Quote Originally Posted by pll View Post
Today was sunny, so I went for a run... no trainer for me today. However, I spotted the following "weight loss" workout from Chris Carmichael in the Bicycling magazine web site:

"Chris Carmichael's Weight-Loss Workout
This one-hour workout delivers the double whammy of torching calories and building high-end aerobic power you can put to good use the rest of the season. It's strenuous, so do it a maximum of three times a week to allow for adequate recovery and best results.

6 minute: warmup
1 min.: fast pedal, spinning a light gear as fast as you can
1 min.: recovery spinning
1 min.: fast pedal
1 min.: recovery spinning
5x2 min. at maximum intensity, with 2 min. recovery spinning between each
6 min.: recovery spinning
5x2 min. at maximum intensity, with
2 min. recovery spinning between each
8 min.: cooldown
Total time: 60 min."
Ah! That's his old "Fat Burner" work-out that was first published in Bicyling many moons ago. An oldy but a goody. I cut it out way back when and still do it on occasion. The last occasion was just this Saturday. I put in a bike video of riding around the Sedona/Grand Canyon area, put on my headphones and burned calories. Yesterday, was almost an hour doing Global Vision's StrenDurance featuring parts of Maui, starting with an 8 minute climb up Mt. Tantalus.