Saturday, March 8, 2014

Day Two

My lungs are still burning.  First Tabata workout completed.

After a bit of stretching (and wow!  I could touch my toes despite months of not stretching) I did alternating jumping jacks and running in place while swishing my arms back and forth at shoulder level.  Did I do it well? I don't know.  I just know I did it and my lungs haven't had such a workout in I don't know when.

Tabata.  It's short for Four Minutes of Hell.  It's a HIIT style workout.  You do the exercise you are doing as hard and fast as you can do it for 20 seconds, then you rest for 10 seconds. Repeat 8 times.  If you are in shape, you might want to do more than one 4 minute cycle.

It's supposed to be good for you.  This is an exercise I think I can make room for in my life.

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