High intensity cardio (hit cardio) is a great way to maximise the intensity of your workouts and really help you burn the most calories as possible. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, its basically any kind of cardiovascular exercise/workout that gets your heart rate up and really pushes you to your max. I notice that alot of people approach cardio the wrong way, they tend to spend the duration of the gym session on a cardio machine going at a steady pace, hoping they will lose weight and burn calories. HIT cardio is a much better way to burn calories and you can do it in half the time. The best way to burn calories and get in better shape is to get your heart rate up as high as possible and get your entire body working at a pace that will really push you and force your body to adapt. I guarantee that if you scrap the normal cardio routine for a few hit cardio sessions a week, you will see a huge difference in your fitness in no time.

Here is my HIT cardio workout that i did this morning.

warm up:

2k run

Interval sprints on treadmill:

run at a moderate pace for 30 seconds then sprint for 40 seconds. x 15

Rowing machine:

Row 3000 for time

Box jumps

3 sets of 20 reps

Burpees

3 sets of 30 reps

punch bag 

5 x 3 minute rounds with speed punching for 1 minute every other minute.