Interval Training

Many of us who strive to lose weight and tone our muscles have heard of the term interval training but most people really don’t know what it is.

We’ve all been on the treadmill and elliptical machine continuously looking at the timer hoping that its magically going to turn to our desired time and we can complete our workout.

With interval training the focus is on alternating between high and low intensity bursts rather than a sustained 20 or 30 minute session. The purpose is to raise the heart rate, then quickly lower it. The energy that is required to do that burns calories in your body more effectively in a relatively shorter time frame.

You can really do interval training anywhere, on the treadmill, elliptical, pool, track, or a bike. The key is short 30-60 second bursts at full intensity. And then an equally amount of time at about 1/3 to 1/2 of full intensity. Give it a try!