Functional training: Elliptical Intervals – 30 Minutes
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Elliptical Intervals – 30 Minutes

Effective intervals with zero impact

30

min

HexfitBy Hexfit

10 rounds of 1 minute hard and 1 minute easy on the elliptical.

What does the session look like?

30 min

Total time

29

Training load

Intensity profileIntensity as % of threshold (100 = threshold).
Warm up: 5 min at Z1 → Z2Intervals: 1 min at RPE 8Intervals: 1 min at RPE 4Intervals: 1 min at RPE 8Intervals: 1 min at RPE 4Intervals: 1 min at RPE 8Intervals: 1 min at RPE 4Intervals: 1 min at RPE 8Intervals: 1 min at RPE 4Intervals: 1 min at RPE 8Intervals: 1 min at RPE 4Intervals: 1 min at RPE 8Intervals: 1 min at RPE 4Intervals: 1 min at RPE 8Intervals: 1 min at RPE 4Intervals: 1 min at RPE 8Intervals: 1 min at RPE 4Intervals: 1 min at RPE 8Intervals: 1 min at RPE 4Intervals: 1 min at RPE 8Intervals: 1 min at RPE 4Cool down: 5 min at Z1
030 min

Time in each zone

Z1 · 5 min (17%) Z2 · 15 min (50%) Z4 · 10 min (33%)

Step by step

Elliptical

Warm up

  • 5 min at Z1 → Z2 (Low resistance, use the handles)

Intervals10 ×

  • hard: 1 min at RPE 8 (Raise the resistance, push and pull the handles)
  • easy: 1 min at RPE 4 (Lower the resistance, keep moving)

10 × (1 min at RPE 8 / 1 min at RPE 4)

Cool down

  • 5 min at Z1 (Easy pace)

Who is it for?

Beginners and people with extra weight or sensitive joints.

Who is it not for?

People preparing for a running race.