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Tuesday 21 January 2014

Top 9 Fitness Trends for 2014: Out with some old and in with some new

Tabata is still hot in 2014!

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3.HIIT
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) will be the cool kid in school in 2014. Life is spent on the go these days, meaning less time can be spent on a treadmill and on a weight bench. Short workouts at maximum intensity have set the stage for staying fit with a lot on your daily plate.
“Workouts like Tabata and Les Mills GRIT are hot buttons right now,” Beth Underhill, owner of Bella Forza Fitness, said.
The traditional mindset of a long workout has changed.
“You can get more out of your workout if only going for 35 minutes with max intensity,” Underhill said.
Compressing time, she feels, can help incorporate exercise onto a full plate. According to the Les Mills GRIT series website, short explosions of effort allow you to reach your maximum training zone. Students will use their own body weight, barbells and weight plates in each 30-minute class.
The Tabata training website explains Tabata workouts as HIIT sessions that have more spice than traditional cardio. A study by Japanese scientist Izumi Tabata showed athletes who trained with short, high intensity drills improved in their athletic abilities and anaerobic systems more than athletes who trained with a traditional model.
“It can really make a difference in your overall well-being both physically and emotionally if incorporated into your lifestyle,” Underhill said.




 

Friday 10 January 2014

I'm aiming for sexy that's my goal

Olympian Louis Smith gets fit after piling on pounds


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AFTER winning a silver medal on the pommel horse at the London 2012 Olympic Games Louis was at the peak of physical fitness but after a lapse in training and a few too many beers he started sporting a slightly rounder midriff. Here he tells us how he used Tabata high intensity interval training to get his six pack back in just three weeks.
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More on this story:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2534159/Olympic-medalist-Louis-Smith-completes-gruelling-work-public-beat-bulge.html