WNiF Magazine - Winter 2017 Edition | Page 19

HIIT is one way to make it easier for people to get involved, get results and feel a sense of achievement. This is why high intensity interval training is becoming so popular across the world and why personal trainers and the industry should look to adopt its benefits. HIIT can be done anywhere. It only takes from 10 - 30 minutes a day and doesn’t require any equipment, especially in the initial stages of a customer wanting to get back into shape. It’s great for group training sessions and the adaptations and modifications for each session are infinite.  Delivered and planned professionally around a person’s needs for their training program, HIIT can be the most efficient results-based training method a customer will see. The ‘30 Minute Blitz’ has been developed to cater specifically for time-poor people.   It relies on a combination of exercises at a high intensity for a short period of time to raise the heart rate, with short breaks in between, causing the body to burn a tremendous amount of calories in a short space of time. Better still, exercises can be done using your own body weight, WHAT’S NEW IN FITNESS - WINTER 2017 weight free or light weights, reducing the risk of injuries.   For personal trainers and the fitness industry, adopting this time-efficient high intensity training means more potential for clients that would otherwise not have time for their health. It might mean they decide to invest more of their time into fitness and wellness. Achieving results is about the quality of the exercise and not the time someone may think it takes. HIIT is one way to make it easier for people to get involved, get results and feel a sense of achievement. Carlos Elysee has developed two programs - the 10 Minute Turnaround and the 30 Minute Blitz and is running Internationally Accredited Instructor Courses for fitness professionals and enthusiasts. His programs are being adopted overseas in countries including India, Singapore, New Zealand and the Middle East.   www.30easy.com 19