{"id":4131,"date":"2012-08-17T10:18:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T18:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/?p=4131"},"modified":"2012-08-17T10:18:42","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T18:18:42","slug":"fitness-friday-we-heart-tabatas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2012\/08\/fitness-friday-we-heart-tabatas\/","title":{"rendered":"FITNESS FRIDAY &#8211; We heart Tabatas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks,<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have ever taken a FIT CHICKS Bootcamp, you know one thing is true&#8230;we LOVE Tabatas!<\/strong> They are all of our chicks&#8217; most &#8220;love to hate&#8221; exercise because not only are they easy to understand, mucho fun, burn a ton of calories in a super short period of time but you can do them anywhere &#8211; and they only take 4 minutes!<\/p>\n<p>We even <a href=\"http:\/\/video.citytv.com\/video\/detail\/1386473929001.000000\/fit-chicks-workout\/\">showed Tracy Moore on Breakfast Television<\/a> just how much we love them and some of our fave tabata exercises on our last appearance (and she was sweatin&#8217;!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And if you are not familiar with the wonderful world of tabatas then you\u00a0 (and your workouts!) have definitely have been  missing out!\u00a0  But not to worry chicks &#8211; that is why we are here \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<strong> It is time for a little &#8220;Tabata 101&#8221; &#8211; chick style!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2VpTya0MQgM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are Tabatas?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They are simple!  It is made up of <strong>20 seconds of maximum intensity exercise, followed by 10  seconds of rest<\/strong>. This cycle is <strong>repeated 8 times (for a total of  4-minutes). <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4133\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tabata-training-intervals.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4133\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4133\" title=\"tabata-training-intervals\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/tabata-training-intervals-300x201.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Tabata Pattern <\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>What type of exercises can you do tabatas with?<\/h3>\n<p>You can do them with any exercises including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>squats jumps<\/li>\n<li>Jump lunges<\/li>\n<li>sprints<\/li>\n<li>burpees<\/li>\n<li>Jumping or plank jacks<\/li>\n<li>Standing or ground mountain climbers<\/li>\n<li>Weighted exercises<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The possibilities are endless! You can pick your favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/video.citytv.com\/video\/detail\/1386473929001.000000\/fit-chicks-workout\/\">but check out some of ours<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But to get the results you have to <a title=\"FITNESS FRIDAY: Getting real about getting results!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2012\/02\/fitness-friday-getting-real-about-getting-results\/\">push to &#8220;your 9 out of 10<\/a><\/strong><a title=\"FITNESS FRIDAY: Getting real about getting results!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2012\/02\/fitness-friday-getting-real-about-getting-results\/\">.&#8221;<\/a> During the 20sec of work, you gotta work! Then you get 10 secs of recover.\u00a0 <strong>At the end of the 4 mins, you should feel very gassed out<\/strong> ( or the &#8220;ugly place&#8221; as we like to call it \ud83d\ude42 As I say to my chicks in class, if you feel that you can barely go on you are doing this perfectly!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now you are ready to start tabata training, here are a couple of extra chick tips<\/strong> to make sure you are ready to rock\u2026<\/p>\n<h3><strong>CHICK TIPS: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Do a quick Tabata set in the morning to raise your metabolism<\/strong>, and burn more fat throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong> Alternate exercises if you wish to give your work out a variety.<\/strong> For example, maybe you do squats on work period 1, and then on work period 2 you do jumping jacks, and you alternate between the two.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Find a good Tabata timer!<\/strong> It can be distracting when trying to focus on a timer.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tabatatimer.com\/\">Check out\u00a0 www.tabatatimer.com<\/a> and they also have a phone app download.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4132\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tabata-Timer.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4132\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4132\" title=\"Tabata-Timer\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tabata-Timer-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tabata-Timer-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Tabata-Timer.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> Tabata timer on my Iphone - Im addicted!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Start off light.<\/strong> Treat your first few Tabata workouts as practice to make sure you understand the pattern and how your body feels afterward.\u00a0 Ask yourself if you could go harder.\u00a0 You have to get your body out of your comfort zone to make changes so push!<\/p>\n<p>So challenge yourself this weekend and add in tabatas to your workout &#8211; we promise you will love them!<\/p>\n<p>Have a fab day!<\/p>\n<p>Laura, Your Head Chick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Chicks, If you have ever taken a FIT CHICKS Bootcamp, you know one thing is true&#8230;we LOVE Tabatas! 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