Go to Source If your gym is like most, it has jumped on the HIIT (high-intensity interval training) bandwagon offering workouts fashioned after the immensely popular CrossFit. Bearing names like Bootcamp, Tabata and Workout of the Day (WOD), exercisers perform multiple short, high-intensity intervals interspersed with short periods of recovery.   The work interval lasts […]

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Go to Source (Reuters) – Mini trampolines, the go-to fitness tool for people seeking a joint-friendly cardio bounce, are also adding spring to the push-ups, planks and lunges of boot camp and interval workouts.   Deborah Horton, a group fitness instructor at Crunch fitness in New York City, leads a 60-minute mini trampoline, or rebounder, […]

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Go to Source Calling all athletes, health-conscious individuals, or those who would like to fulfill that New Year’s resolution to shed some weight: this summer, local residents will have the opportunity to participate in an exercise class.   Made popular in the 2010s, Max Interval Training (or High Intensity Interval Training) consists of intense bouts […]

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