BY FARIHA ESHRAT
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has become popularized thanks to fitness gurus and celebrity endorsements. The fast-paced workout method is strongly backed by scientific data, making HIIT a serious contender in replacing traditional workouts.
In 2014, the American College of Sports Medicine predicted that HIIT will soon takeover as the most common form of exercise. HIIT training sessions are all the rage amongst athletes of all fields and people of all fitness levels now, and it’s important that you know why.
HIIT is a cardiovascular exercise strategy that alternates between bursts of intense exercise and less intense recovery periods. There is no universally standardised HIIT session duration, as these sessions vary based on individual fitness levels. Workouts typically last under 30 minutes, or until participants are too exhausted to continue. Whether it’s a weighted ball, treadmill, a rowing machine, or a stationary bike, participants typically spend one minute in maximum intensity workout, followed by a 15-second break before starting the next intense minute.
HIIT allows shorter workout sessions to provide seemingly more benefits. These workouts provide improved athletic capacity as well as improved glucose metabolism, all within a short time span, making this the ideal workout for the busy 21st century adult.
More people than ever are skipping the standard cardio routines in favor of a quick HIIT session for heart health. In fact, you can get the same increase in aerobic lung capacity from two weeks of HIIT as you can from six to eight weeks of traditional endurance training, according to new research. This improves your muscle oxygenation over a shorter period of time, essentially giving you the benefits of traditional cardio, such as reduced heart rate and blood pressure, with less time spent working out.
Multiple research studies have shown that HIIT sessions burn more calories than traditional workouts because they can stimulate the release of human growth hormone and increase metabolism, in particular fat digestion, for up to 24 hours after a session. While traditional cardio can also burn fat, it tends to encourage muscle loss as well, making HIIT a good middle ground for trimming your waist and keeping hard-earned muscles from your strength training. Due to the intensity of a HIIT workout, these sessions have been proven to increase muscle mass over time.
Thus, HIIT is a convenient, effective exercise option to help you achieve your fitness goals and take a big step towards a healthier lifestyle. As the workouts are intense, it is very important for anyone with a joint disease or previous injury to first get medical clearance to pursue HIIT and to use a personal trainer to perfect form during the workouts to prevent injury. Be sure to always warm up before any training to avoid exercise injuries, and ease into your workout. And don’t forget about your rest days!
Fitness Saudi’s Commitment to a Healthier You
Fitness Saudi is a team of committed trainers who are striving to empower individuals to take control of their health and work towards a better lifestyle. Fitness Saudi is very enthusiastic in its implementation of a strict code of values and its mission and vision to empower a healthier you through incorporating fitness and nutrition as a part of your everyday life.
The team specializes in creating individualized lifestyle pro.grams of fitness and nutrition tailored to each person’s goals and needs. This process starts by creating awareness in the client, which allows them to experience the sense of freedom to choose a healthier life. The programs allow for graded transition, giving the client a chance to adjust to the var.ious changes emotionally and physically so that the changes can create a lasting effect. The team is constantly available to motivate clients and remind them that they are ready to make this change towards better health, positive energy and joy and that by first growing themselves, they will be able to help in the growth of their loved ones.
The Fitness Saudi trainers are invested in their clients and strive to exceed the expectations of their clients’ wants and needs. What sets Fitness Saudi apart is their care of their clients as individuals and the joy the trainers take in watching the clients transform their minds, bodies, and lives. The team prides themselves in ensuring that every individual they train is moving closer to becoming the person they want to be and achieving the goals they want to achieve.
The code of value at Fitness Saudi preaches commitment, accountability and also integrity by reminding everyone to commit to tangible and feasible short term, achievable goals. It reminds you that being healthy is more than just absence of disease; it is comfort and strength in your everyday life and that healthy lifestyles empower you to reclaim the health you deserve. Also, it’s vital to note that consistency over the long haul is the key to life-long health and fitness because Fitness Saudi is clear in remembering that change happens 1% at a time. This also encourages the value of achieving balance in your new program, to prioritize your personal health, alongside your professional and social lives. Finally, the code highlights that a clear line of communication with a trainer you trust can help you find freedom in your choices by en. joying the program you planned to execute with your trainer, while on your way to achieving your dream body.
Fitness Saudi also features renowned trainer, Mohammed Azheruddin. Azheruddin has multiple accredited qualifications as a trainer and specializes in personal training, group exercises, and spinning. With over 15 years of international experience working with high-tier fitness brands such as Gold’s Gym International, Fitness Time KSA, Fitness First Middle East, Equinox USA, Talwalkers India and Spin World India, Azheruddin is now a part of Fitness Saudi to help train you on your journey to achieving your fitness goals and dreams.
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