How our Clients Experience and get engaged in HIIT workouts

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) continues to make the “Top Fitness Trends” lists every year—and for good reason. While HIIT exercises don’t take long to perform, they can produce long-lasting changes to people ’s health and fitness.

HIIT can improve cardiovascular fitness levels. With the heart beating near maximal exertion, there’s an increase in stroke volume, which improves VO2 max. Increasing VO2 max is not only great for performance, it can also help reduce many risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

And, of course, when you exercise at an intense level, the caloric burn is high. In fact, two main hormones released during HIIT—epinephrine and norepinephrine—are key factors in fat metabolism. Not only are more calories burned during the workout, the excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) or the “afterburn” can result in as much 15% more calories burned.

HIIT has been shown to have anti-aging benefits, as well. In one study, when older men and women performed these types of exercises, they were able to stimulate the hormone responsible for muscle growth, which can help clients maintain lean muscle and sustain energy. In other studies, HIIT training in overweight adults has been shown to increase brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which has been dubbed the “miracle grow for the brain” and linked to improved executive functioning and memory.

While the benefits of HIIT are pretty straightforward, getting clients to regularly perform this type of workout is challenging to keep clients engaged in the experience