Get Your Body Healthy

Not all exercise is created identical… in fact not all running is created equal if you’re goal is to get results from your workouts . I am staying pretty general when it comes to your goals because it doesn’t matter if your goal is:

• To lose body fat
• Tone your muscles
• Increase running performance
• Increase endurance and energy
• Etc.

 Interval running workouts training is a excellent option if you’re looking to target any of these . More studies than you can think abouthave been done showing that intervals or (HIIT) is the optimal form of cardio.

Steady state cardio is boring and can bring you down…your body adjust easily to it making it so you have to run further each time, It slows down metabolism, it can break down muscle tissue and keep fat on….well you get the point…

Interval training on the other hand, isn’t like this at all . A study done in fact showed that with just 2 hours of interval running training done within a two week period was equal to 10 hours of steady state running ï»¿ But the difference was that metabolism was boosted and more fat was lost!

 Keep your body guessing and working hard with intervals, is the bottom line . Jog or walk for a few minutes, follow it up with a spring for 30 seconds or so and then back to your slow pace and keep this going for just 20 minutes .

 Tell me which do you prefer? In 20 minutes you can burn as many calories as if you had just run 45-60 minutes straight!!  I choose the intervals.

Interval running workouts, need help?

Interval Running Training:

Min 0-3: Warm-up (4.2-5.5 treadmill pace) Fat walk or slow jog
Min 3-5: A comfortable running/walking pace* (this is your recovery pace)
Min 5-6: 1st interval Full sprint
Min 6-8: Recovery
Min 8-9: Sprint
Min 9-11: Recovery
Min 11-12: Sprint
Min 12-14: Recovery
Min 14-15: Sprint
Min 15-17: Recovery
Min 17-18: Final Sprint
Min 18-23: Challenge… Run or jog
Min 23-26: Cool Down

 Go at a pace that you are comfortable with, this is a really extreme interval running workouts. Remember for the recover that you need to slow down enough that your heart rate drops significantly That’s the whole point of intervals! Best of luck!

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