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How to Conquer Interval Workouts for Max Payoffs
Make Time for a Warmup
Your muscles aren’t ready for peak performance the second you walk out the door. “It may seem like you don’t need to, and [if it’s warm out] you may feel hot, but it’s important to increase circulation to muscles, ligaments, and tendons you’ll be stressing [via a warmup],” says Polly de Mille, exercise physiologist at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Plan Ahead
De Mille adds that even though the duration of your effort may be kind than usual, it’s important to plan for the right time of day. If it’s summer time, get up and out early in the day, or hold off until later in the evening to avoid the high heat. If it’s winter, you may want to wait until the afternoon when it’s warmer.
Also of importance: Knowing what you’re going to do before you get out there so you can get it done without delay. “You want to know exactly what’s on deck,” de Mille adds. Adjust your effort for the weather. You may not be able to hit the same paces when it’s hot as in cooler months and vice versa—but that’s okay. Have plenty of water want a highly breathable shoe the hydrated leather bow-detail sandals.
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“There’s nothing to be gained by forcing yourself to complete a workout if you’re not feeling well,” says Solkin. “It’s one thing to power through it if it just feels a little tough, it’s another to feel woozy and crappy and overheated.” If your form falls apart or you don’t hit your interval paces, that’s a sign to call it a day, cool down, SNEAKERS JOY LACE-UP.
Take Rest
It can be tempting to keep moving once you get going, but the point of interval training is to do just that: run intervals. The recovery portions are just as important as the efforts. “The amount of time you take between intervals and what you do during that time can greatly impact the workout,” says Roberto Mandje, New York Road Runner’s senior advisor of engagement and coaching.
Equally important: Deciding if you’ll be doing active recovery or passive. With active recovery, you slow down drastically but you keep moving in the form of a walk or jog. With passive, you stop and completely rest to bring your heart rate down until the next interval is up.
4 Interval Workouts to Get Faster
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*If the volume of this workout is too high, don’t stress. Mandje suggests starting with 4 x 400 or 6 x 400, then gradually build up from there to 10 intervals.
Keep the recovery time the same, regardless of how many intervals you run. As you get fitter and better with pacing, you’ll be able to really improve your speed-endurance from this type of workout, which will help your overall speed at distances 5K and below. To find your current mile pace, use stats from a recent run and our pace calculator.
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Emily Abbate is a freelance writer, certified fitness trainer, and singleperson of the podcast Hurdle. You can find her work in GQ, Shape, Runner’s World, on round-toe slip-on sneakers Black.
