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Tabata Intervals

By Stuart Buck

An update on the Tabata intervals, which I blogged about here. I sprained my knee a few weeks ago, unfortunately; I'm back to walking comfortably, but running still is painful. So I've been doing the Tabata regime for other exercises that aren't so high-impact (i.e., that don't require you to land with all your weight on one foot). -- The exercise bike. This is very effective and intense, and can induce such oxygen debt that I have to lie down on the floor after I'm done; I can't even walk right away. So that's about perfect. In fact, the exercise bike is what Tabata himself used in his studies. -- Tabata squats. I can get 20-22 squats per every 20 second interval. This is very intense on the thigh muscles, although the oxygen debt is not quite as severe...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Buck Stops Here on April 11, 2008 (boomark / email).