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Interval training is a great way to push your body without overdoing it. For example, rather than jogging for 10 minutes (which would be more steady state endurance training), try warming up, then running faster than usual for 2 minutes, then walk for 1, then run again for 2 minutes, then walk for 1, etc., until you get your 10 minutes of running in. This is classic interval training. Allowing your heart rate to increase then decrease then increase again is where the magic really happens. This sudden hard effort puts your body through something similar that it would go through when it encounters an unexpected stressor in life. This is how interval training increases your body’s resistance to the negative effects of stress because it knows how to handle it from its previous training. Since you are able to catch your breath during the rest part of the interval, you can put more effort into the hard part of the workout, likely more than you would when you know you have long run ahead of you. When you train hard, and put your body through that controlled stress, it prepares your body and mind for the stresses of life. Yes, it is uncomfortable, but overcoming that discomfort and being made stronger by it will build your resistance and make you more able to power through whatever life throws at you. - Charity Bidegain, ACE CPT, Founder of Fit For Your Adventure 
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Check out my new videos series "Must Have" Exercises! These are the simple and effective exercises that I believe everyone should be using on a regular basis, and most definitely when you're starting out on a new fitness journey. Whether you are an experienced exerciser, or have never exercised before, these exercise progressions are for you. Learn them, use them, gain from them, forever. See the entire playlist here: Must Have Exercises Here is the one for Knee Strengthening: |
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