Hello fitness community…
I’ve been dedicated to my at-home workouts for a while now, focusing on strength training with my helpful Ativafit dumbbells. However, I feel the need to revamp my cardio routine.
What are your opinions on High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) versus traditional cardio? Is HIIT truly superior when it comes to boosting endurance and burning fat? Or should I stick to longer, steady-state workouts?
The reason for cardio is increase your VO2Max and that’s done best by doing sprints
Scout said:
The reason for cardio is increase your VO2Max and that’s done best by doing sprints
I’m not a fan of running but thanks!
Scout said:
The reason for cardio is increase your VO2Max and that’s done best by doing sprints
I’m not a fan of running but thanks!
Doesn’t need to be sprints per say. Intensity/Duration/Time… inclined walking; Tabata anything and/or jump rope, can be considered high intensity. 1:1 ratio sprints on stationary bikes/elliptical/rowers go a long way
Scout said:
The reason for cardio is increase your VO2Max and that’s done best by doing sprints
I’m not a fan of running but thanks!
Me too, Sprinting is not running so maybe will be different for you too. Run as fast as possible for 30 sec then rest and redo
I’m not sure if HIIT is superior, but I like to mix it up between traditional cardio and HIIT. I definitely always feel more challenged by the HIIT workouts though. I use the Walk at Home app (or you can go to their YouTube channel). They have both HIIT and standard workouts. As you can probably tell by the name, it’s not super hardcore! But it works for me!
@Flint
Thanks, I will check it out
Great to see you here, home workout buddy! I am too a fan of home workouts, but when it comes to cardio you have to come up with something that is effective and challenging at the same time, and sometimes it’s hard to figure out what is better…
HIIT is great for people who want to maximize their workout time as it involves short bursts of high-intensity exercise followed by periods of rest, so if you are short on time, I believe that then HIIT is your choice 
But I feel that it may be hard to do a HIIT training at home as while doing it your heart rate should be at a high pace for a certain amount of time, so it may be hard to track it sometimes. Anyway, HIIT has been shown to improve cardiovascular health, increase muscle endurance, and burn more calories in a shorter amount of time compared to traditional cardio, so if you have the means to do such a workout then perhaps it is worth making it a go
A good combination of both is healthy and will give the best results.