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I'm personally a die-hard fan of HIT. I've never been able to keep up cardio regiments like jogging or biking simply because it takes too much time in my schedu
by capkutay 12y ago
I'm personally a die-hard fan of HIT. I've never been able to keep up cardio regiments like jogging or biking simply because it takes too much time in my schedule and I get extremely bored 20+ minutes into either of those activities.
Not to brag, but HIT has kept me in very good shape. As a software engineer who cares about efficiency, 15-20 minutes of HIT versus 60-90 minutes of jogging/biking just makes more sense to me. Throw on joint pain from jogging on concrete and the perils of high-speed biking, HIT on a machine is a no-brainer.
- edanm 12y agoHow do you do HIT? You mention a machine, so I'm wondering what exactly you do.
- bcbrown 12y agoI use a rowing machine. When I'm relatively untrained, I start with rowing at a steady rate, working up to 20 minutes. Then I add in HIIT, starting at 20 seconds work/ 40 seconds recovery. When I can do 6-8 intervals, I'll change the rest/work ratio to 30/30, then 20/10. For the work intervals, I row as hard as I can, a pace of around 1:30-1:40 per 500m. For recovery, I row as slow as I can, around 4:00/500m.