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General Fitness & Exercise
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Better HIIT routine?

slvrstr526
slvrstr526
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Joined: 2008/01/16
United States
2008/02/04, 09:17 PM
I was wondering what a better HIIT routine was to burn fat. I carry a lot of fat in my stomach/chest area which are my problem areas. I want to start doing HIIT 3x/week but have heard of a couple different methods. Which would be better...?

2 min warm up on 3.5 mph
1 min at 4.5mph
1 min at 5.5
1 min at 6.5
1 min at 7.5, back down to
1 min at 3.5, so on
This is repeated 3 times for about 20 minutes

OR

2 min warmup on 3.5
1 min at 7.5 mph
1 min at 3.5 mph
1 min at 7.5 mph
1 min at 3.5 mph
Etc, for 20 minutes

Thanks!
wrestler125
wrestler125
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2008/02/04, 09:41 PM
The first one wouldn't really be intervals... it would just be running faster and faster and then backing down.

As a general rule, I like to keep my rest (slow) periods shorter than my working periods when doing HIIT. Just a guideline.

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slvrstr526
slvrstr526
Posts: 6
Joined: 2008/01/16
United States
2008/02/07, 09:02 PM
I have been doing a warmup at 3.5 for 3 minutes, then 8.0mph for 1 min, then down to 3.5 for 2 minutes - do this process 7 times for about 24 minutes. How does this session sound? Or should I modify it?
Zalman1504
Zalman1504
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Joined: 2008/01/14
United States
2008/02/08, 01:34 PM
That sounds like a nice HIIT routine. I warm up at 4.0 for 2 minutes, then 1 minute at 9.0 , 1 minute at 3.5. I do this for 15 minutes.

Best of Luck!