Tired of your same cardio routine on the treadmill, elliptical, or bike? Try interval training to mix up your cardio workout. Doing short sprints for 30 seconds to a minute, or increasing the incline for a minute, raises your heart rate fast and burns more calories and increases your endurance. Quick sprints and then a 1-2 minute cool down are a great way to incorporate both your aerobic and anaerobic systems. It is important that you bring your hear rate down after the sprint to recover before starting your next interval. Give it a try and see how much faster the time goes by and also how much more you feel the burn. If you are consistent with interval training, over time you will see you will be able sprint longer and recover faster. Check out this article that goes more in depth on interval training and also offers different types of interval workouts.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Benefits of Interval Training
Tired of your same cardio routine on the treadmill, elliptical, or bike? Try interval training to mix up your cardio workout. Doing short sprints for 30 seconds to a minute, or increasing the incline for a minute, raises your heart rate fast and burns more calories and increases your endurance. Quick sprints and then a 1-2 minute cool down are a great way to incorporate both your aerobic and anaerobic systems. It is important that you bring your hear rate down after the sprint to recover before starting your next interval. Give it a try and see how much faster the time goes by and also how much more you feel the burn. If you are consistent with interval training, over time you will see you will be able sprint longer and recover faster. Check out this article that goes more in depth on interval training and also offers different types of interval workouts.
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