Exercise in short, highly intensive bursts.
For many people, time is one of the biggest impediments to working out: they feel that they cannot find thirty to sixty minutes, plus travel time, to exercise. Others struggle to find the energy and motivation to be physically active
An easier alternative to long training sessions comes in the form of HIITβhighly intense workout sessions lasting just a few minutes, that can fit into almost any schedule. HIIT sessions are generally no more than ten minutes long, and often shorter; if youβre terribly short on time, even regular 1-2 minute sessions can be beneficial.
HIIT as a general exercise methodology, and several of its variants, have been studied extensively and found to provide significant health benefits, including improvements in cardiovascular health, insulin sensitivity, body composition, and aerobic and anaerobic fitness.
Probably the best way to explore HIIT is to browse YouTube and find a workout video to try out. There are many options, of varying lengths, aimed at everyone from beginners to more advanced athletes. HIIT comes in many guises and subcategories, such as Tabata, EMOM (every minute on the minute), AMRAP (as many reps as possible), and more. You might want to experiment with a few different styles until you find one that matches your goals, stamina, and allotted time, and either pick one type to focus on or mix them up. You could even pick a single video you like and exercise to it every time. Donβt spend too much time debating this, just try out a few and see what works.
Fundamentally, all these forms of HIIT follow a similar pattern: a set time performing reps of a particular exercise, followed by a brief rest period, and then by another exercise, and so on. Tabata, for example, comprises twenty seconds of work, then ten seconds of rest, etc. The exercises vary from strength training techniques like squats and crunches, to aerobics like jumping jacks and jogging in place. Regardless of the specific style, the goal of this type of training is to work your body as hard as you can during the exercise intervals, and then rest in between, squeezing a lot of intensity into a brief time period.
For more info on the seven-minute tabata, check out https://webmd.com/fitness-exercise/a-z/seven-minute-workout
An example 7-minute tabata
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mmq5zZfmIws
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