8 Amazing Fitness Programs to Try Before Bikini Season Arrives

Here are 8 trendy fitness programs:

1. FlyWheel
2. Tabata
3. Kayla Itsines
4. Megaformer
5. F45
6. Fitness Blender
7. Physique F.I.T
8. Shadowbox

Extract:

"Based on the principles of high intensity interval training, Tabata is a fat-burning workout that gyms across the country are quickly starting to offer–and you can also do equipment-free versions of the workout at home. In the ’90s a Japanese professor led a study showing that exactly four minutes of intense interval training was just as effective as hours of lighter workouts–the “Tabata Protocol” was born.

A proper Tabata workout should include a 10 minute warmup during which you increase your heart rate by doing stuff like lunges or high knees. Then, the “Tabata” part of your workout should only last for exactly four minutes, and usually involves repeating one exercise quickly and intensely (like squats or jumping jacks) for 20 painful seconds, and then taking a 10 second recovery.

This is repeated eight times, with a focus on working just one muscle group, and really pushing yourself 100 percent during the 20 second working period."

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3 Minutes of Sprint Interval Training

HIIT is a very efficient protocol to get back to shape & health.

Extract:

"Short-term interval training using a 10-minute protocol that included 2 minutes of warm-up, a total 1 minute of intense exercise interspersed with 2 minutes of recovery, and 3 minutes of cool down could stimulate improvement in physiologic factors that are linked to improved health in overweight adults"

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Short-term interval training using a 10-minute protocol that included 2 minutes of warm-up, a total 1 minute of intense exercise interspersed with 2 minutes of recovery, and 3 minutes of cool down could stimulate improvement in physiologic factors that are linked to improved health in overweight adults - See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/journals/family-practice-recertification/2015/February2015/3-Minutes-of-Sprint-Interval-Training#sthash.x4ykc0WO.dpuf

Short-term interval training using a 10-minute protocol that included 2 minutes of warm-up, a total 1 minute of intense exercise interspersed with 2 minutes of recovery, and 3 minutes of cool down could stimulate improvement in physiologic factors that are linked to improved health in overweight adults. - See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/journals/family-practice-recertification/2015/February2015/3-Minutes-of-Sprint-Interval-Training#sthash.x4ykc0WO.dpuf

Short-term interval training using a 10-minute protocol that included 2 minutes of warm-up, a total 1 minute of intense exercise interspersed with 2 minutes of recovery, and 3 minutes of cool down could stimulate improvement in physiologic factors that are linked to improved health in overweight adults. - See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/journals/family-practice-recertification/2015/February2015/3-Minutes-of-Sprint-Interval-Training#sthash.x4ykc0WO.dpuf

Carrie Underwood's personal trainer is using TABATA

Carrie Underwood's personal trainer reveals how she plans to whip singer back into shape just weeks after she welcomed first child.

Extract:

She added: 'Sprints and interval training is gonna be a good way to lean down quickly.'

Erin outlined one of Carrie's favorite styles of training, revealing: 'We do lots of tabatas. I do tabatas with all my clients.

'Tabata is a four-minute workout. It's 20 seconds of intense bursts exercise followed by ten seconds of rest for eight rounds. It's my favorite style of training right now.'

Erin gave a popular Tabata exercise she's used for pregnant clients, which includes two round of squats, curls, sumo squats, and bent over rows, for twenty seconds each, for a total of eight rounds.

While many new moms often struggle to find the time to workout, Erin stresses the importance of 'incorporating fitness into your everyday life'.

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