How to Use high-intensity interval training in a Sentence

high-intensity interval training

noun
  • There's a lot more to high-intensity interval training than the name alone suggests.
    — Marissa Gold, SELF, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Fitness classes include beach spin, yoga, high-intensity interval training, lap swims, pilates, power beach walks, aerial silks, and dynamic movement.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
  • However, some cheap exercise bikes offer basic preset programs, which are useful for users who want to change up their cardio routine or want to follow a specific type of cardio program, such as high-intensity interval training.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Many people think high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is the best way to work your cardiovascular system.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Steady-state cardio and high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, are two popular workouts that can improve endurance and burn calories.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Workout Buddy is available for outdoor and indoor runs and walks, outdoor cycling, high-intensity interval training, and both traditional and functional strength-training workouts.
    — PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Creatine can help boost performance during high-intensity exercises, such as sprinting, weightlifting, and high-intensity interval training.
    — Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Lastly, movement is also reimagined — from high-intensity sprint clinics to high-intensity interval training collaborations, to functional pilates and treks.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Moderate activities include brisk walking, cycling or swimming; vigorous are jogging, running or high-intensity interval training.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Options for tracking include basics like biking, running, and walking, as well as a number of different sports such as basketball, pickleball, and soccer, and other activities like elliptical workouts, high-intensity interval training, pilates, and yoga.
    — PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Any form of exercise is better than none, and the types that burn the most calories include cardiovascular activities like high-intensity interval training (HIIT), swimming, running, and biking.
    — Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Options for tracking include basics like walking, running, and biking, as well as a number of different sports such as basketball, pickleball, and soccer, and other activities like elliptical workouts, high-intensity interval training, pilates, and yoga.
    — PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
  • James Gladstone, the chief of sports medicine at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine, told me that tennis resembles high-intensity interval training, which has been shown to improve cognitive function and memory in healthy older adults.
    — Alexandra Moe, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
  • And a 2020 study found that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) (not moderate-intensity continuous training or resistance training) improved older adults’ cognitive flexibility, or ability to quickly switch between mental tasks.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Using Respin Health’s exercise protocols from processing over 100 scientific articles, Peloton curated a Menopause Health Collection that includes high-intensity interval training, moderate intensity training, strength training, and mindfulness practices.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 6 Oct. 2025

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