HIIT and Cardio

HIIT equipment has a harder life than standard cardio. It gets used in short, maximal bursts by people going as hard as they can, often in a class format where four or five machines run back to back for an hour. Air resistance kit handles that better than motorised alternatives: there is less to break, resistance scales automatically with effort, and there is no motor to burn out.

Air resistance range

The TKO AirRaid range covers the four movement patterns a HIIT zone needs: the AirRaid Bike for seated intervals, the AirRaid Commercial Rower for full body work, the AirRaid Ski Trainer for a standing pull, and the AirRaid Runner for a non motorised sprint surface. Between them they let you run a circuit without repeating a pattern.

Plyometrics

Soft three in one plyo boxes and a three piece set at 15cm, 30cm and 45cm give you jump heights for every ability level from one purchase. The soft construction matters in a class setting, where tired legs and timber boxes are how shin injuries happen.

Specifying a HIIT area

Work out the maximum class size, then divide by the number of stations in your circuit. Most operators find two of each machine is the practical minimum for a class of twelve, so nobody is standing idle. Leave clear floor around each unit: air bikes and rowers need more room in use than their footprint suggests.

Machines are rarely the whole circuit either. Most HIIT formats fill the remaining stations with slam and wall balls, battle ropes and resistance bands, which cover a station each at a fraction of the cost of another machine. See also functional fitness and rigs and racks.

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