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...first is like a rowing machine, except you have to push as well as pull; the second is like a stair climber. After four minutes on each, my heart was pounding, my muscles felt like lead, and I thought I was going to faint. I had certainly got a workout...
...really equal to a full session of aerobic exercise? I had Miriam Nelson, a respected exercise physiologist at Tufts University, look at the three studies cited on the website. What they actually say, she explains, is that adding an intense four-minute workout to your regular aerobic routine can make you slightly fitter. Beyond that, the studies were small and 10 years old. If the four-minute workout truly worked, Nelson says, "everything we know about fitness and metabolism would be wrong. I just don't buy it." Oh, well. I guess I'll just go running. --By Michael...
...TRENDS Individualized VO2 testing (oxygen volume uptake) and heart-rate monitoring to identify your maximum workout zone; elliptical machines and dance-based classes are also catching...
RECOVERY The fitter you become, the shorter your recovery time will be. If you feel pain the day after your workout, your body needs a rest. If you?re not too sore, continue with your program. If you don?t feel any discomfort at all, increase the intensity of your training...
Life Time Fitness, a chain of gyms based in Minneapolis, Minn., that has 39 centers in eight states, is joining the trend. Trainers there have chucked the BMI and now tailor workout regimens to clients according to their aerobic capacity, cardiovascular fitness and more...