THE NEW way to work out

WHAT IF we told you that doing resistance exercise for just 15 minutes, two or three times a week, would transform your body and mind? Enter HIRT – or high-intensity resistance training. You might already be familiar with its cousin, HIIT (high-intensity interval training) but HIRT is the current buzzword in fitness circles.

So, what exactly is it and how does it differ

from HIIT? Resistance exercise means exercise using either hand weights or your own bodyweight, so all of the exercises within a HIRT workout would use either of these, whereas HIIT is more about cardiovascular