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or Tabata
plural tabatas or Tabatas
: a type of high-intensity interval training that usually consists of eight sets of exercises (such as jumping jacks) each performed at maximum intensity for 20 seconds interspersed with a brief rest of 10 seconds
Named after its founder, Dr. Izumi Tabata, tabata is a form of HIIT that takes only four minutes per session.—South Florida Sun-Sentinel
To do a Tabata, an exercise developed in the '70's for Japanese Olympians, all you have to do is pick a cardio activity such as running, jumping rope, or biking and go as hard as you can for 20 seconds. Follow that with 10 seconds of rest and repeat seven more times. And when I say "as hard as you can go," I mean 100-percent maximal intensity. By the end of the 4 minutes you should feel like you're going to die.—Shape.com
Some claim you get more gains from 20 minutes doing a tabata workout than you do from an hour of running on the treadmill.—Elyse Jarard
… do squat Tabatas (as many squats as you can in 20 seconds; rest 10 seconds; repeat 8 times).—Ben Mounsey-Wood
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