Interval Training
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Tabata method
Besides being a great way to burn excess fat, you can practice anywhere and anytime. If you do not have time to exercise then Tabata is perfect for you, because it does not last long, and gives you excellent results.
The biggest advantage is that it simultaneously affects both the metabolic system – one that is responsible for endurance and one for the producing of explosive energy. Tabata can also help with the reduction of subcutaneous adipose tissue.
Tabata is named after the Japanese scientist Izumi Tabata, a researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Fitness and Physical Education in Kanoyi. Dr. Tabata’s interval training program is researched and developed by the Japanese national team for speed skating. Named Tabata the protocol, because the scientist said his research team investigated how the program is really effective. Training consisted 6-8 sprints at full speed of 20 sec and break periods of 10 sec. In the aforementioned study, the athletes conducted interval training five times a week for six weeks. The research team concluded that the athletes improve aerobic capacity by 14% and 28% anaerobic.
Wondering how it works? Very simple. Tabata protocol consists of 20 seconds of exercise and 10 seconds break to be exchanged through the 8 series. This method of exercise can be used in all exercises: pushups, squats, rowing, bench press, etc. The original method uses only one workout, and this approach seems to have a very interesting impact on the technique of the exercise. So 20 seconds doing pushups, then 10 seconds rest, that is a total of 8 series which takes only 4 minutes.
To start Tabata will be very hard for beginners, and the first few weeks you must be prepared for a pain throughout the body. But it quickly passes, and leaves only the results that you will be proud of.