Kicking it up a Notch
Inspired by Tina (from Carrot's n Cake)'s recent post about intervals on the elliptical (and a little fatigued from Monday's seven miler), I hit the gym last night for some interval training of my own. Intervals are a great way to boost the calorie and fat burn, really get that heart going, and really challenge yourself. Sometimes, we simply get stuck in our little ways and forget that a little speed won't be SO bad.
I hopped on the bike for a good 15 minutes to get warm. Then hit the weight room for a 5 min session of bicep curls, pushups and back extensions. I hopped on the PreCor EFX for my 30 min of intervals and let the fun begin.
Here's how my workout went, more or less:
Warm up @ level 2: 5 min
Speedy @ level 2: 30 sec
Recover @ level 2: 30 sec
Speedy @ level 3: 1 min
Recover @ level 2: 30 sec
Speedy @ level 3: 30 sec
Recover @ level 2: 30 sec
Speedy @ level 4: 1 min
Recover @ level 2: 1 min
Speedy @ level 4: 1 min
Recover @ level 2: 1 min
Speedy @ level 4: 1.5 min
Recover @ level 2: 1 min
Speedy @ level 5: 1 min
Recover @ level 2: 1.5 min
Speedy @ level 4: 2 min
Recover @ level 2: 1 min
Speedy @ level 3: 1 min
Recover @ level 2: 1 min
Speedy @ level 3: 30 sec
Recover @ level 2: 30 sec
Speedy @ level 4: 30 sec
Recover @ level 2: 30 sec
Rest @ level 3: 1 min
Cool down @ level 2: 1 min
I realize 1 min isn't much of a cool down, but my time was up so I headed for the bike again and did another easy 10 min to loosen up the legs and let the heart come back to earth. Man, was that a good workout! The sweat was still pouring off my arms and down my legs as I spun on the bike.
Afterward, I hit the weights again for 20 min of arms, legs and abs before a quick stretch and heading home. Today I'm definitely feeling it a little in the rear. I love it when you can feel how much effort you really put into a workout!
Tonight, I'm thinking of going to a boot camp class, but I may just park it at the gym. What's your "I feel the burn" kind of workout? Do you enjoy intervals? I definitely had fun counting the minutes and changing my level/incline quite frequently. It made the workout fly by.
I hopped on the bike for a good 15 minutes to get warm. Then hit the weight room for a 5 min session of bicep curls, pushups and back extensions. I hopped on the PreCor EFX for my 30 min of intervals and let the fun begin.
Here's how my workout went, more or less:
Warm up @ level 2: 5 min
Speedy @ level 2: 30 sec
Recover @ level 2: 30 sec
Speedy @ level 3: 1 min
Recover @ level 2: 30 sec
Speedy @ level 3: 30 sec
Recover @ level 2: 30 sec
Speedy @ level 4: 1 min
Recover @ level 2: 1 min
Speedy @ level 4: 1 min
Recover @ level 2: 1 min
Speedy @ level 4: 1.5 min
Recover @ level 2: 1 min
Speedy @ level 5: 1 min
Recover @ level 2: 1.5 min
Speedy @ level 4: 2 min
Recover @ level 2: 1 min
Speedy @ level 3: 1 min
Recover @ level 2: 1 min
Speedy @ level 3: 30 sec
Recover @ level 2: 30 sec
Speedy @ level 4: 30 sec
Recover @ level 2: 30 sec
Rest @ level 3: 1 min
Cool down @ level 2: 1 min
I realize 1 min isn't much of a cool down, but my time was up so I headed for the bike again and did another easy 10 min to loosen up the legs and let the heart come back to earth. Man, was that a good workout! The sweat was still pouring off my arms and down my legs as I spun on the bike.
Afterward, I hit the weights again for 20 min of arms, legs and abs before a quick stretch and heading home. Today I'm definitely feeling it a little in the rear. I love it when you can feel how much effort you really put into a workout!
Tonight, I'm thinking of going to a boot camp class, but I may just park it at the gym. What's your "I feel the burn" kind of workout? Do you enjoy intervals? I definitely had fun counting the minutes and changing my level/incline quite frequently. It made the workout fly by.
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