Last week’s blog discussed the
effect of different heart
rate zones on the body. The data shown last week describes beginner to
intermediate fitness levels. For the individual that desires a higher workload,
High Intensity Interval Training is a workout that will push the limits of ones’
abilities.
HIIT may also be known at Tabata Training, it got this name due to a research study performed. HIIT is believed by many to be fairly new to the fitness industry, but it dates back to the 1912 Olympics. At the ACSM Health and Fitness Summit, Kravitz, and Zuhl highlight the long history of HIIT and how it has been used by elite athletes for over 100 years. Within HIIT, different types of intervals are utilized, including short, long, and sprints. Interval training is performed by a work distance or time, followed by a rest distance or time.
Many of the benefits from normal cardiovascular training are also seen when someone uses HIIT. Some of the benefits found with HIIT are increased insulin sensitivity, increases in both aerobic and anaerobic capacity, decreased body fat storages, and increased hormone release.
HIIT can be applied to different training schedules, and next week’s blog will discuss how to incorporate cardiovascular fitness into a comprehensive plan.
HIIT is intense stuff. After I was finished with my athlete career the majority of my training was HIIT. I experience immediate gains visually but my strength in some areas did decrease. HIIT is a great sub-discipline of exercise/training, but where do you think it specific area of utilization should be? Do you think there is a way that HIIT should be incorporated in to athletic training?
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