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Anonymous
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Ill tell you my experiences with HIIT using a treadmill.
I started 4 weeks ago (when I 1st found out about it), doing it every second day and adding 1 min to the HIIT after every 2 sessions.
The very 1st session I just wanted to test the waters, so I warmed up for 1 min with some slow walking (treadmill was set to its max incline). After that I raised the speed to 3.5 mph and jogged for 30 seconds, then raised the speed to 6 mph. After 2 rotations (2, 30/30 cycles) I thought I was going to die, stopped the treadmill and collapsed to the ground trying to breath. Now, 4 weeks later, Im up to doing 10 rotations cycling between 3.5 mph and 11.5 mph, after that I jog at around 3mph for 20 min. On Monday, Im increasing the HIIT to 11 rotations.
You also dont need to keep the strict 30/30 pace, at least when you slow down. If you feel like youre gonna die, in between the 30 second sprints (keep these constant), raise the cool down time to 1 min or even 2 min if you must. Then crank the speed back up.
Doing HIIT, results come extremely fast, you just need to fight through the initial shock to your system and keep on pushing. But, Im not gonna lie, as you keep adding rotations at the pace I am, its still as hard for me as it was the 1st day (well, not until I hit the 6th rotation now) I started and I love every second of it.
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