In practice when swimmers swim prescribed distances during a specific period of time, i.e. swim 100 meters in two minutes.If a swimmer finishes in 1:40, then he has 20 seconds to rest. Also called repeats.
Periods of intense physical activity alternating with periods of recovery, allowing longer training time at your own peak performance levels.
a structured method of training that alternates brief, hard efforts with short periods of easier riding for partial recovery.
Training in which short, fast "repeats" or "repetitions" often 200 to 800 meters, are alternated with slow "intervals" of jogging for recovery; usually based on a rigid format such as "six times 400 meters fast [these are the repeats] with 400-meter recovery jogs [the intervals]," interval training builds speed and endurance.
Three- minutes long rest periods between chukkas. Half time is five minutes.
Distance between notes that make steps or skips in music.
Exercise that alternates high intensity ("work") with easy or light intensity ("recovery"). Used by performance athletes for speed and endurance.
Type of workout where a set distance is run repeatedly with a recovery jog between; for example 6 times 400 meters with 100 meters recovery jog
Speed workouts, usually run on a track, with distances and target paces decided before you run. They typically consist of relatively short sprints of 220 yards to 1 mile interspersed with rest periods of slower running.