I do one HIIT workout a week, other days I alternate between using my rowing machine, doing pure steady state cardio, doing an AWT workout like FIRM, Jari Love, or a strength-focused Jessica, a fusion or Pilates workout (mostly Ellen Barrett), and yoga of various styles but usually flexibility-focused. For a while I was doing a HIIT rotation very seriously and actually lost a lot of weight, but I was also watching food at the time as well. This time around, I'm actively trying to lose a lot of weight but not only doing HIIT, and the variety is extremely helpful for reducing overuse injuries, boredom, and fatigue. As others have said, it's down mostly to d*et and the idea of calories in, calories out. People advocate a lot of things being the "best," but if you dread it, you won't do it. When I do HIIT now, I usually keep it to under 40 minutes and modify as much as necessary to get through the session.
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