How to Add Interval Workouts to Your Cardio Routine
This morning I added interval workouts to my cardio routine and burned more calories in a shorter length of time. Besides being more efficient, there’s lots of other benefits to interval workouts for women like increasing your fitness level, helping you lose weight faster, increasing your metabolism and making your workouts a lot more exciting.
What is an interval workout anyway? It’s where you exercise at your normal speed but then you increase the intensity of exercise in short bursts of time. Then, you return to the previous level of exercise until you recover within your target heart rate range then you repeat.
Here’s how I did my interval training workout: I warmed up at my normal rate of speed. Then, I went increased my pace as fast as I could for 30 seconds then returned to my regular speed again until I recovered to my target heart rate range. Then I did it again 4 times until 20 minutes was over.
I burned 165 calories during my 20 minute stationary bike workout. It usually takes me 35 long and boring minutes bouncing around on the treadmill, bike and elliptical trainer to burn that many calories.
Your goal should be to perform that 30 second interval 8 times within a 20 minute time period. When you reach that goal, increase the interval to 45 seconds. Every time you are able to perform the interval 8 times, you can increase the length of time that do it.
I love doing this workout because I am strapped for time so I like to do anything that will help make my exercise time go faster and work more efficiently.
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