Regular exercise is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle, but for many people, time or lack of motivation can be an obstacle. Fortunately, there is a form of training that speeds up the metabolism and can be a perfect choice for those who can devote less time to exercise. This is HIIT training, which stands for High Intensity Interval Training. This form of exercise is an extremely effective way to burn fat and improve endurance.
What is HIIT training?
The essence of HIIT training is that we perform short, high-intensity exercises, between which we leave a short rest period. The goal is to keep our heart rate high throughout the workout. In this way, we not only burn calories during training, but fat burning continues in the hours after training, as our body works longer on normalizing metabolism and regeneration.
The key to the effectiveness of HIIT training lies in the intensity. Intensive exercises quickly increase the heart rate and work our cardiovascular system. In addition, high-intensity training helps develop and strengthen our muscles, so it not only helps burn fat, but also plays a role in improving our general fitness.
Additional benefits of HIIT training
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It can be done from anywhere
It does not require a special location or special equipment. You can even do it at home or in a park, as it can also consist of exercises with your own body weight. Whether it's four-stroke push-ups, lunges, running in place with high knee lifts, push-ups. -
Not boring
A variety of exercises can be included, so it will never be boring. -
Improves sleep quality
Interval training works the whole body incredibly, so you don't have to worry about not being able to sleep at night.
Example of a 15-minute HIIT workout
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Push-up - if the original version is too difficult, do it with the knees on the floor!
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Squats - make sure that the legs are just below the hips and that the weight is lowered towards the heels!
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Running in place with high knee lifts
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Triceps strengthening - put your hands on the back of a chair or a table, your legs should be straight, then bend your elbows and lower yourself as low as you can, then push yourself back to the original body position!
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Lateral lunge - switch sides, bend the knees, then stretch!
Do it in 3 rounds, with 40 seconds of work followed by 15 seconds of rest.
This type of training is one of the most effective in terms of fat burning, but it is worth starting very carefully and gradually increasing the load, because it is easy to feel sick during training. It is also important that training is always preceded by a very thorough warm-up, and that stretching is never missed after training!
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