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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...

After running my first marathon last Sunday, crossing the finish line was surreal; however, the greater feeling was knowing all the support I had from other people. After the race I had so many people tell me how proud they were of me, but what really blew me away was all the people who later told me that I inspired them to run a marathon or just start running in general. Let me tell ya, that  is what keeps me going on days when I don't feel like running.  source When people heard that I was training for a marathon, 96.5% of the people said "Wow, I could never  do that." No, you just think you can't. To tell you the truth, I didn't think I ever could run a marathon either. It just seemed like an impossible goal I would save for "someday".  I didn't even know that a half marathon was in the picture. With just a little  lot of training, heart, and dedication you- yes you!- can run a marathon. Because after all,   "A journey of a t...