Welcome, Spring!
Spring is officially here and we had warm weather and blue skies to celebrate her arrival! Hip Hip Hooray! It's a perfect time for doing some outdoor workouts that will energize you and burn some serious fat off your winter buns.
Try these running intervals to keep your metabolism fired up for up to 36 hours afterwards (ever hear of afterburn?).
I like to go to a nearby park because they surface is much softer than the road or concrete sidewalks.
Warm-up for 6-8 minutes with a light jog that gets progressively faster so by the time your warm-up is over your body is really ready to work hard.
Sprint for 30 seconds (effort level is 8 or 9 out of 10 being hardest).
Keep jogging and when you catch your breath....
Sprint for another 30 seconds.
Continue like this until you reach the 15-20 minute mark. You might get between 5 and 10 sprints.
If it's a pain in the neck to keep looking at your watch just guess and save the the clock watching for the rest of your day.
If you are less fit, your rest intervals will be longer. The more fit you become the rest intervals will be shorter and more like 30 seconds on 30 seconds off.
Cool down with a light jog and walking. Particularly stretch your hamstrings because they just worked really hard!
Remember, that these bursts of hard activity will help you burn calories for hours to come, not to mention decrease stress, make you feel confident and help you sleep better, among other benefits.
Enjoy the sun and exercising outdoors.
In good health,
Marie
p.s. If you only walk, you can still do bursts of fast pace walking with slower walking as your rest. This can also be done on a bike!
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