Low impact workout

Unlike HIIT training which is intense and with a lot of sweat and high heart rate, low intensity training is the opposite. With this type of training, you should be at approximately 50-70% of your maximum heart rate. You should be able to talk during the workout.

The purpose of low-intensity exercise is to last longer. It is also usually called distance training, when you are out for a longer time but with a low load so that you can keep up, and at the same time increase your endurance. You get better health and faster recovery between sessions, perfect between more intense workouts.

Many runners use low impact workout when they're out running, alternating more intense runs and intervals with slower runs. Especially good for you as a beginner to get your body used to running and develop your running technique.

There are many healthy benefits to interspersing high-intensity sessions with calmer ones. The best thing is to mix up your training and on some days train more intensively and on other days break off with a quieter low-intensity session.

Add low impact exercise to your workout routine too. Here are just some of the benefits:

• Easy to adapt to your level and conditions

• Lowers blood pressure

• Good and gentle way to burn fat

• Low load on the body, reduced risk of injury

• Improves your endurance and helps you practice the ability to run further

Alternate intense, sweaty workouts with low-intensity sessions where you move your body but with a lower heart rate. Here are some examples of low-intensity forms of exercise you can add to your routine:

• Yoga

• Swimming

• Walks

• Light jogging

• Cycling

• Pilates

• Low-intensity training sessions without jumps and with a lower heart rate