2016 fitness trends: From counting macros to tabata

Tabata training is still on the hype!

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Tabata workouts

Tabata is a workout timing that replicates High Intensity Interval Training - which involves exercising in short but tough bursts - at its best and most intense.

PHA Training

Peripheral Heart Action training, or PHA, is a form of bodybuilding circuit training which is excellent for fat burning and muscle building

Counting macros

Macronutrients, or macros, are the number of grams of protein, carbohydrates and fats present in your food. Tracking what foods you eat on a daily basis can show you why you aren’t making the progress you think you deserve from the effort you put in, like when you’re plateauing or putting weight despite going to the gym. 

Pre-workout supplements

There are some great pre workout supplements out on the market for you to try on those days that you are lacking in motivation or energy.

Most have added caffeine benefits and will help uplift your energy levels, allowing you to get through an intense workout especially when you’re not feeling 100 per cent or after a long day at work

The HIIT Workout You Should Try This Year: Tabata

Happy New Year 2016!
I wish you a lot of Tabata training...

This article is a good summary and proposes some sessions.

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"With Tabata workouts, you typically alternate 20 seconds of work and 10 second of rest for 8 rounds of a given exercise, which totals 4 minutes. Some people dub this the "4-minute workout," but really, Tabata workouts can be as long as you want them to be.

I've seen 10- and 20-minute versions, and I've even taken classes that are an hour, which target the whole body. The thing with Tabata is the more rounds you do working different muscle groups, the better it is. So while there's nothing wrong with sticking to the 4-minute protocol, a 20- or 30-minute workout in this fashion will get you much better results and work more muscle groups."

However, I doubt that it's possible to cumulate so many bouts of Tabata with the maximum intensity required. Remember that during the Tabata protocol, the athletes who were training for olympics, were collapsing on the floor at the end...