Tabata on Cross Trainer

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

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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 …

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YMCA HIIT Challenge

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Get Started With HIIT Challenge For many of us, an element of challenge or competition adds and extra edge to our exercise plans. The Hopkins County Family YMCA will be hosting a High Intensity Interval Training Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 22 to raise money for the 9/11 Heroes Run. It’s for an excellent cause and …

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Fat Burning HIIT Cardio Workout

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Take a look at this HIIT Workout Video.  It shows a decent warm up – something often missed – and cool downs. You don’t need any additional equipment so this is a great home workout routine. As HIIT workouts go we would tend to assess this at the easier end of the spectrum

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High Intensity Interval Training – What’s It All About?

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High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is the name given to a form of exercises and workouts characterized by: High levels of effort for a (relatively) short period of time A period of rest or much reduced effort Repeating the effort and rest cycles for a prescribed time or number of repititions Tabata Training is probably …

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