or riding a quad. The average interval training workout is 20 minutes or less. Plus interval training can take less time than steady state cardio.
Interval training was developed decades ago by track coaches as a routine for conditioning runners. In today s episode of hiit workouts i m going to be giving you the perfect 20 minute hiit workout plan.