Hi,
As promised here are workouts 3 and 4!
have you tried workouts 1 & 2 yet? How did you find them? Did you feel that you had exercised just as much in 10 minutes as you would have done in your usual 40 mins / 1 hour run?
Workout 3 - The Brawn Builder.
Warm up for 6 minutes by jogging lightly.
Set the treadmill to the highest gradient and sprint as fast as you can for 10 seconds, then rest for 30 seconds.
Do this 15 times and your legs will have a thorough workout.
A study in the Journal of Exercise Physiology found doing sprints this way boosts your lower body strength by up to 10%!
Workout 4 - The Endurance Booster.
Warm up for 6 minutes by jogging lightly on the treadmill.
Sprint as fast as you can for 30 seconds, then rest for 4 minutes, do some crunches / core exercises to pass the time but make sure you're fully recovered.
Repeat this 6 times.
A study in the American Journal of Physiology found the benefits of short , intense sessions and longer steady-state exercise to be exactly the same in time trials!
I hope you find these postings to be useful, if there any subjects you would like to touch on please ask!
Kind regards,
Steve.
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2 comments:
Hi Danny, good comment. Running for 15 to 20 mins can be a good warm up to other workouts. However I must point out that it shouldn't be a fast or hard run unless you do a pre-warm up to that first. I would suggest a moderate jog as a warm up session.
Take care Danny.
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