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This program incorporates interval training (bursts of activity followed by recovery periods) which will help you burn more calories. If you find you don’t need the full 2 minutes for recovery, slowly decrease that amount of time. If you find a particular week’s pattern too tiring, repeat it before going on to the next week. If you are walking hills, you should slow your pace and/or intensity to balance out the increased effort. You don’t have to complete the program in 12 weeks.

*Each 10 second/2 min is considered a set.

**After week 12 is completed, continue to increase the “fast as possible” time and/or decrease your recovery time.
 

 
Week Warm Up
(min)
“Fast as
Possible”
Walking
(seconds)
Brisk
Recovery
Walking
(min)
# of fast
/ recovery
sets*
Cool
Down
(min)
Total
Exercise
Time
Number of
days/wk
1 5 10 2 8 5 27:10 3
2 5 10 2 8 5 27:10 3
3 5 15 2 9 5 30:15 3
4 5 15 2 9 5 30:15 3
5 5 20 2 10 5 33:20 3
6 5 20 2 10 5 33:20 3
7 5 20 2 11 5 35:40 3
8 5 25 2 11 5 36:35 3
9 5 25 2 11 5 36:35 3
10 5 25 2 12 5 39:00 3
11 5 30 2 12 5 40:00 3
12 5 30 2 12 5 40:00 3

 
   



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