HIIT

Within the last few months, I've discovered my love for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) routines. They're quick, challenging, and effecient! HIIT routines go through bursts of high-instenity activities to periods of low-intensity activities. It's a constant change of intensity causing your heart rate to spike and fall maximizing fat burning. There are other benefits to HIIT that you can read about here, if you're interested.

I fell in love with HIIT because it challenged my body, muscles, and mind.  It's not easy, that's for sure, but it is one hell of a workout! I began seeing results quicker than I had expected to and I soon found it to be much more fun that running on the treadmill. My body and muscles were sore and tired and many times I wanted to just give up because it was so hard, but then my body became stronger and stronger which gave me the willpower to put in more effort in my workouts. That's why I love HIIT-it challenged my body and mind.

To help you get started, here are two quick, fat burning exercises that I like to do:

1. Sprint on the treadmill at a speed (8-10 mph) you can sustain for 30 seconds. Rest for 30 seconds. Repeat this sequence 10 times.
2. Run on the treadmill at one speed lower (7-9 mph) than your sprinting speed for one mintue. Plank for 30 seconds and then rest for 30 seconds. Repeat this sequence 8-10 times.

Also, I recently found a YouTube channel, FitnessBlender, that has over 200 different at-home HIIT workouts that are truely amazing! They even give a link on each video stating how many calories that particular workout burns and what muscles groups/body parts that are being targeted.

If you're bored with your current workout, I strongly encourage you to try HIIT. You won't be disappointed :)