entertaining forms of HIIT?

[BoyFromAus]

what are some forms of HIIT which are less boring than the standard sprints?
Any ideas?....

I was thinking a good one would be..
throwing around a frisby or a baseball as far as possible and then sprinting to fetch it. Although this seems a bit weird, it might be less boring for me than just doing multiple sprints.

 

[nparisi]

ice hockey. play a shift then suck wind for a couple minutes then do it again lol definately the most fun form of cardio for me, ever

 

[UKStrength]

what are some forms of HIIT which are less boring than the standard sprints?
Any ideas?....

...can you jump rope?

Jumping rope is one of the toughest forms of cardiovascular training you can do if done correctly.

There's a bit of a learning curve to getting it, but once you've mastered the technique, it's really good fun and extremely versatile as a training tool.

I tend to make my cardio training a calisthenic circuit rather than just one form of exercise, here's an example:

150 turns of the rope
15 explosive pushups (clap push up)
15 pullups
15 squat jumps

Rest 30 seconds and repeat another 9 times, if your heart isn't racing by th end you're either incredibly fit or not trying very hard!

Work up to this crazy level of jump rope mastery!

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[Kristopher]

Boxing... 3 minute rounds with 1 minute rest.

 

[UKStrength]

Boxing... 3 minute rounds with 1 minute rest.

I'll attest to that, tough mate, but fun

 

[BoyFromAus]

yea ok,.. i think ima just take up an extra-curricular activity like boxing.
the frisby thing sucked.

jump rope... i'm surprised at how effective it's meant to be.

 

[CopyCat]

Follow any Tabata protocol workouts. Crossfit.com has a bunch along with others.

 

[suncloud]

running from a rabid dog always makes it a little more "entertaining". not running from a black panther though - radicals with guns scare me

 

[UKStrength]

running from a rabid dog always makes it a little more "entertaining". not running from a black panther though - radicals with guns scare me

lol, just generally running away from things that scare the heck out of you would be effective, not sure about entertaining...

 

[Mars1107]

swimming fast?

im started to do this.

live in the desert

fun and get the heart beating fast.

 

[0-hero]

Get bas ruttens MMA work out CD's

he does 2 and 3 min rounds of HIIT calling out various combinations through them all.

He talks to you etc, i do them once a week just to break things up.

 

[localredhead]

yea ok,.. i think ima just take up an extra-curricular activity like boxing.
the frisby thing sucked.

jump rope... i'm surprised at how effective it's meant to be.

Dude, throw throw frisbee and then try to run fast enough to catch it.

 

[UKStrength]

Dude, throw throw frisbee and then try to run fast enough to catch it.

A bit like playing 'fetch' with yourself then?