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All my life wind sprints, sprints in swimming, power 10s in rowing or on a Concept 2 have been a major part of my fitness routines. Then I experienced big change about 5 years ago from a car crash, and musculoskeletal problems and the pain from that made me stop going all out. So for the past 4 1/2 years my main exercise is walking up and down hills around my home, and dancing. Tango dancing is great for core fitness, but it does little for your wind. Most of the places that I went for fast swing dancing are only wood or vinyl tile directly over concrete and this stinks for an aging body.
Recently though I bought some light kettlebells-15,20,25 #. I started out trying the Tabata Protocol which I used to do before crash, but I no longer have the extreme desire to withstand this much torture, so I have modified it downward to 1 minute on, 45 sec off. My goal is 8 sets, so far I am only at 6 with my lightest bells. Even after 6 you feel like crap. I use two separate electronic kitchen timers- one set to 1 minute, the other to 45 sec. I use two exercises- kettlebell swings, and kettlebell snatches, switching from one hand to the other as I go on the swings, and just using a bell in each hand for the snatches. So in 6 sets, 3 are swings, and 3 snatches. I pace around the room in the 45 sec off periods, and take a walk afterward to cool down completely before I shower.
For progression I will first try to make it to 8 sets, then start again at 6 with the next bell weight.
I basically hate to do it, it is extremely tiring, but I think it is helping me build better wind.
Anybody else use weights for an interval training regime? What do you do?
Ha
All my life wind sprints, sprints in swimming, power 10s in rowing or on a Concept 2 have been a major part of my fitness routines. Then I experienced big change about 5 years ago from a car crash, and musculoskeletal problems and the pain from that made me stop going all out. So for the past 4 1/2 years my main exercise is walking up and down hills around my home, and dancing. Tango dancing is great for core fitness, but it does little for your wind. Most of the places that I went for fast swing dancing are only wood or vinyl tile directly over concrete and this stinks for an aging body.
Recently though I bought some light kettlebells-15,20,25 #. I started out trying the Tabata Protocol which I used to do before crash, but I no longer have the extreme desire to withstand this much torture, so I have modified it downward to 1 minute on, 45 sec off. My goal is 8 sets, so far I am only at 6 with my lightest bells. Even after 6 you feel like crap. I use two separate electronic kitchen timers- one set to 1 minute, the other to 45 sec. I use two exercises- kettlebell swings, and kettlebell snatches, switching from one hand to the other as I go on the swings, and just using a bell in each hand for the snatches. So in 6 sets, 3 are swings, and 3 snatches. I pace around the room in the 45 sec off periods, and take a walk afterward to cool down completely before I shower.
For progression I will first try to make it to 8 sets, then start again at 6 with the next bell weight.
I basically hate to do it, it is extremely tiring, but I think it is helping me build better wind.
Anybody else use weights for an interval training regime? What do you do?
Ha