Hello! I did HIIT several years ago and LOVED it! It did nothing for my weight loss, but I think I didn't give it enough of a chance. It did amazing things for my blood pressure and fast and remember the feeling of utter euphoria I would get from it.
I want to start up again, but at the time I had a gym membership. Now I'm looking at doing it inside my house without any equipment, no treadmill, elliptical, etc. Is there a way to do without stuff.
I have stairs but I did that once and shredded my legs. I run around my ping pong table right now but I couldn't sprint around it without doing some damage to my ankles. Maybe this Spring I'll go outside, but I fear looking really lame in front of my neighbors. And it's like 10 degrees and lower in the mornings. Ouch, my lungs! LOL!
The more I sit here and think about it, the more I think I might get brave and try it in the morning around my neighborhood. Wow! I'm nervous! LOL! I have two cul-de-sacs around which I can run, but I just don't want to be seen. Maybe no one will be up at 5:30 AM. I'll tell you how it goes.
I'm going to attempt at least 6 intervals:
60 second high intensity, 120 seconds low, 60 high, 120 low, 60 high 120 low.
Week 1, workout 1:
I did it! Wahoo! I'm nowhere near where I was when I was doing this before. I was cross with myself at first because I had intended to do a 60 second sprint followed by 120 second cool down. I wasn't able to do 60 seconds and had to be satisfied with 30. I felt like I was cheating myself. But I felt the same upon completion as I used to feel when I did the longer times, so I'm actually quite pleased with what I did today. It was hard! But I know I'll make quick gains at it. Also, I had to walk during the down time because jogging was too hard. But I've only been jogging around my ping pong table for a couple weeks now and my longest time doing that has been 11 minutes. Put me outside on a real road and that's quite a bit different!
So all in all, I'm pleased and I have to let up on myself a bit. I feel like I ran for an hour so I definitely took myself to my limit. I love HIIT!
Tabata training is great too and can be done with just about any exercise, squats, push ups, jumping jacks, lunges, etc....They even have tabata clocks!
Tabata training is great too and can be done with just about any exercise, squats, push ups, jumping jacks, lunges, etc....They even have tabata clocks!
I was reading about that today. It looks interesting. I wonder if it would provide the same benefit for the blood pressure that sprinting does. My BP goes down within a few of weeks of doing HIIT...or at least it did the last time.
The Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout is HITT based. I have it and I love it, you can make it as hard as you want. All you need is a set of hand weights.
Suggestions for HIIT-indoor, no equipment
And it's like 10 degrees and lower in the mornings. Ouch, my lungs! LOL!
