Not exact matches
Additional benefits can come from high - intensity
interval training, using bursts of activity (stair climbing,
cycling,
sprints) for no longer than twenty to thirty seconds.
Aim for at least 2 days of strength training per week, and 1 - 2 days of fast - paced
interval training — body weight circuits,
sprints, swimming,
cycling — whatever gets you moving.
I do a combination of steady state cardio (power walking, jogging, running) and high intensity
interval cardio (
sprints,
cycling).
Mean power, peak power, and fatigue values were determined from 5 supramaximal, 10s
cycle ergometer
sprints, each separated by 1 minute rest
intervals.
Activities such as swimming,
cycling, Pilates and Yoga are low load where as plyometrics and
interval sprints are high load.
Previously the McMaster team showed that the
sprint interval training protocol, which involves three 20 - second «all - out»
cycle sprints, was effective for boosting fitness.
Six sessions of
sprint interval training increases muscle oxidative potential and
cycle endurance capacity in humans.
-- try an
interval training class or gym work out, like short
sprints interspersed with fast walking, or a spinning class with slow uphills and fast racing segments — Soul
Cycle.