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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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Sofia Piza

I used to love HIIT training - but giving it up has helped me fall in love with exercise again

Sofia walking and in a workout class

You'll likely have heard of high intensity interval workouts, once hailed as the bread-and-butter of workouts. Hailed for their metabolism-boosting and fat-burning abilities, they're raved about by top personal trainers spanning Joe Wicks, Kayla Itsines and Jillian Michaels and practised by celebrity royalty including Beyonce, Gigi Hadid and Margot Robbie. That said, this article isn't about that - rather, about giving up HIIT workouts altogether in a bid to fall in love with exercise again.

Let's start from the beginning. I'm a health contributor here at MC UK and have always loved movement, often being the first to jump at the chance to try a new sweat session. You name it, I've probably tried it - from football, to volleyball, even trapeze, I've given them all a go in my time.

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