4 minutes to fab
No more excuses, you all have time for exercise. If you're trying to tell me you don't have four- yes four - minutes to spare, you're lying. Developed by Japanese scientist Dr. Izumi Tabata, Tabata is High Intensity Interval training. This means, you perform an exercise for as hard as you can (170%) for 20 seconds and then rest for 10 seconds, then repeat for four minutes. Seems easy right? Not quite. After a couple of reps you'll understand. The Tabata method has been used by the Japanese Olympic Speed Skating team among other prominent athletes. Why? Science. The Study: Dr. Izumi Tabata performed a study involving PE Majors who were also Varsity college athletes. One group trained for an hour 5 days per week at moderate intensity (70%). The other group trained for 4 minutes 4 days per week alternating between high (170%) and low intensity for 20 and 10 seconds respectively. Although group one exercised for much longer, it was the second group...