high intensity cardio question

[viking88]

so ive been reading about this hitt training and was just wondering if i was on a treadmil and went from like 8mph for 5 min and then back to 3.5 for 2 minutes if that would be considered hitt training?

im out of shape in terms of cardio and was just wondering if that still would be ok to do

[Livinlean]

Wtf your out of shape when it comes to cardio but you can do 8.0 for 5 min? lol. IMO thats a little long. I would do 2 mins high 1 min low. Your way would work to but would just take a bit longer. Taking a 2 min break may take your HR a little to low. I like 2 mins at a very high speed and 1 min at a fast walk. Has worked very well for me and for people who I advised this to.

But honestly you wont know what works best for you until you try it out.

[Dr Pepper]

What are your goals?