Meaning of HIIT | Babel Free

Definitions

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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Examples

“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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