Category Archives: Tabata

4/5 Never hit a training plateau again

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Strength training programs require constant adjustment throughout the year or you risk hitting plateaux. If you are new to strength training, such a plateau usually arrives after about six months of training.  It happened to me after gym instructors showed … Continue reading →

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How much exercise to lose weight? Not that much!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

You’re ready to take on the battle of the bulge. You’ve got your diet plan down, but you’re not sure how much you should be exercising to lose weight. Two days a week? Three? Maybe six or even seven? My … Continue reading →

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Increased Calorie Burn After Exercise

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

I’ve always read and beleived that exercise is good for you.  Exercise was always promoted to my by my parents and school and I’ve always taken part in extra curricular activities after school and outside my work life. Exercise is … Continue reading →

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Wk32 – Intense Interval Circuits

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

Thursday morning and I met Gill again at Bella for 45 minutes of my Intense Interval Circuits. Here’s what we did: WARM UP – 30 secs each, 6 secs rest; 3 repeats of each set. (HIIT app set to 30 … Continue reading →

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Lorn’s Intense Interval Circuits

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

My friend Gill has tasked me with coming up with an ‘abs’ circuit so that she can ‘lose her belly’ (not that she has one. but anyway…)  I imagine she is expecting a circuit filled with crunches and sit ups … Continue reading →

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Wk28 – 45 min Tabata Intervals on Bike

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Monday morning didn’t start too well for me… once I managed to drag my ass out of bed, I walked out of the flat with my water bottle, gym pass and car keys. A few steps out the door I … Continue reading →

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Wk27 – Run then Lorn’s Tabata Circuits with Gill

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Thursday morning and I’d arranged to meet Gill again at Bella for some circuits.  I’ve not been settle dwith the circuits we’ve been doing and in the last two weeks I’ve been playing about with different exercises. The workout consists … Continue reading →

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Wk26 – 15 min run then 30 min tabata circuits

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

Monday night and I tried another wee run on the treadmill – and successful it was. I aim to keep the time I’m running at a minimum and to be honest, it’s quite nice not having the massive milage goals … Continue reading →

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Change of direction

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Today I’m going to move away from concentrating on running so much and hopefully give my leg a but of time to recover. I’m going to go to the gym, do a 10 minute run and see how my legs … Continue reading →

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Wk9 – 3.6M run, 45 min Bodyweight circuits & Gremlins

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Monday night, I went straight to Bellahouston after work to meet a friend for a run. I’d been feeling hungry for most of the day, and I got my mid afternoon dip about 3pm. I met Paul just after I … Continue reading →

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