Tabata Challenge

My PT got me into a new challenge. He has made me doing other kinds of tabata exercises before, last week he showed me a new one. One that I enjoy.

What you do is to run on the treadmill with super high speed aka RUN FOR LIFE! XD

And the first time I did it I survived and actually thought this was the most fun tabata I have done so far... exhausting but fun ^^ I even enjoyed it so much I have started to do it myself at the gym ^^

About Tabata
Tabata training was discovered by Japanese scientist Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo.
Tabata and his team conducted research on two groups of athletes: one group trained at a moderate intensity level while the other group trained at a high intensity level. The moderate intensity group worked out five days a week for a total of six weeks; each workout lasted one hour. The high intensity group worked out four days a week for six weeks; each workout lasted four minutes and 20 seconds (with 10 seconds of rest in between each set)

The results; group one had increased their aerobic system (cardiovascular), but showed little or no results for their anaerobic system (muscle). Group two showed much more increase in their aerobic system than group one, and increased their anaerobic system by 28 percent.

In conclusion, high intensity interval training has more impact on both the aerobic and anaerobic systems.

The Tabata Program
The Tabata workout lasts only four minutes, but is one of the longest four minutes you'll encounter. The structure of the program is:
Workout hard for 20 seconds
Rest for 10 seconds
Complete eight rounds

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