Interval Training Timer

Is this it? I search the market on my phone and this is the one I see. Link below has a screen shot.

http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/sports/interval-training-timer_mkhu.html

That's the one =D. SO worth the $2. It's well built...and it has a ticker for the seconds too (double time for your work round) lol...all in all it's VERY clear when you should be exercising, and when you should be resting...which is the idea!

It looks also like there is a free version...but I didn't find it when I searched the marketplace, so maybe it was removed?

This sounds very interesting. Where can I find workouts to follow for this?

You can do anything with interval/tabata, really. I did front, and both side planks today. I work out with my heavy bag interval style (20 seconds max effort, 10 rest)...pushups, situps, weight lifting...anything.

Here's a link:

http://workout-of-the-day.com/how-to-do-proper-tabata-interval-training/

Crossfitters do tabata/interval training as well. It's an incredibly effective exercise. Basically the premise is you get a substantial amount of calorie burn, in one 4 minute set of intervals. Here's a link to more specific information:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Tabata-Anything---Four-Minutes-of-Pain-to-Gain&id=348486

And an excerpt from the above link:

"Credit for this simple and powerful training method belongs to its namesake, Dr. Izumi Tabata and a team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan. Their groundbreaking 1996 study, published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, provided documented evidence concerning the dramatic physiological benefits of high-intensity intermittent training. After just 6 weeks of testing, Dr. Tabata noted a 28% increase in anaerobic capacity in his subjects, along with a 14% increase in their ability to consume oxygen (V02Max). These results were witnessed in already physically fit athletes. The conclusion was that just four minutes of Tabata interval training could do more to boost aerobic and anaerobic capacity than an hour of endurance exercise.

Although Dr. Tabata used a mechanically braked exercise cycle machine, you can apply this protocol to almost any exercise. For example, a basic Tabata workout can be performed with sit-ups. The more muscles used the better, so use full knees-bent sit-ups. Sit-up non-stop for 20-second intervals, followed by 10 seconds of rest. Repeat for a total of 8 cycles.

How effective can just 4 minutes of exercise be? ... Very. You will be amazed at how intense the four minutes of exercise will feel. The intervals tax both your aerobic and anaerobic energy systems. To be clear, this isn't "eight sets of eight," although the goal of doing eight reps in each of the 20-second clusters is about right. Instead it's "as many reps as I can get in" during the twenty seconds, followed by ten seconds rest."

Cool stuff =D.