High intensity interval training (HIIT) – an exercise regimen that asks for little of your time while offering maximum results – has become mightily popular as it’s a quick and effective way to improve health. This is all the more important during a pandemic when it may be more difficult to get to the gym or attend our favourite exercise classes.
Scientists and exercise professionals around the world have undertaken years of research to prove the benefits of short bursts of intensive exercise. Recently, collated and critically appraised over a decade’s worth of research on the topic of this so-called low-volume HIIT for health.