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HIIT — Sprint Intervals (Run)form guide

Glutes · Hams · Cardiovascular Power. Equipment: Track or Treadmill. Difficulty: Advanced.

TEMPO
6–10 × 30s sprint / 90s walk

Highest fat-burning per minute of any modality. Also highest injury risk — warm up properly.

Cues

  1. Full warm-up: 10 min easy + dynamic drills
  2. Sprint = 90% effort, NOT 100% (avoid hamstring tears)
  3. Walk recoveries — don't jog
  4. Cool down 10 min walk

Common mistakes

Injury notes

Highest hamstring/Achilles risk in cardio. Skip if any history of either.

Progression

Start 4 sprints. Add 1/week. Cap at 10.

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