Our bodies are designed to optimize at whatever level of training we push at them. This is a survival mechanism intended to give us an evolutionary advantage in Paleolithic times. In the modern age it just means that the workout we have scheduled to do on a busy day delivers diminishing returns as our bodies find ways to burn fewer calories and perform with less effort.
The workaround to this is to constantly vary our training routines but that in itself can be tiring and it poses a further mental obstacle to simply doing any training at all. This is where high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts come in. Designed to be high-burn, constant-challenge sessions, a HIIT workout is the simplest way to shock the body out of its physical complacency and force it to work harder than it has ever done before.
PE Students: If you are interested in trying some HIIT training, go to the link below to download a .pdf document that provides a 30 day program.
What do you think of HIIT training? Have you ever tried it before? If you try out some of the workouts ,write about the experience in your Reflection journal. Did you make any modifications to your approach? What effects did you notice after repeated sessions? Do you have any favorite exercises?
http://neilarey.com/programs/30-days-of-hiit.html
30 Days of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
When I go to the gym and train with my fitness trainer, we separate our exercises into sets of 3, we do the same 3 exercises with however many reps 3 times through before going to the next three exercises. I love HIIT, it gives you an opportunity to improve upon your next set of exercises. It can also give you an idea of how hard the exercise is, and how many reps of that exercise is right for you.
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