HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) Wollongong
Do you love to exercise but simply don’t have the time in your busy day schedule for lengthy exercise routines at the gym? Come and try the Wellness Centre Wollongong's HIIT group workouts. These 30 min sessions centre around short bursts of quick intense activity followed by periods of less intense movement or complete rest.
The sessions involve up to 12 exercises each of which are performed at 50-90% of your capacity depending on your level of fitness for 30 to 60 seconds. These exercises are designed in order to ensure best results. Recovery periods will last as long or longer. With HIIT exercises and including warm-up and cool down periods the class will be all over in 30 minutes.
One of the developers of HIIT programs, Exercise scientist Chris Jordan, at the Human Performance Institute in Florida in the US mentions “We wanted to find a program that suited busy high-level office workers who may travel a lot and work long hours and not have ready access to a gym, personal trainer or weights but who still want to be very fit. But this program suits everyone – mums at home with small children, parents working long hours in offices, even older people.” Saying that according to research HIIT exercise formats seem to be ab efficient form of exercise to help decrease body fat, improve insulin sensitivity (associated with type 2 diabetes), and boost exercise endurance, capacity & fitness.
These classes are designed for all fitness levels and may be helpful in health conditions including those overweight, diabetic and pre-diabetic (Metabolic Syndrome). The Wellness Centre recommends you check with your health care provider before starting any new exercise program. So if you’re not so fit, get your medical all-clear first, especially women over 55 or men over 45.
Benefits of HIIT
HIIT is an extremely efficient way of fitting an effective workout in a short period of time. HIIT training has been proven to increase metabolism and burn body fat quicker than regular forms of exercise. it is not recommended to do HIIT sessions more than 2-3 times per week. Overdoing it can be counterproductive as your body needs to recover between these intense HIIT sessions
Other effects if HIIT include
- Improves cardiovascular health
- Improves aerobic & anaerobic fitness
- Reduces blood pressure
- Improves glucose metabolism
- significantly lowers insulin resistance