HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training...meaning you push yourself as hard as you possibly can for a short period of time, take an even shorter break and then push again in intervals doing different exercises.
This game makes working out fun because not only are you competing against your workout partner (or your own best score) but you are never doing the same workout twice.
You roll the die to see how many intervals you do per round. Then you draw a card to see how many rounds you are going to complete. A roll of three gives you three different intervals per round (three different exercises) with 5-30 sec breaks between before your longer break of 2-3 mins and then round #2. The interval times can vary too and are based on which card you draw. They are between 10-60 secs long. My husband and I ended up doing 9 different exercises our first time we played this--3 intervals x 3 rounds. There are 2 stacks of 52 exercise cards so as you can see, there can be an immense amount of variety in the game that gets laid out.
The exercise cards are color coded by the part of the body you are focusing on: cardio, core, legs, arms, and chest. There is a qr code and a web address on each card so you can either scan the code on a smartphone or lookup each exercise to watch a youtube video of how to perform each exercise. Each card is assigned a point value and you gain points by completing the exercise at least at 80% intensity during the allotted time. (Easier said than done).
And to add to the fun, there are 4 specialty cards that can help you strategize to gain more points or defeat your opponent.
They give a recommendation for both an android and an apple app that are free and work well to time the game. I am still trying to figure out the apple app...it was not too intuitive, but if I cannot figure it out, I will try another one. There are plenty out there for free. And the app is not put out by stack 52...so no fault of theirs.
The game comes in a nice box for storage. The whole thing looks very high quality. I have already recommended this product to several friends. And have ordered another Stack52 workout game.
It really does make working out fun! And there is nothing needed for this exercise other than some energy and a timer--no weights, no bungees, not other equipment. So it can be done anywhere! I am in decent shape but found this really challenging. The nice thing about this, it can be done by beginners all the way up to serious exercise junkies. As you get better, the exercises can be done more precisely and/or you can add the second die and do even more. Or you can focus on just one part of the body if you want a more specialized routine--super easy with the color coded cards.
And if you want to purchase this game, it is available on Amazon...
I give it 5 stars out of 5.
Happy Exercising!
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