Cardio Day (HIIT) + New Fitness Articles

Today was cardio day for me. I did my normal HIIT (high intensity interval training) 20 minute workout and it was insane! I’m setting a goal for myself to do this HIIT workout 3 times per week, with a full body workout 2 to 30 days per week. I’m always great with the strength training, but I suck at keeping regular with cardio. I do it at least once or twice a week, but I’d like to bump it up to 3 days.

Here’s the workout that I perform on a flat treadmill with no incline:

Warmup for 3 minutes @ 3.5 mph

30 second sprints at minutes 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 (sprints at a 9 mph pace, I bumped this up from 8 mph)

Each sprint followed by 90 seconds of walking at a 4.0 mph pace

The reason I don’t do incline is because it builds up my thighs and butt really quickly and then I can’t fit into my pants. So lately I’ve been doing it flat and I’m not having that issue any more.

Also, I have put up some new fitness articles during the past couple of weeks that you may or may not be interested in:

How to Tone Legs without Weights – Easy exercises you can do at home without weights or any kind of equipment.

How to Lose Fat Fast with HIIT and Healthy Eating – Pretty self explanatory. I suggest the use of a calorie counter, performing HIIT and eating healthy to promote fast fat loss.

How to Go About Abdominal Training – Ab training

How to Start Building Muscle Mass – Building muscle isn’t just for guys! Women can build nice, lean muscle too without “bulking up”. I hate when women think they will bulk up if they lift weights.

How to Choose Whey Protein Supplements – How to shop for them. You should already know by now that whey protein supplements are important.

How to Choose a Weight Loss Dietary Supplement

How to Use Meal Replacement Shakes to Lose Weight – The RIGHT way.

How to Avoid Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy – The weight just seems to pile on with pregnancies. It always did for me. Here are some ways to avoid that and having to deal with a ton of weight to lose after baby.

How to Level up Quickly in Farmville – Okay, this is just for fun. I am so addicted to these farming game applications on Facebook I could cry!

I hope you have found at least one of these articles to be useful to you, I have so much fun writing them. )