Comments on: Steady State and HIIT

By: Tim Sardis

Tim Sardis — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:57:58 +0000

Finally I have read a reasonable and well thought out opinion on steady state cardio. I am a 50 year old man who ran his first half marathon last April. For me, I do not enjoy HIIT training for the reasons mentioned in the blog. I feel sick and just absolutely dread working out. I can get on the treadmill, run for 30 minutes, walk for an additional 15-20 minutes and keep my heart rate elevated, and feel great. I try to lift 2-3 times per week. I enjoy this and never dread going to the gym and working out. I have done boot camp with my daughter and other HIIT workouts, and while they are great; for me long term I cannot see myself sticking with it. Like the blog states, HIIT is based completely on my willingness to push myself to the limit; and frankly, at my age I just cannot see myself doing that. One item that was not mentioned is that I believe I stand a greater chance for injury performing HIIT, which is high impact, than steady state cardio and conventional weight training. I look forward to reading Part 2.

By: Albert Silver

Albert Silver — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:35:29 +0000

I realize the focus here is on the claims of being some magic fat-burning bullet, however I would have thought that interval training would also be an improved tool to develop faster recovery times in bursts of intense exercise to non-intense, much as is common in many sports such as soccer, tennis, etc. No? The NASM’s guidelines in their certification program (have a friend studying it and saw the material), actually recommends a starting of 3 min at 80-90%, then 3 mins of recovery, as a starting point, to then intensify from there.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:18:38 +0000

Limited times per week for interval training should be under pros. The whole point of this type of training is its efficiency. Once or twice a week is all that is required. Anyone trying to do it daily has completely missed the point.