Is it possible?
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mrsprincess07
Cathlete
The new series is supposed to be just that! So many of us have the same issues as you. I've had 2 knee surgeries, had my menicus removed partially on both knees and have arthritis in my right. I hear ya!
Travel Fit is high intensity, low impact and it's great! The band works you well but doesn't hurt the body if you have other joint issues say in the elbows or shoulders.
EDIT: I'm sorry I missed the *HIIT* part of your question. I don't know if HIIT will be in the new series, but circuit training is.
Travel Fit is high intensity, low impact and it's great! The band works you well but doesn't hurt the body if you have other joint issues say in the elbows or shoulders.
EDIT: I'm sorry I missed the *HIIT* part of your question. I don't know if HIIT will be in the new series, but circuit training is.
The short answer yes, swimming, bicycling, rowing all forms of low impact that can be performed at high intensity. I'll assume you're talking about aerobics, or in this case anaerobics?
Long answer, yes and no. One thing that seems lost on so many is this very question. How to get the benefits of HIIT without high impact exercises. It is true that many of the low impact exercises some may do to increase the heart rate during an exercise routine may also require a certain level of strength. If you do not have that overall body strength even low impact high intensity training is going to be difficult and may result in injury.
Everyday exercisers & athletes make these decisions all the time. How many times can you read about new runners that get injured in the first few months of a running program? I'll leave the statistics for others, since this is my opinion. What happens, you ask your body to do something that it is not prepared to do, strength wise, conditioning wise. The body does not work in isolation, and IMO HIIT, Heavy weight training, many sports require that all the systems work well at a high level, together.
For me it's about balance, according to what I've read. Heavy weight training and HIIT (add to that daily stress) activate the sympathetic nervous system, heavily. While some proponents say this strengthens the heart, that may not be the only thing it does, it may also harden the arteries, add to that a poor diet, you get the picture. In short you need to balance higher intensity exercise with some form of lower intensity, stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system. For some this may be yoga, pilates, walking, or long slow distance steady state exercise. (enter, HRM training for staying below the anaerobic zone)
Even the best athletes to not perform all out high intensity with heavy lifting all the time, it's counterproductive. I'll leave others to debate that, there's enough evidence to support anything you want to push, today it's metabolic training, HIIT, special forces training.
The main thing, is you make the decisions for what kind of training or everyday exercising you want to do and what results you desire, as well as what YOU believe to be the best thing for you personally. To avoid injury you should work out to your level, and pick an appropriate balanced program or type of exercise.
HIIT is not new, I'm, pretty sure they've tested this on animals for years. Anyone want to guess the results there?
RapidBreath
Cathlete
Cathe's Intensity work out has a high intensity low impact HiiT segment in it actually and it's pretty darned good!
I have got to try that this week. I keep forgetting it is there. I just get so pooped after the step section.