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December 12, 2005
Going "full tilt" to truly challenge your heart
As you continue to pick up the PACE, increase the intensity of your workout and the number of exercise intervals. At the same time, shorten the length of your exercise sessions. You may be doing three five-minute intervals with two three-minutes rests. As you progress, shorten the length of your exercise intervals to four, three, two, then one minute. Work a little harder during these shorter exercise sessions.
When you get use to PACE and use it to your full advantage, your workout sessions usually last less than 14 minutes!
When you become conditioned well enough to do it, exercising for just 30 seconds at an intensity level of 9 or 10 will seem like a surprisingly long time.
In fact, your body cannot sustain exercise at this level much longer because your muscles need more oxygen than your body can supply. But this is exactly why it pays off! This rate of exercise is training your heart and blood vessels to deliver more oxygen faster.
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Posted by james at December 12, 2005 6:42 AM