Whoo hoo..down 3lbs…
…despite everything I shoved down my piehole over the weekend. Yay!!
In other news, I started doing what is referred to as “interval training” last week, and I think I’m onto something. I read an article about it in Oprah magazine (not something I would normally pick up, but it was sitting on the chair that I wanted to be sitting in at the time, so I said, “What the Hell?”) So the jist of it is this. Say you get on the treadmill or elliptical (or cardio machine of your choice) and normally go for say 45 min at a moderate pace. Well, interval training is like this. You go at your usual pace for a few minutes, then you crank that puppy up to as fast, or hard, or highest incline you can tolerate…but only do that for 30 seconds. After that 30 seconds, you return to your comfortable pace. The article indicates that 30 minutes of interval training at a time is as even more sufficient that going for a longer period of time at a moderate pace. **The article states that you want to try for at least 8 30 second intervals.** I did a 30 min walk with my intervals this morning…the tended to be closer to 45 secs (of running) but I’m sure that won’t hurt. Right when you feel like you’re about to die and fall face first into the pavement, you get to stop and walk. What’s not to like? Somebody give it a shot..let me know how it works out for ya.
Well people, it’s off to my shower then to lovely work. When oh when am I ever going to win the lottery? 
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Can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket!! This sounds like a plan to me, the interval training I mean. We could all try it no matter what our type of exercise. No falling on the face though. Scares the neighbors, especially where I live, mostly seniors. Have a great day, Marge
Congrats on the loss. I’m an Interval convert and think it’s working out pretty well. I do almost all my cardio in this way, although every now and then I’ll take a break to work on endurance.
I wrote a blog entry on it a couple of weeks ago that has a few links to other articles and resources that might interest you (http://ash.buddyslim.com/2007/08/31/high-intensity-interval-training-hiit-more-effective-cardio/). I’m glad to see it’s getting some mainstream press now as well.
Congrats on the 3 lb loss! YAY! I have been trying to do my cardio this way lately. I do it a bit different. I get on the treadmill and walk at a fast pace for one song, then run on the next song and then back and forth. It wears me out but I like it.
Interval training does burn more calories.
I cannnot run but I can do interval training alternating very fast walking and moderate walking.
Thanks for the reminder. It does work.
Good job on losing 3 lbs!
Tatiana
Oh! I love intervals, they are the only thing that doesn’t bore me out of my mind on cardio machines.
Also, CONGRATS ON THE THREE POUNDS! woohoo!