HITT Training

Types and Variations of Cardiovascular Exercise

Have Fun With It!!!!!

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The Rage is “HITT” Training.  So, what is HITT Training?

HITT Training – stands for High Intensity Interval Training. This form of cardio is great for burning fat and revving up your metabolism.  A HITT workout often takes less time to complete than a regular endurance based cardio session. With HITT Training you go for a shorter amount of time, but workout at as higher intensity than that of a steady state session; thus burning just as much and usually more calories and fat than you would in a typical endurance based cardio session. This strategy alternates periods of short intense anaerobic exercise with less-intense recovery periods.

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Examples of HITT Training include:

•Sprints with short intervals of jogging or walking in between. For example, 30–40 seconds of hard sprinting alternated with 15–20 seconds of jogging or walking.

•Running or walking bleachers or household stairs while stopping and doing jumping jacks or jumping squats in between every 4 climbs.

•Doing sit ups, pushups, and squats while adding a minute of high pace jump rope in between each round or after a certain amount of sets

•Sprinting as hard as you on the elliptical training for 30 – 45 seconds, or even a minute – then come to a steady state for 30 seconds – Repeat 8-10 times.

***I created This while at The Rec Center Today. I will be adding it to my "Give Me 5" Fitness Program. I will tell you all much more about that later, but for now enjoy this read! =)

-Megan