Interval training timer PRO

HIIT田端プロトコル持久力トレーニング脂肪燃焼のためのカスタマイズ可能なトレーニングタイマー

Features:

-Custom work and rest background/digit color;

- 18 sounds to choose from for rest alert, work alert and half time alert;

-Unlimited saved workout profiles;

-Variable number of sets;

-Variable number of repetitions per set;

-Variable rest interval time;

-Variable work interval time;

-Variable rest interval between sets time;

-Sound alert for rest time;

-Sound alert for work time;

-Optional sound alert for half work time.

-Full screen digit time;

-Time pause/resume when screen is touched.

This app is absolutely free and has no adds. I made it for my personal use and decided to publish it. Anyone who has suggestions to make it better feel free to white me Indriulis.Raimundas@gmail.com.

Possible uses:

-High intensity training(HIIT);

-TABATA protocol;

-Crossfit;

-Endurance;

-Speed training;

-Lactate threshold;

-VO2max;

-Diseases prevention (metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes);

-Fat burn;

-Decrease waist circumference;

-Anyone who is after being fitter, healthier and more efficient;

Athletes almost exclusively use interval training in their conditioning programs because it more closely mimics what they’d be going through in a game. If your goal is to burn fat, you too can greatly benefit from replacing traditional long cardio with interval training workouts.

Reduce boredom. Traditional steady-state cardio training can become quite boring. Interval training offers more variety and excitement to your workouts.

Interval training increases post-exercise energy expenditure. Interval training doesn’t just burn extra calories during your workout, it also increases the number of calories burned following exercise, and a great deal more than steady-state exercise at that. It simply means that more fat is burned overall. After intense exercise, the body needs extra calories as it works to repair muscles, replace energy stores (i.e. carbohydrates) and restore the body to its normal state (e.g. reduce heart rate). As this can take many hours, you will keep on burning more calories long after the workout is over. In fact, research shows that metabolic rate is higher for several hours following intervals compared to steady state exercise.

Interval training stimulates the respiratory system and cardiovascular system to a greater degree. Therefore, more fat and carbohydrates are burned to support the expanding energy demands of the body during, and after, intense exercise.

HIIT workouts increase the activity of enzymes involved in fat burning. Research has shown that after a bout of HIIT there is more fat in the blood (i.e. free fatty acids), which is an indication of more fat being used for energy production.

Tabata protocol workout causes a greater increase in VO2max (aerobic capacity). By stimulating your cardiovascular system to work closer to its maximum capacity for a longer duration than steady-state exercise, you increase your aerobic capacity.

Intervals save you time. For instance, a typical 30 minute steady-state run on the treadmill could be reduced to 10 – 15 min of Tabata protocol workout (HIIT) due to its demands on the aforementioned systems.

Tabata protocol workouts increase circulating growth hormone (GH) following exercise. This promotes an increase in lean body mass and increased fat burning. This does not occur to the same extent with steady-state exercise. This is particularly beneficial for those looking to maintain their muscle mass and at the same time reduce body fat.

Tabata protocol workout makes use of both aerobic (type 1) and anaerobic (type 2) muscle fibers. This is in contrast to steady state exercise that only makes use of type 1 fibers. By increasing the conditioning of these type 2 muscle fibers you will greatly increase your capacity to tolerate high-intensity exercise, which means an increased opportunity to exercise at higher levels that burn a lot of calories.