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<\/a>Interval training is a new method of exercise I\u2019ve been reading about. You do any kind of aerobic exercise at a moderate pace for about five minutes to warm up.\u00a0 Then you spend a minute doing it as fast as you possibly can. Drop back to moderate for three minutes or so, then speed up again for another high intensity minute.\u00a0 Use this ratio of three moderate minutes to one intense minute throughout your workout.\u00a0 There is some interesting research that shows you can improve your endurance and recovery from intense bouts of exercise with just one hour per week of interval training compared with five hours per week of traditional endurance training.<\/p>\nWill it work with housework?\u00a0 Sure it will!\u00a0 Start in on a room, picking up clutter, dusting, vacuuming, etc.\u00a0 Do it at your regular speed for a few minutes, then pretend your mother-in-law is in town.\u00a0 She just called from down the street and will be at your door in a minute.\u00a0 Clean at that speed for one minute. Then drop back to normal for three minutes.\u00a0 Keep up that ratio for an hour, or until your house is clean.\u00a0 You get an interval workout and a clean house at the same time.\u00a0 And your mother-in-law can drop by any time without angst. Or at least the angst won\u2019t be over\u00a0 your housekeeping!<\/p>\n
Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n
Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n
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