400 Calories in 4 Minutes - WDYT?

wigglypeaches

if it's tabata/HIIT style and you really go all out the possibility is out there (maybe it was 130 lb woman, which is the mean for exercises like this), just consider the after burn effect you will have as opposed to doping steady cardio. But 400 in 4 min?...eh....I want to believe they are referring to addition of after burn as well....eh

It's a tabata with rotating exercises. The four minute tabata has been shown to be incredibly effective, especially when paired with and compared to traditional cardio workouts. The number of calories you burn is going to depend on your current weight and level of fitness, as with any workout. To get a real picture of the number of calories you're burning, you'll need to be measuring your progress with something like a heart rate monitor. But forget the number for a moment; the point is that tabatas are a condensed, high-intensity workout with benefits comparable to a traditional, moderate-intensity routine.

More information can be found here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8897392

sjwallace

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