Skipping leg day is a non negotiable, but sometimes an hours workout just isn’t doable, even 45 minutes can be a stretch. That’s where this high intensity resistance training (HIRT) workout comes in – it’s 30 minutes, will fire up your leg and glute muscles and burn lots of calories too. Just grab a pair of dumbbells and a small resistance band. Don’t have those? Your body weight and two big water bottles will do, or throw some books into a rucksack.
There's lots of great reasons to try HIIT, from burning calories to shedding body fat and building muscle, all in a short time period. Strength training works on boosting muscle and strength, therefore combining the two gives you the benefits of a strength and cardio workout in one. However, an additional benefit of HIRT workouts is that they're often lower impact, as resistance training is more gentle on the joints.
