{"id":389,"date":"2019-01-31T08:15:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T08:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp\/?p=389"},"modified":"2019-03-18T16:09:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T16:09:52","slug":"interval-training-and-longevity-the-harder-you-work-the-better-youll-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lisajohnsonfitness.com\/interval-training-and-longevity-the-harder-you-work-the-better-youll-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Interval Training and Longevity: The Harder You Work, the Better You\u2019ll Live"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A very cool study from Norway suggests that the more you exercise, and the greater the intensity of exercise, the longer you\u2019ll live. Those won\u2019t just be tacked on either, you\u2019ll have less health problems and more vibrancy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There has been a lot of buzz this year about interval training. \u00a0Also known as HIIT, Tabata and CrossFit. \u00a0They all basically do the same thing, periods of high-intensity training where you\u2019re working all out and periods of active rest where you\u2019re not going as hard but still moving.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The\u00a0Norwegian study<\/a>\u00a0looked at nearly 5,000 people and measured their VO2 Max capacity over a period of years. \u00a0They found that a 50 year old can be just as, if not more fit, than a 20 year old, but the key is exercise and intensity. \u00a0The researchers worked with a 4 x 4 model, four minutes of intense exercise followed by four minutes of rest with four cycles of high activity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How to Use Interval Training<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you\u2019re going to incorporate interval training into your routine you need to start slowly and work out. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t really matter what you\u2019re doing for the activity. \u00a0Literally any type of exercise can be turned into an \u201cinterval training workout\u201d from running and Spinning to kettlebells or a bootcamp class. \u00a0(ok, maybe not bowling unless you did jumping jacks at the throw line \u2026)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Start out by doing one minute of high intensity activity and then two minutes of lower intensity activity (don\u2019t just sit on a bench and look at your watch, you should still be moving fairly strongly). \u00a0Once that\u2019s easy progress to 90 seconds high activity, 90 seconds low activity. \u00a0From there go for two minutes high\/one minute low and then start tacking on more time such as three minutes high\/two minutes low etc. \u00a0You\u2019ll have to experiment a little bit to get a formula that\u2019s right for you. \u00a0Working up to four minutes is pretty darned intense, you\u00a0will<\/em>\u00a0be a big pile of goopy sweat by the end of a workout that gets up to that level.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This study has actually swayed me enough to pick up my interval training. \u00a0I do it when I run and Spin but not when I do Pilates. \u00a0I might throw in a little more weight work and use the interval techniques to boost my heart rate a little bit more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Because I plan on living to be 100 years old and I want to arrive in style with a really big party and people asking me what my secret is and that\u2019s a motivation to keep me making healthy choices every day instead of plopping my butt on the couch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Do you do interval training? \u00a0What kind do you do? \u00a0Have you tried different types? \u00a0How long can you go with your intense phase? \u00a0I\u2019m really quite curious to see what everyone else is doing, I need some ideas for myself!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Cheers,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Lisa<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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