What is a good treadmill workout for beginners?

What are some HIIT Treadmill Workout for beginners?

• I have been looking for some HIIT treadmill workouts to start doing but they all seem to be advance or I will visit a website and they tell me what HIIT is...which I already know what ...show more

• Answer:

  First off, high intensity interval training (HIIT) requires the use of a heart rate monitor for best results. The objective of HIIT is to allow you to reach 85% or higher of your maximum heart rate then have that heart rate come down slowly (since your heart is still pumping, it will burn more energy than if you would just be at 50% of your maximum heart rate). So you let your heart go from 85% to about 50% of the maximum heart rate. So, for example, your age is 20. Your maximum heart rate = 220 - age = 220 - 20 = 200. So at 50%, you should be at 100 bpm or higher. At 85%, you should be 170 bpm or higher. So run for 1 minute and be sure your heart reaches 170 bpm or higher, then slow down to your resting rate for however long it takes your heart to reach about 100 bpm. SInce you did cross country, I recommend resting only for 65% of maximum hear rate, which for this example, would 143 bpm.