According to multiple types of research, the trendy fitness regimen, high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is the perfect solution to staying fit while under pressure and crunched for time. The ACSM defines the following as being the top 3 fitness trends for 2019 - 1. Wearable Tech, 2. HIIT, 3. Group Ex. Myzone uses Wearable Tech to help people feel good about exercise by rewarding effort and getting results through exercise adherence. 

Time is our most precious commodity. With today’s busy lifestyles, making time for exercise can sometimes seem like a chore that we just don’t have enough time for. Or we simply keep putting off, while we're still craving results. Studies suggest that HIIT is one of the most effective and efficient ways to exercise, helping people get results quicker. Considering this, it’s no surprise to see Wearable Tech and HIIT amongst the top 3 fitness trends for 2019.

So what makes combining HIIT workouts with Myzone so beneficial?

It’s simple, a HIIT workout using Myzone is utterly invaluable.

High-intensity interval training can involve 15-45 min workouts, consisting of short periods of high-intensity exercise with low-intensity recovery period. Some sessions aim to get your heart rate up in the 84%-86% range of your max HR, and some even higher. Research suggests that it can help you lose up 28.5% more weight compared to any less intense forms of exercise. To help get the best results from HIIT safely and efficiently, it is important to adhere to the correct intensity zones for a prescribed amount of time, whether that’s high intensity (higher % of your Max HR), or low intensity, (lower % of your Max HR).

In a HIIT session, how can you accurately measure if you are in the right intensity zones at the right time? How do you normally track the intensity, by intuition? Is there accountability? Surely, we need to live tangible data for HIIT to be delivered more efficiently and safely.

It begs the question then, why aren’t more of us embracing wearable tech with HIIT? Aside from taking advantage of the top fitness trends, wearable tech like Myzone creates relevancy to HIIT that is invaluable. To be able to see your live intensity accurately on a screen during a workout is a no brainer. If you aren't using Myzone during HIIT style training, how else can you see if you’re working hard enough, and more importantly, know if you have recovered in the lower zones for a long enough period before going again?

HIIT with Myzone is relevant.

To get the most out of HIIT training, we need to avoid the common problem of either working out for too long or not long enough, in both high intensity and low-intensity zones.

By using Myzone in a HIIT session, both trainers & members can accurately see real-time feedback on a TV or projector screen that allows them to easily track & measure how much intensity or effort they are putting into each session. The intensity, how fast your heart is beating, simply translates into effort.

How does Myzone measure effort?

Myzone measures (99.4% accurate to an EKG) and rewards effort over time based on % of max HR, with 5 easy to follow colour coded target zones, grey, blue, green, yellow and red, that reward you with MEPs (Myzone Effort Points) for how much time you spend in each zone. For example, the yellow zone is 80% to 89% of your max HR and rewards you with 4 MEPs per minute.

In terms of HIIT with Myzone, trainers can easily guide members in a session via the colored effort zones on the screen. Referencing name, effort, and MEPs during a session helps to motivate, reward, and level the playing field, gamifying the user's experience and adding yet another element to HIIT programming. Class programming features also allow trainers to use templates to design their own HIIT sessions by simply using colors, timers, stations, and videos.

Why HIIT with Myzone?

Without live visual feedback, it’s difficult to truly tell if you’re exercising at the correct intensity. It’s like driving a car without a dashboard, neither safe nor efficient, and definitely not the best experience. Having Myzone available on screens during a HIIT session has become very relevant for members, trainers & operators.

The user's experience becomes more rewarding, due to Myzone's relevancy and accountability. As providing accurate data displayed in real-time, will definitely shape any user's experience. Myzone enhances personal interaction with members, heightens engagement, and amplifies their overall experience. It's never been easier: Myzone helps you to build a community and keep members coming back for more.

People want a more fun, time efficient way to get results and enhance their exercise experience. And now with HIIT and Myzone combined, operators & trainers have the opportunity to provide the perfect solution.