Meaning of HIIT | Babel Free

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Initialism of high-intensity interval training, a form of exercise based on short bursts of intense effort, such as sprinting.

abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

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“Perhaps I would struggle⟳ to do a HIIT session.”

“A HIIT routine can torch more calories than a traditional endurance workout while being performed in a shorter amount of time.”

“HIIT’s specific origins are uncertain; some say⟳ it dates back to at least the early 1900s and Finnish Olympic runners who would use⟳ alternating short bursts of intensity with brief bouts of recovery to bolster their overall speed⟳.”

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