Meanings
- abbreviationinitialismuncountableexerciseInitialism of high-intensity interval training, a form of exercise based on short bursts of intense effort, such as sprinting.
Perhaps I would struggle to do a HIIT session.
2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 1512 more examples
A HIIT routine can torch more calories than a traditional endurance workout while being performed in a shorter amount of time.
2022 November 27, Melanie Radzicki McManus, “Try this interval workout to avoid HIIT burnout or injuries”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2023HIIT’s specific origins are uncertain; some say it dates back to at least the early 1900s and Finnish Olympic runners who would use alternating short bursts of intensity with brief bouts of recovery to bolster their overall speed.
2023 March 15, Amanda Loudin, “A 19-Minute HIIT Workout for Beginners”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 高強度間歇訓練 /高强度间歇训练
- 高強度間歇訓練 /高强度间歇训练 (gāoqiángdù jiànxiē xùnliàn)high-intensity interval training
Finnish HIIT-menetelmä
- HIIT-menetelmähigh-intensity interval training
French entraînement fractionné de haute intensité
- entraînement fractionné de haute intensitéhigh-intensity interval training
German HIIT, Hochintensitäts-Intervalltraining
- HIIThigh-intensity interval training
- Hochintensitäts-Intervalltraininghigh-intensity interval training
Cite this entry
HIIT. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIIT
“HIIT.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIIT. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “HIIT,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HIIT.
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