Posts Tagged "workout routine"

Five 30-minute Treadmill Workout Routines

Posted by on Dec 22, 2010 | 4 comments

Depending on where you live, it’s possible that any running you do is apt to be on a treadmill. Make the most of your treadmill workouts by changing them up on a regular basis. If you plan to run 5 times a week, then doing each these workouts once a week will challenge your body in different ways, and maybe help keep you from getting too bored. Note: the speeds provided in these workouts assume that 6mph is a good long-distance speed for you. Feel free to modify the speeds according to your own abilities. Determine the speed that you can maintain for half an hour (your first time, you...

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Tabata Workout #2

Posted by on Dec 10, 2010 | 2 comments

If you have heard about Tabata workouts, and wanted to check it out, try this one out. In case you have not heard of Tabata workouts, Tabata is a type of high-intensity interval training that was originally developed for Japan’s Olympic speed-skating team. A single Tabata set consists of eight 20 second intervals of INTENSE activity, separated by 10 second rest-breaks. A complete Tabata workout, as I interpret it, is made up of four different exercises, focusing on different parts of the body. (Warning, Tabata is NOT for the faint of heart. If you are not interested in experiencing...

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Tabata Workout #1

Posted by on Dec 9, 2010 | 1 comment

If you have heard about Tabata workouts, and wanted to check it out, try this one out. In case you have not heard of Tabata workouts, Tabata is a type of high-intensity interval training that was originally developed for Japan’s Olympic speed-skating team. A single Tabata set consists of eight 20 second intervals of INTENSE activity, separated by 10 second rest-breaks. A complete Tabata workout, as I interpret it, is made up of four different exercises, focusing on different parts of the body. (Warning, Tabata is NOT for the faint of heart. If you are not interested in experiencing...

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High-Intensity Training – A Complete Workout in Under 20 Minutes

Posted by on Dec 8, 2010 | 12 comments

Tabata, a type of high-intensity interval training that was originally developed for Japan’s Olympic speed-skating team, is widely recognized as a time-efficient workout for people who don’t have hours to spend at the gym. Named after Izumi Tabata, a former researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Fitness and Sports, Tabata has a simple format: => do an exercise for 20 seconds at full intensity, take a 10-second break. Repeat seven times, for a total workout of four minutes. My take on Tabata goes a little further, as follows: => have a 30 second rest, and then do...

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