Steady State Cardio vs HIIT

Steady State Cardio vs  HIIT 

Steady state cardio and high intensity cardio are different types of training.

HIIT exercises are short but intense workouts designed to improve your glucose metabolism, which increases your overall fat burning process, and to improve your athletic capabilities. The normal routine for HIIT is to do 30 - 40 seconds of sprinting and then 15 - 20 seconds of walking, split for 15 -  20 minutes

How effective is HIIT? Burns more at a rapid pace, boots metabolism for fat loss throughout the day. 

Drawback to HIIT is it's  easy to overtrain with this type of training . By overtraining, you would put your body in a state in which it tends to store fat that would make you feel tired.  2 - 3 times a week with rest is an optimal amount to do HIIT workouts. 

Steady state cardio would be doing the same exercise at the same speed the entire time.

This type of cardio does not necessarily mean that you have to run; it can also be done on a bike or elliptical. It burns a good amount of calories in the process. The good thing about steady rate cardio is that it can be done in between the days you do HIIT.  It's not as intense as HIIT, you can do it after every workout. 

The only drawback to doing steady state cardio would be the results you see will not be as fast as HIIT workouts.

Alternating HIIT and steady state workouts would both be a great way to keep the fat burning going! Try one of Guiding Fitness’ group classes! We implement all these things for a body changing workout. 

Any questions please feel free to contact:

Rachele Fultz 

Personal Trainer

TRX Certified

rachele@guidingfitness.com

(801) 391 - 8169