Day 361 – Week 52 – 52 mins (52)

Tried something new today. Just before I went out for my run this morning I read something which said that the way to get strong and fit is to do short intervals of about 60 seconds long.

So I thought I’d give it a go.

I decided to start off my session with a 60 second sprint followed by however long it took to get my heart rate down to a reasonable level again. And see how many times I could do it.

Well I managed it five times – running as hard as I could for 60 seconds and then recovering, which usually took just over a minute. I tell you it was knackering. I thought I’d be able to do that indefinitely, but after five times my legs had pretty much turned to jelly. The whole thing took about 15 minutes, so then I had to just carry on with my usual jog for three minutes, walk for one. By the end of it all – I definitely felt I had done a thorough workout.

But I think I’ll stick with the short burst routines each time – apparently it is doing me the world of good.

Suzi