This is straight from the January issue of Self magazine but I couldn’t find it online to link to. So I’ll practice my transcription skills I used on so many temp jobs…
“Exercisers in a full-body strength program who did three sets of eight quick, explosive reps sizzled up to 70 more calories than when they did the same workout at a more comfortable pace, notes a study in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. To turn up your burn, move fast with good form.”
This is the key to Tabata Training, too — a type of high-intensity interval training that my husband and my friend, Bridget, swear by.
So it pays to squeeze those quickie workouts in between to-do’s…