Friday, 26 April 2013

Exercise Review - HITT

Dianne Nichols

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Since the weekly bonus is to get in those interval workouts, I decided to branch out from my usual run or bike interval work and found these 2 HIIT (high intensity interval training) workouts on Pinterest. Go figure. ;)

I started out doing 4 sets of this and really felt my heart rate elevate during the air jacks and the burpees. It took me about 20-25 minutes to complete the 4 sets.

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After completing those first 4 sets I thought, hey, why not try ANOTHER interval workout as well? So I'm not sure why I thought that was a fabulous idea, but that's indeed what I did. I completed 2 sets of the following:

Source: Uploaded by user via Dianne on Pinterest

And oh boy! did I ever feel it! Those star jacks and jumping lunges were BRUTAL! I'm sure my fatigue was partly from having already done 20 minutes of intervals but mostly I think it was from a full 60 seconds of the INTENSE exercises. If you're looking for a good burn and to get your heart 'a pumping then give this one a try!!

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About the author

Dianne Nichols

Dianne Nichols is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Weight Loss Specialist, Youth Fitness Specialist, and Functional Training Specialist. She has been blogging and hosting online health/fitness challenges with her best friend, Valerie Hendricks, since 2009. She's overcome insulin resistance using the principles of LWC and these days, when not building awesome challenges, you can find her exploring the nearby mountains with her family. You can learn more about Dianne's personal journey at www.lifetimewellnesschallenge.org.