From the Community: Living Room Tabata Workout


Updated 04/28/12 4:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

At-Home Tabata Workout

Reader JessicaSmithTV has an easy tabata workout for you — no need to even leave home! She shared it with us in our 10 Pounds Down! FitSugar Community group. It's raining here today, which means I can't go outside and enjoy my daily outdoor cardio session. So instead, I'm doing this efficient at-home routine to get my heart rate up and spark my metabolism for the day. Want to join me? Share Read more

Tabata Mashup Workout: Squats and Push-Ups


Updated 04/17/12 1:00 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

CrossFit-Style Tabata Workout Mixing Squats and Push-Ups

Get ready to work your arms and legs with our latest Class FitSugar. CrossFit trainer Shirley Brown has created a simple and effective workout combining two classic moves: the squat and the push-up. And the workout only takes eight minutes! Using the Tabata interval format, we will do 20 seconds of push-ups, followed by a 10-second rest period, then 20 seconds of squats, and another 10-second Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: Watch Olympia Champion Erin Stern's Tabata Drill


Updated 02/22/12 10:45 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Erin Stern Tabata Training (Video)

Get a serious calorie burn from this Tabata interval drill — The Fitnessista No eggs for a frittata? No problem! Tofu harissa frittata recipe — Healthy Happy Life Lawsuit on the horizon against the Kardashians' Quicktrim diet supplement — Fit Celeb Why your job may be hurting your heart — Health Did you give up sugar for Lent? Here's how to beat the addiction — Prevention This incline Read more

From the Community: Everything You Need to Know About Tabata Training


Updated 05/27/12 8:36 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

What Is Tabata Training?

FitSugar community member (and fitness instructor) livinginthin gives us a primer on Tabata training, a type of high-intensity interval workout. You've probably heard the word Tabata by now (and if you haven't, you will!). So what exactly is this hot new fitness trend, and why you should care about it? What is Tabata? The term Tabata was coined after the Japanese researcher Dr. Izumi Tabata, Read more

A Reader Shares Her Tabata Workout Video


Updated 02/09/12 5:53 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

A  High Knee Squat Press Interval Circuit Workout

Reader FitFabCities loves intervals, and wants to get you in on the fun, too! She shared her own Tabata workout in our Community. I love workouts that get you in and out of the gym quickly and this high intensity training (HIIT) Tabata workout does just that. So here is how it works: Tabata protocol has you do 20 seconds of high intensity work followed by 10 seconds of rest and you can do any Read more

Another Way to Work With Intervals: Tabata


Updated 03/08/11 1:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Tabata Training Explained

Tabata. These three simple rhythmic syllables when uttered by a personal trainer can make a person sweat with nervous anticipation. And the nervous sweating will be followed by lots of actual sweating once the workout begins. After hearing rumors of this intense workout, yesterday my Equinox trainer Lauren decided it was time to introduce me to Tabata training; today my abs, glutes, and upper Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time!!!!!!


Updated 05/29/07 6:59 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 1 comment

Healthy Dose Link Time!!!!!!

diet-blog tells the tale of getting low fat milk straight from the cow. Complete Running gives some excellent tips for those new to running. vita-beat reports that 12 percent of people are not brushing their teeth daily. Yicky!!! Fitness Fixation gives you the skinny on Tabata. And, no - it is not food. fitPod has a new mix for you to download. It is free, 40 minutes long and will Read more

CrossFit Workouts Anyone Can Do


Updated 05/08/12 10:33 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

CrossFit Workouts For Everyone

Want muscles like Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel? You may want to try CrossFit. The workout has many devoted fans, not just incredibly fit celebrities, who love it not only for its scalability — workouts are tailored to your current ability, and the difficulty increases as you get better — but also for the mental challenge that comes from pushing yourself further with each workout. So, what Read more

Make Your Workout Count: 5 Ways to Feel the Burn


Updated 04/24/12 4:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Challenge Your Muscles With Every Workout

Pushing yourself during a workout can help you see results faster as well as make you that much stronger. Make sure your muscles feel the burn while you exercise with these tips. Fuel up correctly: If you are prepping for an intense workout, make sure you fuel up properly beforehand. Eating too much or too little (or the wrong things) can lead to feeling sluggish and crampy before you're even Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: 20 Vegan Recipes to Add to Your Repertoire


Updated 12/29/11 11:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Best Vegan Recipes For Beginners

20 amazing vegan recipes that won't have you missing the meat — Healthy Happy Life Fast fixes for your most-hated workout moves — Self Everything you need to know to make barefoot running work for you — Blisstree Hit the road with some of the country's best vegetarian food trucks — Vegetarian Times Why Tabata training is the key to weight loss — The Fitnessista Don't want to get sick? Read more