Just in time for Heart’s Day, here’s an approach to exercise
that’ll get your ticker in tip-top shape. “With High Intensity Interval
Training (HITT), you push yourself hard for one minute, then bring the
intensity down for one minute, then start all over again for a 30-minute
cycle,” says Olney, MD-based personal trainer Beth
Novick. “The best part is, you control just how hard and how easy you want to
go.”
Bonus: Intervals
have also proven to increase endurance and blast away fat three times faster
than steady cardio. Here’s a workout that’ll really get your heart racing.
30 minute HIIT Workout
Hop on a treadmill or elliptical (don’t have access to
machines? Hit the track, instead).
Minutes 1 to 5: Walk or jog easy
Minute 6: Intensity level 6
Minute 7: Intensity level 9
Minute 8: Intensity level 7
Minute 9: Intensity level 9
Minute 10: Intensity level 7
continue cycle until Minute 25
5 Minute cooldown
BY GL ON 1/16/2012 5:40:00 PM
POSTED IN running, running workout, workouts, Feb/March 2012