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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

What is a HIIT workout? The full-body workout you can do at home

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As the Covid-19 pandemic forced gyms to shut down, many people who wanted to maintain their regular fitness routine turned to at-home workouts. After months of outdoor walks, Zoom exercise classes, and the rise and fall of Peloton, gyms across England and the US reopened by the summer of 2020.

Still, working out from home offers a type of comfort that gyms could never provide. Plus, you don’t even need pounds of metal equipment to achieve a full-body workout at home. Not when there’s high-intensity interval training.

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