For those who do HIIT and Cathe workouts...

[lesliew]

Would you consider the bootcamp cardio section in Kickmax to be HIIT? I'm planning a HIIT rotation for two months and aside from running sprints both outside and on my treadmill I'm looking for other ways to get my intervals in. I don't have a functioning bike right now, so I was wondering if there are any Cathe cardio workouts you'd consider HIIT. I was thinking of doing the bootcamp cardio in KM and jogging for a minute between each drill. Waddya think?

 

[krisfitness]

Hi. I absolutely LOVE the bootcamp blast challenge in KM. I have taught myself how to endure it 2x through!! However, this is not a "true" HIIT workout. While your idea of jogging in-between the blasts is a good one, maybe to make it more up-down (like in HIIT) would be to actually stop your DVD player and walk for a period of time and then turn it back on and do another blast. A good rest in-between the blasts would be one-two minutes to actually let your HR fall--that's the idea of HIIT. This is the reason the blast challenge is not HIIT...your HR never actually falls down low enough. Hope this helps!

 

[maddiesmum]

Don't forget the Imaxes, these are all HIIT.

Clare

 

[kathryn]

>Don't forget the Imaxes, these are all HIIT.


While they are interval workouts, they aren't true HIIT (except, perhaps, the blast-one premixes, maybe with some breaks, as Krisfitness explained above.

 

[krisfitness]

Thanks Kathryn! To make the Imaxs a "true" HIIT workout (which I actually like the idea of trying ), you would have to pause your DVD player and walk to allow the HR to come back down. The workouts, even blasts only, are more interval-style b/c the HR really never falls low enough. Give the suggestion of walking for one to two minutes to see how you like the HIIT workout. I am sure you will find this very challenging, not to mention very exhausting!! Take care.

Kristen