Back a while ago I first wrote about tabatas. I did one and then hadn't really come back around to doing them again until today. I did my second one today and actually did one more interval than I had done the first time I tried it out. To anyone who might actually read this and doesn't know a tabata is a 20 second interval of super high intensity aerobic activity (I run in place) that should get you panting level of work, followed by 10 seconds of low activity. Repeat this 8 times for a tabata. The first time I was only able to do 3 intervals. This time I thought I was going to have to stop after 3 but I kept going and did the 4th one although the last 3 or 4 seconds of it I was slowing down already.
It is funny I know how silly it sounds to find what amounts to 2 minutes of exercise really hard - but I suggest that you try it out to see! The benefit they say is the anaerobic burning of calories after this type of workout is done. And honestly I feel like I can feel it. There is a sensation in my core that feels like my body is continuing to work. Maybe I am just imagining it - but I don't think so, I actually believe it has stimulated something to keep going on in there!
Will have to see how long it will take me to improve to another full interval!
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