Today on the KVUE Exercise Minute, Erika Lopez and I discuss HIIT Interval training for fat loss. Please see the link for the entire video, and for exercise demonstrations.
Video here: HIIT Interval Training with Kathryn Alexander and Erika Lopez
Erika: I am here with Kathryn Alexander. We are talking about some of the questions I’ve been getting on social media. They have been asking what is the best form of cardio that is most effective for weight loss. What do you recommend?
Kathryn: I would say HIIT training. High intensity interval training is going to be the most effective for burning a lot of calories, increasing conditioning, and that results in fat loss.
Erika: What exactly is HIIT training?
Kathryn: HIIT means high intensity interval training, and it means for a period of time, you’re going to work really hard – harder than you can maintain at a steady pace – but then you bring it back down.
Erika: So what are some of the exercises that we can do for a HIIT workout?
Kathryn: A good option at home is to do mountain climbers for 30 seconds, and then on your next interval, you can do plank jacks, rest, on your next interval you can do jumping jacks. I would say a hard 30 seconds, rest, 30 seconds to a minute.
Erika: Perfect. And so as long as you continue to get your heart rate up and then bring it down that’s what’s most important.
Kathryn: Exactly.
Erika, thank you so much for the opportunity to be on the KVUE Exercise Minute!
If you are reading and have questions, please feel free to email me! kathryn@kathrynalexander.com