HIIT Yoga.

Something exciting for all you fitness fans and yogis who love to work out. As a level 3 personal trainer and level 3 yoga teacher I have put together a HIIT Yoga session to weave into my Yoga Classes.  

What is HIIT ? - 

High Intensity Interval Training. 

A set number of high intensity exercises, each followed by a period of active recovery.

 

What is HIIT Yoga? - 

A set number of low impact but high intensity yoga based cardio exercises followed by active recovery yoga flows to target strength, flexibility and aerobic fitness. 

 

Why HIIT Yoga by Flexfityoga over continuous training such as running?

HIIT Yoga by Flexfityoga is a balanced low impact HIIT exercise session which will strengthen and not destroy the bodies joints. I have formulated this HIIT Yoga and trialed it on the guys at the fire station who has given it the thumbs up.  My HIIT Yoga is based upon Yoga postures which will make the session equally appealing to Yogis and fitness fans.

 

HIIT has been proven to improve:-

 

• Exercise enjoyment.

Continuous training (CT)  can quickly become boring, just plodding along doing the same thing for a long period of time. HIIT varies the exercises and reduces the exercise time to keep it more exciting.

 

• weight loss.

You exponentially burn far more calories in a HIIT session than a CT session and so burn more fat calories. 

 

• shorter exercise duration.

Doing half as much HIIT than CT in a week can still double the amount of fat loss.

 

• Improved fat burning potential.

HIIT participants still burn calories at an elevated rate for 24 hours after finishing the HIIT session. CT does not do this.

 

• athletic performance.

Becoming better equipped to deal with the build up of lactic acid burn from short bursts of energy.  HIIT training means that athletic performance which almost always involves stopping and starting fast and hard becomes improved due to the athletes ability to deal with large amounts of Lactic Acid being released into the body.

 

 

• oxygen take up / VO2 Max.

Exercising with HIIT and its  transition from high intensity to active recovery and back improves upon the ability of the lungs and heart to pump oxygen rich blood around the body which in turn feeds our muscles with more oxygen for our aerobic energy system.

 

• Beta-Endorphin levels.

The level of our Beta-Endorphins or feel good molecules increase with HIIT due to these being stimulated more during HIIT exercise.

 

• Anaerobic threshold. 

Hiit training increases the anaerobic threshold which in turn increases the point where lactic acid builds up and burns, from about 65% of our MHR to 70% then 80% as you progress.

 

There are numerous studies, online articles and books which back up these claims. Rather than me tell you what to read why not look into this subject in your own time and way.

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Continuos training usually involves doing the same exercise at the same intensity and speed for the entire session while HIIT varies the range of exercises, intensity and speed for increased gains. 

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In a nutshell a shorter session of HIIT has more benefits and improvements than a longer continuous training session such as running, swimming or cycling.