One of the things we often comment on is that there is no hard and fast definition of High Intensity Interval Training. Tabata is certainly the most tightly defined protocol. The success of Tabata Training in improving the performance of Olympic Speed Skaters led to it being dubbed the 4 minute miracle. There is absolutely …
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You can’t have looked at any of the rest of the HIITWorkoutFormula.com without realizing that we are really serious about fitness and exercise. For instance, we are always going on about how most fitness gurus don’t have a clue about HIIT or Tabata. They are just rebadging their old, ‘Me Too’ workouts and calling them …
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As you know, there are many videos on HIIT available on YouTube. As we have said before – many of them are just fitness gurus leaping on the HIIT band wagon to pedal exactly the same routines they have been doing for years. FitnessBlender.com is one of the few sites that seems to genuinely ‘get’ …
The selling point for this video just has to be the body of the presenter. He is a good looking guy with muscles to die for. You’ll know we are purists on HIIT and Tabata. 95% plus of all information on the web that claims to be HIIT or Tabata isn’t. This video is no …
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HIIT is Getting Enormous Internet Attention But Is It Any Good? The American College of Sports Medicine Seems to Think So. If you search for any fitness related material on the internet you are certain to find references to High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). You are also likely to see some pretty extravagant claims: “Get …
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What I like about his video: It provides some exercise variants that are suitable for people at a range of fitness levels The instructor states that this is a ‘Tabata Style’ workout It starts with a clear warm-up period. Interestingly, the warm-up exercises also follow the Tabata 20s effort 10s rest pattern. In general I …
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Get Started With HIIT Challenge For many of us, an element of challenge or competition adds and extra edge to our exercise plans. The Hopkins County Family YMCA will be hosting a High Intensity Interval Training Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 22 to raise money for the 9/11 Heroes Run. It’s for an excellent cause and …
Take a look at this HIIT Workout Video. It shows a decent warm up – something often missed – and cool downs. You don’t need any additional equipment so this is a great home workout routine. As HIIT workouts go we would tend to assess this at the easier end of the spectrum
HIIT Mindset Throughout this website we have often emphasized that HIIT can be hard. In reality it is as hard as you want to make it. It’s definitely true that you need to have the right mind set to embark on a course of HIIT training. There are quite a number of things you can …
Just 4 Minutes – That’s all it took – Yeah. With enormous apologies to the Hollies for paraphrasing their famous song but is it true? Can you really be fit in just 4minutes? The evidence is growing that you really can make life defining changes with just 4minutes of exercise – 3 times per week. …