Tabata

We absolutely love Tabata.  Done well you really can get all the workout you need in just 3 x 4 minute sessions each week.  In practice each session should be a minimum of  20minutes.  A good warm-up is essential to avoid injuries and to prepare you for the intensity of the Tabata session.  We work …

Tabata – Now This Is What We Mean By Max Rate Workout Read More »

In Tabata each 20 seconds of exercise must be done to your absolute capacity each and every time.  Good Tabata exercises satisfy 2 basic criteria: They engage the whole body They are capable of being performed repeatedly at maximal capacity. Good examples include: Sprinting Rowing (machine or water) Cycling (static or spinning) Cross-trainer Squat thrust …

Characteristics of Good Tabata Exercises – This is Why Most Tabata on YouTube is Useless Read More »

Tabata is ofter cited as the Mother of all High Intensity Interval Training. In fact, this is not the case. High Intensity Interval Training has been documented way back through the ages – right back to ancient Greece and Roman Gladiator training. In my early military days I remember doing many exercises that would now …

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