Top 10 Tabata Exercises for Beginners

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Before trying Tabata for the first time, I searched online for a list of Tabata exercises for beginners and couldn’t find one. There were plenty of Tabata exercises, but most were advanced level, so way beyond what I could realistically manage without injuring myself. That was several years ago, and there’s still not all that much information available […]

Benefits of Spinning Workouts for Health and Fitness

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This article discusses the benefits of spinning exercise, the drawbacks, and the origins of this evergreen fitness activity. In an age when fitness fads come and go, seemingly in the blink of an eye, spinning workouts have endured. Go to any gym, and the class with the most participants will usually be the spin class. Spinning […]

Tabata Training – The 4 Minute Workout That Works

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Tabata training is a popular form of high-intensity interval training (HIIT). It is also known as the 4 Minute Workout due to how long it takes to complete. Traditional Tabata (pronounced tab-bah-ta) sessions consist of eight sets of exercise, each done at high intensity for 20 seconds, followed by a 10 second rest period. The […]

Benefits of Rowing Machine Workouts

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This article looks at the benefits of rowing machine workouts. One of the first machines made for the home fitness market, the rowing machine has been around since the 1970s. Though the models back then were elementary, providing an efficient and effective workout, they were embraced by fitness and would-be fitness enthusiasts alike. Several years passed, and more […]

Combining HIIT and Weight Training

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Combining HIIT and weight training is not usually something that comes to mind when people think of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), so you may be surprised to find out just how well they go together. Done individually, HIIT and weight training are quite demanding.  When combining them, your sessions will be even more challenging than […]