Ideas for Interval training in a home or Gym setting

Chika_2015
Chika_2015 Posts: 357 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hello,
Any ideas on some interval training that i can do at home or at the Gym.
My Fitness level is Moderate
Injuries: Hurt left Shoulder
Time: 30 Minutes

Thanks in advance.
-Chika

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  • sarahharas5
    sarahharas5 Posts: 256 Member
    I feel like I'm always talking about Jillian Michaels. She should be paying me. But....I love her different DVDs. 30 day shred uses interval training and are about 30 minutes. Easy to fit in and you can move up in intensity as you're ready.
    I'm sure there are other good DVDs as well but I don't have personal experience with them. I've also heard people mention that they do videos off of youtube. So that might be something you want to look into. Good luck!
  • bruerin
    bruerin Posts: 124 Member
    Depends on what equipment you have at home. Can do intervals on treadmill, bike, elliptical. Can go outside and do intervals-running, skipping, hopping, hills. If you have a bike, go ride it-fast and hard for a little, then recover-intervals. If you only exercise indoors at home, you can run stairs, punch, kick, jump rope, burpees, etc. the key with intervals is that you need to work really hard for a set time, then recover, then go again.
  • ukaryote
    ukaryote Posts: 850 Member
    There are many suggestions for the duration of high intensity and rest periods. Try something. If it seems too difficult, dial it back to suit your needs. As with ALL exercises, it is more difficult the first few times as your body learns the proper movements. In HIT, you body has to learn when to exert and when to relax.

    Tabata intervals have 1 period of HIT and 1/2 period of rest (could be minutes or seconds, I am using general-purpose periods) it was on a stationary bike.
    Others suggest you do HIT training on several exercises in a row - sprints, squats, presses.

    Common theme: all suggest warming up for a period of time 5 to 10 minutes, then do HIT and rest intervals.

    Personally, I am out of shape and working on a stationary bike for only 20 minutes. 10 minutes of warmup at a moderate resistance. 30 seconds of the-bear-is-chasing-me! at a higher resistance, back down to the moderate resistance and 90 seconds of pedaling easy. 10 minutes + (Hit+rest 2 minutes)*5= 20 minutes. And I am wiped out.

    When I started, I tries only 15 seconds of HIT and the remaining two minutes of rest.

    Try it. Don't think you MUST follow another person's pattern. If you do not feel wiped out, recover for a day and increase it slightly. Rise, repeat.
  • Chika_2015
    Chika_2015 Posts: 357 Member
    Thanks. I forgot about Tabatha Training.

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