Interval training
Interval Training is a method of gaining
speed and
leg strength without having to use weight-training equipment. A proper interval workout will leave you a quivering, sweat soaked mess, but the gains that you make are quite extraordinary. All you need to wear is your normal running kit and the only other requirement is somewhere to run.
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The principle behind
interval training is that you
exercise hard, and then recover just enough to repeat the exercise, over and over again during a relatively short period. To get the best results, the distance that you run should remain consistent and, consequently, athletes generally do interval sessions on a proper running track. If you haven’t got access to a track then a football or rugby pitch will do or along a path where trees or lamp-posts are evenly spaced.
Your First Interval Session
For your first interval session, try running 8 x 100 metres. This means that you will be sprinting for 100 metres exactly 8 times, with a measured rest period between each sprint. If you are using a
running track it will be divided up into four quarters of 100 metres each; if you are using a football pitch it will be about 100 metres long; while on a path or road select two objects that are 100 metres apart. Once you have
warmed up, all you have to do is go to the start of your first 100 metre stretch and sprint, at 100 per cent effort, to the end of the leg. Now jog the next 100
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