Hey everyone, Happy Friday!

First of all, THANK YOU so much for all your congratulatory messages yesterday! Knowing I passed has been such a relief; definitely a huge weight lifted off my shoulders!

I’ve mentioned many times the benefits of high intensity interval training, but here’s a quick refresher:

What is HIIT?

High Intensity Interval Training is using intervals in your workout, alternating between low/medium intensity and high intensity bursts. For example, you could do burpees for 45 seconds, rest for 15 seconds, and repeat. More often, I use HIIT when I’m running or on the elliptical and alternating between higher and lower speeds.

The benefits of HIIT training include efficiency in workout time, increased metabolism, better cardiovascular health and no equipment necessary!

For more information on the benefits of HIIT and for a treadmill HIIT workout, check out this post.

Today, I have an HIIT Elliptical Workout for you all! I call it a “beginner” workout because I did this last week after not having done any sort of HIIT exercise for a couple months. I wanted to ease myself back into it, so I made the low intensity interval longer and made sure to get in a good warm up and cool down.

Beginner HIIT Elliptical Workout:

If you’d like to increase the intensity of the workout, I’d recommend shortening the medium intensity intervals to 30 seconds so that you are doing 30 seconds sprint and 30 seconds recovery.

You could also use this workout for running or walking on the treadmill, using speed or incline to change between higher and lower intensity.

Do you incorporate HIIT into your workouts?

Which do you prefer: treadmill or elliptical?

What’s your workout today?

PLEASE note that I am not a certified personal trainer and to consult with your doctor or a certified trainer before making significant alterations to your exercise routine.