Day two of Interval training.
I felt great yesterday, no afternoon fatigue and I wasn’t tired after dinner. These are generally the worst times of day for me.
20 Minutes
1 minute bursts every 4 minutes
I actually pushed those bursts a little bit, probably did more that 1 minute per burst.
photo credit: cotallo-nonocotI’m using my blog to log my training activities. I’m hoping that the public nature of the blog will help me stick to it.
Some back story. On the way home from work the other day I heard a report on NPR about the value of interval training. The reporter pointed to some evidence that interval training provides long term benefits.
I’m not a doctor so I can’t speak to how well it works but I am going to try it.
About a year ago, I weighed 174 pounds. At my lowest, I was 170. I then went to work at a company that has a great culture (that mostly surrounds the consumption of food). In six months I gained about 10 pounds. Now, I can’t seem to loose it.
I’m not completely sedentary. We have a dog which generally needs three good walks a day. I take one of those and we do a brisk 30-40 minute walk each night. It has made no difference. Since I’ve done this since April, I feel like I have a pretty good baseline.
Today, I hopped back on the elliptical machine. Set the resistance to 1 and began the workout.
20 Minutes
1 minute bursts every 4 minutes
My target weight is 174 pounds. My short term goal is getting my ass up everyday to actually do this!
