Cardio?

What do most people have in common?
They hate the word "cardio." Maybe it's because it's hard, maybe because it's boring or maybe because they don't know what to do. 

Twenty years ago in order to get fit you needed to do the recommended 150 minutes of cardio per week. In the last ten years something called High Intensity (or Impact) Interval Training came about. 

There's so many different forms of it, but the main gist is do an exercise all out for a little bit then do an easy exercise for a little bit. Do this for twenty minutes and you're golden.

Now- fitness researchers are realizing that 75 mins of HIIT training per week is actually better than 150 mins of boring steady cardio.

One of my favorite things about HIIT workouts is they can be done literally anywhere. I've even done them at a rest stop and I just did one on a hill next to the ANW course. 

Do you have 20 minutes to improve your whole body? That answer will always be yes. 


So.... here are some HIIT structures:

1. Follow a :30 on and :30 off timing for 8 different exercises. Take a 2 minute break and complete that 2-3 times. 
2. On the treadmill; jog for .25 miles, walk for .25 miles. Complete this until you get 1-2 miles.
3. Follow a :20 on and :10 off timing for 4 exercises. Do 4 rounds without taking a break. (Hint: since it's only :20 off the exercises should be tough ones!)​