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So I know HIIT is great for fat loss and all, but how do I start?

Stats: 5'11", 185 pounds, FEMALE (in before Amazon and tranny comments)

I'm in very bad shape. Walking for 1 hour at 4 miles per hour pace gets my heart rate up to like 180, not joking. I could probably run 1 mile in like 15 minutes if I tried hard, but it would be very very painful. I know I can't do HIIT yet, but I really need to lose my stomach and legs, they're terrible looking.

How should I go about preparing myself for HIIT? Like, should I be working on my speed? My endurance? I'm very very lost at this point, I have NO idea where to start. Could anyone give me some advice?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
If you're HR is that high just from walking, you really need to develop some semblance of endurance before beginning HIIT or you'll die. I suggest a compromise, instead of all out sprints for 30 seconds or long slow distance runs, here's what you do: Run 400 meters (1 lap around a track) as quickly as you can. Catch your breath, and then do it again. It's up to you how many times you do it, but I'd start out doing just 1 or 2 intervals.
>> Anonymous
you need to start on some low impact cardio like bike or elliptical. do it at a moderately high pace for around 30 minutes. at the end of the 30 minutes you should feel like you're about to die. find that pace and stick with it while slowly increasing it as you progress.

once you feel that you're at the point where you can do something like HIIT, just do it. it's hard to tell when a person is able to attempt something like HIIT so just do it when you feel like you're in good enough shape.
>> Anonymous
mountain bike, hardcore. mountain biking is real HIIT
>> Anonymous
>>204984

So basically I should sprint in quarter mile intervals? Do you think it would be better to just try improving my time on a whole mile? Or should I maybe dedicate to the walking until it stops increasing my heart rate so high?

Basically my entire life is sedentary outside of walking from class to class in college.

>>204989
>>204999

I don't have access to that kind of equipment. My college is really small and doesn't have their own gym or sports teams and the closest gym where I could get a membership is almost a 30 minute drive. I live in a VERY small town. What I do have is my mom's treadmill and a park with paved paths. I guess I'll start with the treadmill since it won't have the harsh impact of pavement.
>> Anonymous
get yourself on a bike until you slim down a bit more from having a proper, healthy, cutting diet
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>>204984
This anon has a good point. Take a different look at HIIT, it doesn't have to be sprinting all out, but it needs to be challenging. So after you warm up, run at a decent pace until you feel like you might pass out, then stop for ten seconds or so, and walk until you have recovered your breath. Then repeat. This is basically HIIT for beginners. That should work very well until you become strong/fit enough to tackle more intense HIIT training.