5K Fitness Challenge #6: BOOST Your Workout with Interval Training!

July 6, 2017 - BOOST Your Workout with Interval Training!

Interval training involves alternating between short bursts of high-intensity exercise and low-intensity exercise or even rest. Interval training has been shown to improve overall health and cardiovascular fitness, including lowering blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels.

Tom Huston of Everywon, Inc. recommends the Run-Walk-Run method, also known as the Galloway Method, as an easy way to get started with interval training. 

“The walk-jog method breaks up your distance into manageable sections and reduces fatigue. Build up to jog 1 minute and then walk 30 seconds; jog 2 minutes and walk 30 seconds; jog 3 minutes and walk 30 seconds to build up stamina so that eventually you can jog a full mile. Continuing to increase the time and distance you jog will increase your cardiovascular ability to jog more, so that eventually you can do the entire distance at a comfortable pace without walking. Obviously, walking is still perfectly acceptable, if needed.”

The Move Your Feet Before You Eat! Foundation coordinates running programs at local elementary schools. They offer running resources for youth, including an 8-week training guide to prepare children to run a mile without stopping.

In this Move Your Feet Before You Eat! Foundation video, see how running has changed the lives of Vista Community Clinic Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kelly Motadel; Local Teacher and Mother of three, Madeline Ramirez with the Oceanside Unified School District; the U.S. top Hispanic distance runner, Sylvia Mosqueda; and many more: 

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