Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Basketball and HIIT

vivavegas02
vivavegas02
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Joined: 2004/03/18
United States
2004/06/01, 11:51 PM
After my weight training I like to just shoot hoops. Not play a game but simply shoot around. Could this be considered a form of HIIT? I mean I shoot, chase the ball around, stand there, shoot and do it all over again. If I did this for 20 minutes would it be the same as if I used the treadmill and did my HIIT. The reason why I am asking cause I am bored of cardio using the treadmill but love shooting hoops.
asimmer
asimmer
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2004/06/02, 08:35 AM
Is your heart rate up the entire time?

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david_s81
david_s81
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Joined: 2004/04/09
United States
2004/06/02, 08:06 PM
You should also try to incorporate a lay-up drill into it. If you have a full court to work with you can run the entire length, but if you don't, a partner or two would help with chasing down the ball(s).

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