Becoming healthy and fit can seem like a challenging journey with highs and lows; however, following a good routine with your personal trainer in Dubai will help you achieve your goals. One of the primary ways your instructor would ensure your workout is effective is by incorporating HIIT workouts.
What are HIIT workouts?
High-intensity interval training, also known as HIIT, is a training technique that alternates between quick, intense bursts of exercise and short recovery periods. It is considered a highly effective way to become fit and lose weight, as it keeps the heart rate up and burns considerable fat in lesser time than regular steady-state and aerobic workouts. This is because it creates an afterburn effect called excess post-exercise oxygen consumption: your body requires more oxygen when putting effort and creates an oxygen shortage, thus causing your body to consume more oxygen during recovery.
7 HIIT exercises you can do daily
Hand-release push-ups
You need to start in a normal push-up position, then lower your body completely to the ground and lift your hands and feet off the floor for a few seconds. Then, exhale and immediately bring your limbs back to their position before pushing your body back up. If you find it challenging to do this push-up, you can speak to your personal fitness trainer in Dubai and modify it by dropping down to your knees.
Russian twists
This exercise is brilliant for strengthening the core. You need to sit on the floor with your legs extended forwards; then, while your heels are touching the ground and your hands are near your chest, you need to twist from side to side. For a more advanced version, you can lift your feet off the floor while doing the exercise.
Single-leg burpees
It is a good exercise for your whole body. To do this, you need to lower your body into a standard plank position and lift one leg. Then jump with the other leg forwards, be in a standing position and jump upward before bringing your hands back down to the floor and jumping with the same leg backward. Without touching down, you should move onto the next rep. Once you are done, you can switch to the other leg.
Superman with lateral raises
Lay down on the floor and lie on your stomach, then raise your legs and arms off the floor and have them outstretched. Make sure to squeeze your back and glutes. Then pull your elbows back to your waist before returning to your starting position and repeating. It is an effective exercise for strengthening your lower back, glutes, and core.
Mountain climbers
Another exercise for strengthening the core, mountain climbers are relatively easy to do and suitable for beginners. Begin in a high plan position with your shoulders above your wrists, then quickly move each knee forwards toward your chest one at a time, as if you are running.
Squat thrusts
Begin at a standing position, lower your hands to the floor and kick your feet back, so you are in a plank. Then hop your feet back to the centre and stand, then repeat until you reach your rep goal.
Star jumps
To do this, you need to stand with your feet together and then jump off the ground with your arms and legs outstretched, so your body forms the shape of a star, then land with your knees bent slightly and your arms beside them.
HIIT exercises are very effective and help you make significant strides in your fitness journey. If you find them challenging, you can contact us at Be Fit and practice with our experienced male or female personal trainers in Dubai. They will help you create the most effective HIIT routine for your body and weight goals.
