HIIT Principle-HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training.

HIIT means that the
exerciser will first warm-up for a
few minutes, then engage in some form of aerobic exercise at a
moderate pace for approximately 90 seconds to one minute and then
immediately switch intensities to an all out effort for about 30 seconds,
and then go right back to a medium duration. This back and forth from
low to medium intensity to extremely high intensity will keep the body
working constantly throughout the workout and will allow you to
perform quite a few minutes of all out high intensity exercise. High
intensity interval training has been shown to be effective in clinical
study after clinical study in helping people remove significant amounts
of fat from the body.


A word of caution to you out there, if you're not
already in great shape, you don't want to begin
with high intensity interval training. Instead, use
the FITT principle to allow you to construct
workouts that will allow you to perform at higher
and higher levels of intensity until you can
incorporate the high intensity interval training into your fat loss
workout. As we mentioned prior, while the workout above is designed
for running, you can use just about any type of aerobic exercise in
place of running and still receive the same fantastic benefits of high
intensity interval training.

One more fantastic attribute of a high intensity interval training
workout is that the workouts themselves will be shorter in duration
than most other workouts you will perform. Although it will take you
much less time to complete a HIIT workout, the benefits you receive
will be multiplied many times over other types of exercises. This
makes HIIT workouts some of the most efficient and effective known
to exercisers anywhere.

Because this principle merely focuses on intervals of a particular
exercise, the actual type of aerobic exercise you do is left up to your
own imagination. This can include stair climbing, rope jumping,
jogging and running, bicycling or any other type of aerobic exercise. In
addition to the benefits received while performing a high intensity
interval training workout, your body will continue to burn calories long
after the workout is over in a way unlike any other exercise that you can perform. Below is a sample HIIT workout to give you an idea of
exactly how this effective principle can work for you.
1. Begin with a light two minute jog work out.
2. Gradually build into a medium intensity run for about 90 seconds to two
minutes.
3. Then build up and transition into sprinting at all out of intensity for about 30
seconds, then go to fast walk for recovery.
4. repeat steps 1-3 intervals 6 to 8 times