Tabata

what is it? i looked it up online and its very short work out?? it works?? im lost.

Re: Tabata

Research says that this 4 minute workout is equivalent to 40 minutes of cardio.

You do 8 rounds of the following:

20 seconds of an intense exercise - from the 1st second, it should be effort. By 20, you should have worked to failure. It should be the kind of exercise where by the 5th second, you ask yourself how you could possibly last 15 more seconds

Then, for 10 sec, you stop and do nothing. They go by in a blink.

Repeat the above for a total of 4 minutes.

I had a Tabata app on my Ipad, and then everything I owned got stolen, so I slacked off - I am picking it up again this week.

I had a Tabata challenge thread on here, but it was so tough, a lot of people dropped out! You think - eh - 4 minutes, big deal. But it is gruelling (if you choose the right exercise!)

Let me know if you want to try it - I'll bump the thread or start a new one....

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Tabata is an awesome workout!! I actually just did it yesterday. I did sit ups, russian twists, and overhead squats. So it was a 12 minute workout (8 rounds- 20 sec. on/10 sec rest) and it was great!

I think we need to bring back the tabata challenge!

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I still do my tabata work 3 times a week...no giving up here!!

I love it...it's short and powerful and GREAT!

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OK - I'll bump the challenge thread - I just did a Zumba class and ran 5 miles, so I might do the Tabata tonight.

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I've been doing it off and on since the original thread was posted...but figured that since the thread disappeared it was because most of us gave up on it.... lol
I mean seriously....its hard!!


Definitely bump the thread!! It will force me to do it consistently

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are there videos to follow or u just kinda do whatever you want?

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No videos- you just pick an excerise and do it!!