New Studio X Course: Tabata Interval Training

Tabata interval training was invented by Dr. Izumi Tabata and his team at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan.  The original format consists of 8 intervals of 20 second maximum intensity bouts of exercise followed by 10 recovery seconds.  As the program has mainstreamed into fitness, we have modified it to 6 intervals.  This modification allows a broader group of exercisers the ability to participate in the protocol. 

The origin of the Tabata was for athletic conditioning, but as research has shown, general population clients benefit most by fat reduction.  Without a complete physiology lesson, it can be explained as this:  your body has three energy systems - oxidative, glycolitic, and phosphagen.  Basically, most perform cardio in the oxidative which burns fat while they perform their cardio - great right? Wrong!

In the day and age where efficiency is a must, we want our clients to burn fat long after the workout, during recovery.  The Tabata protocol allows the client to burn fat during recovery, hours after the workout is completed.  Most working adults dont have 4-5 hours a day to spend doing fat-burining cardio, the tobata gives us the ability to simulate that (if performed correctly) without actually having to do it.

Our course will use different high-intensity activities to utilize the Tobata protocol.  The course will begin SEPTEMBER 15TH and end NOVEMBER 17TH - every Thursday at 5pm. Cost is $150 for the entire course and will be limited to 8 participants. Contact Preston Petersen for more information at ppetersen@genesishealthclubs.com