TREAD TABATA®
TREADMIL INTERVALS + STRENGTH COMBO
Our signature small group class consists of interval treadmill sprints or walking on varying inclines (an indoor cycle option too), combined with a full body strength workout on the floor. ALL TABATA style, alternating between the cardio machine + the floor. A customized TREAD TABATA® timer app created by Kathy G, accompanies the format.
we follow the reserach
We "HIIT" 3 key components in our TREAD TABATA® classes because the research is telling us how IMPORTANT + BENEFICIAL these are.
1. Sprinting (Sprint interval training) or incline walking - both have HUGE benefits. The best type of high-intensity interval training is super short, sharp sprint-style intervals lasting about 30 seconds or less. (ours are 20 seconds intervals). When you extend intervals past 60 seconds, you can get greater increases in the stress hormone cortisol. With sprint intervals, you still get the benefits-improved insulin sensitivity, stronger mitochondria, improved fat burning (especially deep visceral fat), and an ever-important boost of growth hormone after you finish!
2. Lifting - helps with muscle preservation: By engaging in resistance training, older adults can prevent significant muscle loss and maintain functional strength for dally activities. Bone health: lifting weights stimulates bone growth, helping to prevent osteoporosis and reduce fracture risk. Metabolic benefits: muscle tissue burns more calories at rest, helping to manage weight and improve metabolic health.
3. Some sort of jumping (at least once - modifications are always offered). Plyometrics give your bones and muscles the extra stimulus that comes when you push off against gravity and land back down. It is those impacts-big or small that generate important physiological changes. They help build bone, which we lose during as we start aging. When you do plyometrics, you wake up some otherwise very quiet genes inside your muscle cells that stimulate those cells to improve power and even the composition of the muscle itself in a way that improves the integrity of the muscle, its contractile strength, and its response and reaction time. They also improve your mitochondria function and insulin sensitivity.
TREAD TABATA® CLIMB
TREADMILL ONLY