Yes, it is on for 2010. The community center started with a new course, Intensity boot camp fat burning class and I must say after week 1, this is going to be one that kicks butt… Tristan is our trainer, he moved to Vista Ridge with his family and has a lot of experience in the Fitness world.
http://www.intensitybootcamps.com/
Tristan Lewis, our excellent fitness coach/trainer.
The intensity and structure of this class is based on the Tabata method performed on the Japanese ice skating team.
“A popular regimen based on a 1996 study[2] uses 20 seconds of ultra-intense exercise (at 170% of VO2max) followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated continuously for 4 minutes (8 cycles). In the original study, athletes using this method trained 4 times per week, plus another day of steady-state training, and obtained gains similar to a group of athletes who did steady state (70% VO2max) training 5 times per week. The steady state group had a higher VO2max at the end (from 52 to 57 ml/kg/min), but the tabata group had started lower and gained more overall (from 48 to 55 ml/kg/min). Also, only the tabata group had gained anaerobic capacity benefits unlike the steady state group.”
Tristan also adapted this method and years of experience into a book and training method called M.I.T. You can find more information and purchase the book on this website.
http://www.maverickintensitytraining.com/
I will keep you posted on my progress and exercises..
