August 14, 2011

Let the FUN begin!






On my never ending quest to lose weight I bought these hand/leg weights today along with a new yoga mat and cones. I will be starting HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING at home! I go to the gym and do aTBX class which is the same 2 times a week but want to incorporate this into an everyday 30-40 min workout in the mornings.

So What is high intensity interval training 
In high intensity interval training - You switch between doing something hard like running for 10-to-40 seconds and then for the next minute (or 60-to-90 seconds)... You'd switch back to something easy like walking and...You'd keep switching back and forth like this between running for 10-to-40 seconds (the hard part) & walking for 60-to-90 seconds (the easy part) for 10-to-40 minutes.
Here is an example of the workouts I will begin doing :) wish me luck I have 15 pounds to go to hit my final weight loss goal woohoo I can do this!

Pyramid Interval Workout
  • Warm-up for 3-5 minutes
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 30 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 30-to-45 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 40-to-60 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 2 minutes
  • 40-to-60 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 30-to-45 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 30 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 30 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 30-to-45 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 40-to-60 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 2 minutes
  • 40-to-60 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 30-to-45 seconds high intensity activity
  • Stop Here if you're just doing a 20 minute interval workout
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 30 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 30-to-45 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 40-to-60 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 2 minutes
  • 40-to-60 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • 30-to-45 seconds high intensity activity
  • DO NOTHING & REST or Do a low intensity activity for 1 minute
  • Stop Here if you're just doing a 30 minute interval workout


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