Change Up Your HIIT Workouts

Those of you that do H.I.I.T  workouts know how effective they are and are a type of workout that can be done in a timely manner, but keeps your body full of energy and burning fat all day long. However, sometimes HIIT workouts can get repetitive and you can easily get burned out and bored by them. When you are always using the same exercises, same timing scheme and same exercise equipment, the workouts can seem repetitive and boring. However, there are things you can do to change up your routine to keep it interesting and to keep the results coming. 

• Length of work/recovery intervals
• Try playing around with different rest to work ratios
• Number of interval sets
• Instead of always doing the same time interval for the same amount of sets, try mixing it up to be shorter/long with more/less sets
• Intensity/type of exercise
• You can do HIIT workouts with all different types of intensities and exercises. You can do a HIIT workout for strength, cardio, core and even flexibility. So try to change up the focus of your workout to keep variety. 
• Equipment used
• The use of equipment is probably the best way to keep your HIIT workouts interesting. There are so many different types of workout equipment that can be used in a number of ways. Try incorporating dumbbells, barbells, stability balls, medicine balls, kettle bells and resistance band and see how many different workouts you can come up with.
• Workout format
• This is another great way to make your workout unique. Try adding partner exercises or setting your workout up in a circuit to make it seem different, but still getting in the same amount of work and intensity.
• Count reps. vs. timing
• Try doing your workout for repetitions rather than time. In stead of working for 30 seconds, give yourself a number of reps and move through them at an intense speed. 
• Benefit from recovery both during and in between workouts
• While doing your workout, perform an isometric or core exercise during the rest time to get the most bang for your buck. Hold a plank or a wall sit for the rest rather than just standing. Also, take rest days in between HIIT workouts. You don't want to do too many HIIT workouts in a week because you will not allow it to recover. So take a rest day and just do some light physical activity.