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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja
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Additionally, the fitness instructior at our gym (who incidentally is absolutely stunning so i may have missed most of what she said to me) said that the best program was a sort of high/low resistance workout - so for example if your on the cross trainer you would get a really easy bit - then it ramps up for a while so its hard, then and easy bit and so on... and i have to admit that when i tried this that it REALLY felt like i was working. |
Interval Training is very effective - its not an easy bit then hard it is a slightly lower than your usual level then a good bit higher.
As I said above my running pace is about 10.5kph steady
To interval train I would run at 9.5 for 3 min and 14 for 1 min and repeat.
Other intervals on a running machine could be done by increasing and decreasing the gradient for example. On a cross trainer changing the RPM (or the newer ones are in kph).
Your diet sounds good - less than three cups of coffee/tea a day - no sugar, and healthy food. The key things we seem to be missing in diet these days are IMHO quality ingredients, for example, organic chicken costs loads more but actually tastes of something and moderation. Portions are getting bigger and fattier and we are still clearing our plates. Eat until your needs are sated, not until you can eat no more. Oh and booze - the calories in beer and spirits...