The last few weeks of Turbo Fire there hasn’t been any HIIT (high intensity interval training) videos. Finally this week they were introduced back in to the workouts. I must say I’m rather happy about this!
What is HIIT you ask? Basically it is an interval workout where you work to your maximum for a short period of time and then slow it down for an extended period of time.
I LOVE the HIIT workouts because they are not only short, but they are super effective. They help you to burn more calories during and after your workout (even up to 24 hours after) and who doesn’t want that? It can also improve your regular cardio workouts. I will say though that they are not for the beginner. I would suggest you already be working out quite regularly before attempting one. HIIT is also something you shouldn’t do everyday, but maybe 2-3 times a week. They are pretty simple to make up your own too.
You can do it with running, biking, and even swimming. Like for running you could sprint for 30 seconds and then jog for 1 minute, repeating several times. Before Turbo Fire I would make my own up. I would do something like high knees for 1 minute and then jog in place for the next minute, switching out high knees for another exercise (jumping jacks, jump squats, star jumps, etc). I even did it while biking by just switching to a more tough gear for 30 seconds and then biking on a lower gear for 1 minute. HIIT is something to really considering adding to your current workout routine!
My workout yesterday was HIIT 15 where we did 3 different sequences three different times. You do each sequence for about 40 seconds with a minute break in between each round.
They involve quite a bit of jumping and seeing Chalene do the jumps is freaking crazy! That woman can catch air like no other! When I began my jumps weren’t so high, but I noticed today that I am almost completely on Chalene’s level! Yay for improvement!!
I thought it would be fun to show you guys how silly I look in my beast mode during the HIIT round. So I made a video! Woohoo! You can tell towards the end that my legs are getting tired but I’m trying my best to give it my all! 
See, that stuff is TOUGH! But man do I love how sweaty I can get after a short workout!
Sweat dripping off my nose!
Do you incorporate HIIT into your workout routine?
