one intensity throughout and doesn't involve any rest periods.
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EXAMPLE
Cycling at a slow speed for 30 minutes
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HOW IT LINKS TO FITNESS
develops both your aerobic and anaerobic fitness
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Fartlek
continuous training with interval training. Fartlek runs are a very simple form of a long distance run.
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example
jog for 60 seconds, followed by a hard run for 30 seconds, followed by a jog for 30 seconds, followed by all-out sprint for 10 seconds, followed by a walk for 30 seconds.
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link to fitness
adapt to various speeds, conditioning the body to become faster over the longer distance.
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interval
type of training that involves a series of low- to high-intensity workouts interspersed with rest or relief periods. The high-intensity periods are typically at or close to anaerobic exercise
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example
Jog or walk at a more comfortable pace for three minutes.
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link to fitness
allow an athlete to increase training intensity without overtraining or burn-out. Adding high-intensity intervals to a workout
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h.i.i.t
High-intensity interval training, also called high-intensity intermittent exercise or sprint interval training, is a form of interval training
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example
15 sets of treadmill sprints, at 85% of max heart rate, for 40 seconds work, 20 seconds rest. ... You can also vary the style of your HIIT
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link to fitness
HIIT helps you burn calories actually comes after you are done exercising. ... Some researchers have even found that HIIT increases your metabolism after exercise more so than jogging and weight training
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circuit
Circuit training is a form of body conditioning or endurance training or resistance training using high-intensity. It targets strength building or muscular endurance
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example
Circuit training is a form of body conditioning or endurance training or resistance training using high-intensity. It targets strength building or muscular endurance
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link to fitness
30 minutes or less, circuit training does the trick. You get the benefits of muscle building and toning along with an intense cardio workout.
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free weights / resistance machines
difference between free weights and machines, however, is the fact that when using free weights, you can move in three dimensions
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example
Examples of free weights include barbells and dumbbells, while a long list of weight machines are designed to work specific muscle groups. ... Weight machine exercises include the Smith machine bench press, seated leg press, shoulder press and lever
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link to fitness
they work and the results they will give you. ... Free weights force you to use more stabiliser muscles in order to control the weight
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plyometrics
Plyometrics, also known as jump training or plyos, are exercises in which muscles exert maximum force in short intervals of time, with the goal of increasing power
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example
jumping or explosive movement. For example, skipping, bounding, jumping rope, hopping, lunges, jump squats, and clap push-ups are all examples of plyometric exercises.
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link to fitness
improve muscular power, speed and strength
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Card 2
Front
Cycling at a slow speed for 30 minutes
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EXAMPLE
Card 3
Front
develops both your aerobic and anaerobic fitness
Back
Card 4
Front
continuous training with interval training. Fartlek runs are a very simple form of a long distance run.
Back
Card 5
Front
jog for 60 seconds, followed by a hard run for 30 seconds, followed by a jog for 30 seconds, followed by all-out sprint for 10 seconds, followed by a walk for 30 seconds.
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