{"id":24847,"date":"2020-09-20T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/?p=24847"},"modified":"2024-08-15T15:45:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T05:45:16","slug":"will-hiit-make-my-legs-bigger-or-smaller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/will-hiit-make-my-legs-bigger-or-smaller\/","title":{"rendered":"Is HIIT making my legs bigger or smaller?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HIIT workouts are a very common type of exercise. They’re convenient, good for you, and great at burning calories. However, many women (including myself!) noticed that their legs got bigger from regular traditional HIIT workouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, I’ll explain more about HIIT, what it does for your body, and give you suggestions for how to do HIIT workouts without bulking up. :)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT IS HIIT? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HIIT stands for high-intensity interval training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a HIIT workout, you do an exercise (for example high knee runs) for as hard as you can but for a short period of time (less than a minute usually).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After pushing your hardest, you go back to walking, jogging, or some other mellow activity to give your heart a quick break. Then, you repeat the intense exercise again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These workouts are pretty short. They typically last for just about 10 to 30 minutes. However, that doesn’t make them easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though most HIIT workouts don’t last more a half an hour, you are guaranteed to be sweating and breathing hard by the end of a session!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SO, WILL HIIT MAKE YOUR LEGS BIGGER, OR IS IT GOOD FOR SLIMMING DOWN YOUR LEGS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In most cases, yes, traditional, standard HIIT workouts will make your legs bigger over time, especially if you tend to build muscle more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YOUR BODY TYPE AND HIIT WORKOUTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The impact HIIT has on your body will mainly depend on your body type<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re a mesomorph or endomorph body type, traditional doing HIIT will easily build muscle in your legs and make them bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out more about the mesomorph body type, read my blog post on how to eat and train if you are a mesomorph female<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about endomorph body type, read my blog post on how to eat and train if you are an endomorph female<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you are an ectomorph body type and you how trouble building muscle tone, HIIT will probably help you get toned more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about this body type, read my blog post on how to eat and train if you are an ectomorph body type<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
WANT TO KNOW YOUR BODY TYPE?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t