Imbolc Hare Moon
Finally. A combination of resistance and aerobics that feels good, burns calories and tests my balance. It’s taken a long time to find a good fit, but here it is. I do 4 high intensity intervals at 1.5-2 minutes each. The first two are on the treadmill right away and take about 15 minutes with the cool down to 110 bpm and then backup and then back down again.
After the second interval cool down I do half of a half of a p90X workout. They’re designed to go just over an hour and to work all the muscle groups of the day several times. By doing half of a day’s workout I get in roughly 30 minutes of varied resistance work. I cut it in half to do the third interval. Then, when I’ve finished the resistance work I do the final interval. Takes a little more than an hour altogether, but it’s so varied it doesn’t seem like much. Burning 550 to 650 calories a time, 5 days a week.
The non p90x days I do an aerobic only day at around 130 bpm for 45 minutes.
I like this because it’s intense, varied, helps me gain and maintain muscle mass and maintain my aerobic fitness. It’s taken a lot of experimentation, but this is a keeper.
