HIIT The Pavement Or Treadmill

I've received several emails the past 2-months from CFB readers looking for HIIT variations. As such, I'm re-posting an article that I originally posted this past January.

Hope this helps!

If you've been following the advice on Catapult Fitness Blog, you'll be doing so with a clear set of goals and plan of action. If fat loss is one of those goals, high intensity interval training (HIIT) needs to be part of that action plan!

There is no best interval training for fat loss, however, recommendations I have received from Craig Ballantyne, Founder of Turbulence Training include:

• 1 minute on, 1 - 2 minutes off, repeat 6 times
• 30 seconds on, 90 seconds off, repeat 6 times
• 45 seconds on, 90 seconds off, repeat 6 times
• 20 seconds on, 40 seconds off, repeat 8 times

Make sure to include a 5 minute warm-up and a 5 minute cool-down.

And remember, you can use all types of interval training methods for these workouts:

• Treadmill running
• Stationary cycling
• Outdoor sprints
• Rowing
• Elliptical machine (not my fave, but an acceptable alternative if you have knee problems)

Here's a brief video of Craig explaining HIIT training:



Train hard; stay strong.

Peace.

Susan