Cycling Hills HIIT
Q: hi mike today this is what i did , firstly i cycled around hills up and down ( can this be considered HIIT as i go up and down hills , sprinting sometimes and carrying my bike over bridges and stuff ), played street soccer for 1 hour and went down to the gym for 30 mins doing light workout focusing on my whole body including legs and finally to top it off i did some abs workout is this a good exercise schedule
A: Yes, that's certainly a ton of exercise -- good job! If I remember correctly, you're a teenager, right? If so, you can certainly afford to do this much exercise -- just make sure you eat generously and healthy (with lots of veggies and fruits) so your body has the energy and nutrition for all this activity and the recovery. For most adults doing this much daily while trying to lose fat is actually too much, but as a teenager you can afford to do this with no problems.
And yes, biking up and down the hill actually may be quite close to HIIT, especially if the hills aren't very long but are relatively steep, so it takes you a very intense though short burst to climb one.
If you want, you can focus on upper body exercises more in the gym since biking and soccer already give your legs a heavy workout. But if you like working your legs in gym, then there's certainly nothing wrong with that. Overall very impressive, good job! Remember to eat well and healthy too.