Most of us are still working from home, which means that come 5pm we’re craving getting our bodies moving.

Yes, it’s great to get out for a walk in the fresh air, and we’ve loved returning to the gym to finally jump-start our training again, but after long days at our desks, sometimes all we really want is push ourselves and get sweaty. Enter, high intensity interval training.

HIIT, as it’s known, really had a moment a few years ago when boutique classes and fitness personalities started sharing the idea that just a few minutes of hard work could get you really fit. The workout requires putting your all into moves for a really short period before taking time to rest — you can see why it’s so popular.

Home workouts: how to do the perfect HIIT circuit