Comments on: Interval Training: A Favorite For Fat Loss http://www.lanimuelrath.com/exercise/interval-training/interval-training-a-favorite-fat-loss-tactic/ Lani Muelrath the Plant-strong fitness expert Thu, 17 May 2012 17:58:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deanne http://www.lanimuelrath.com/exercise/interval-training/interval-training-a-favorite-fat-loss-tactic/#comment-3094 Deanne Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:00:26 +0000 http://thetruthaboutfatlossforwomen.com/?p=378#comment-3094 Suzi, Dr. Mercola (mercola.com) talks about Peak 8 training and does an excellent job of explaining the protocol. 30 seconds hard and recover for 90 seconds. After several peaks your heart rate will go down but not to starting peak rate. 8 peaks and your done. Google Tabata also. It is another method of high intensity training. I love this method of training and am a home exerciser. I could not slog out long distance any more! Deanne Suzi,
Dr. Mercola (mercola.com) talks about Peak 8 training and does an excellent job of explaining the protocol. 30 seconds hard and recover for 90 seconds. After several peaks your heart rate will go down but not to starting peak rate. 8 peaks and your done. Google Tabata also. It is another method of high intensity training.
I love this method of training and am a home exerciser. I could not slog out long distance any more!
Deanne

]]> By: Suzi http://www.lanimuelrath.com/exercise/interval-training/interval-training-a-favorite-fat-loss-tactic/#comment-271 Suzi Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:02:36 +0000 http://thetruthaboutfatlossforwomen.com/?p=378#comment-271 Thanks, Lani, Yes, I pretty much get the basic stuff, but still wonder about the heart rate....So when you are in the high intensities should you stay in the over your target heart rate (anaerobic) for up to a minute, or for just a few seconds, or not be concerned with it? Also Pace (yes, I meant Al not Barry, Duh) seems like the best way to do it, but I have not really done it so am not sure. Have you? I think he says it is like the run-for-your-life activity that our ancestors would have had to do sometimes but it would not last for a long period. Usually only short spurts were needed...then climb a tree!, Suzi Thanks, Lani,

Yes, I pretty much get the basic stuff, but still wonder about the heart rate….So when you are in the high intensities should you stay in the over your target heart rate (anaerobic) for up to a minute, or for just a few seconds, or not be concerned with it?

Also Pace (yes, I meant Al not Barry, Duh) seems like the best way to do it, but I have not really done it so am not sure. Have you? I think he says it is like the run-for-your-life activity that our ancestors would have had to do sometimes but it would not last for a long period. Usually only short spurts were needed…then climb a tree!,

Suzi

]]> By: Lani http://www.lanimuelrath.com/exercise/interval-training/interval-training-a-favorite-fat-loss-tactic/#comment-270 Lani Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:34:46 +0000 http://thetruthaboutfatlossforwomen.com/?p=378#comment-270 Hi Suzi, If you are referring to Al Sear's PACE guidelines, yes that is a style of interval training with intermittent overloads and recovery periods. Long slow distance means low intensities, at the bottom ranges of aerobic training; the intervals have you pop into the high intensities which can quickly take you out of aerobic training into anaerobic but that is expected as part of the intensities. It's way you can't maintain the intense intervals for long and must spend the proportionate time in recovery! Both LSD and Intervals train the cardiovascular system; the intervals do it in a shorter amount of time AND can push the fitness of the cardiovascular system to new levels. Care must be taken as to safety in implementation, but orthopedically and in terms of cardio health. Lani Hi Suzi,

If you are referring to Al Sear’s PACE guidelines, yes that is a style of interval training with intermittent overloads and recovery periods.

Long slow distance means low intensities, at the bottom ranges of aerobic training; the intervals have you pop into the high intensities which can quickly take you out of aerobic training into anaerobic but that is expected as part of the intensities. It’s way you can’t maintain the intense intervals for long and must spend the proportionate time in recovery!

Both LSD and Intervals train the cardiovascular system; the intervals do it in a shorter amount of time AND can push the fitness of the cardiovascular system to new levels. Care must be taken as to safety in implementation, but orthopedically and in terms of cardio health.

Lani

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