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Please note that the HIIT workouts in this book are genuine cardiovascular workouts, all adapted from scientific studies. We will discuss some remarkable benefits from HIIT training, including health benefits, fat loss, and disease prevention. However, the word “high-intensity” is a buzzword in the fitness industry for any workout that is very challenging. In fact, if you search “HIIT workouts” on the internet, you may be surprised to see how many different types are shown. Please avoid confusing true cardiovascular HIIT workouts with the many other high-intensity workouts popular today, such as boot camp and body blast.

One of my favorite teaching principles when working with health, fitness, and weight management students and professionals is “Inch by inch, it’s a cinch.” This is my personal exercise slogan and a philosophy I want to share with you. I established the philosophy as I launched my career in fitness.

Right after I completed my master’s degree in physical education at San Jose State University, I landed a fabulous job as fitness director of a new athletic club in Los Gatos, California. Over the next eight years I taught thousands of fitness classes and trained a great many wonderful men, women, boys, and girls. My passion for fitness grew so much that I became well-known in the San Francisco Bay Area for my creative ways of teaching exercise and how much my students enjoyed my classes. It wasn’t long before I was invited to fitness conferences around the United States to share my ideas about group fitness exercise classes with other certified fitness professionals. For clarity, the term “group fitness” includes all forms of fitness performed in a group setting and led by a qualified instructor. My circle soon expanded to fitness conferences in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, and Europe.