Why High Intensity?

  1. High intensity exercise burns a lot of calories in a short period of time
  2. Running in a 10k this year? Incorporating intervals will increase your speed. Instead of doing your usual route run as fast as possible for two minutes and then walk two minutes. Repeat 8 times.
  3. Looking for some fat loss? Sled pushes, kettlebell swings, stairs, sprints, and other conditioning exercises are a great change of pace from traditional cardio.
  4. Looking to gain some muscle? Those same conditioning exercises will increase your strength and explosiveness.
  5. Mixing it up with high intensity exercise takes you out of your routine. I know some people who have been running the same 20 minute route for years. This can develop imbalances and your body will eventually plateau

Here’s Tom teaching a small group with a great high intensity circuit:

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