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Week 8

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Which exercise plan are you going to try today?

Within MOTIVATE LJMU there are four very different exercise programmes available. Click below on each programme for the prescription:  

     - Cardio-Moderate 

     - Cardio-Vigorous 

     - HIIT  

     - Strength 

So first you need to choose which programme you would like to try this week.  You can try more than one programme in a week, for example 1 HIIT session and 2 Cardio-Moderate sessions.

The videos below will explain all the exercise programmes for this week. 

Cardio-Moderate

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This week’s session will last 40 minutes in total

 

You can use a variety of different exercise types for the session for example; walking, jogging, cycling or swimming

This Session includes:

  • A 5-minute warm up at an RPE of 1 (very light, you should be able to sing, 50-60% of your maximum heart rate).

  • A 35-minute work period at an RPE of 1-3 (very light-moderate, breathing hard but able to hold a conversation, 50-70% of your maximum heart rate).

Intensity
Time

Watch the Cardio-Moderate videos

Cardio-Moderate - Week 7&8 (Control)
Cardio Moderate Prescription - Week 7&8 (Control)
01:22
Play Video
Cardio Mod - Week 7&8 (Control)
41:10
Play Video
Cardio-Mod

Watch the Cardio-Vigorous videos

Cardio-Interval - Week 8 (Control)
Cardio Vigorous Prescription - Week 8 (Control)
01:40
Play Video
Cardio-Vig - Week 8 (Control)
33:24
Play Video

Cardio-Vigorous

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This week’s session will last 32 minutes in total.

 

You can use a variety of different exercise types for the session for example; walking, jogging, cycling or swimming.

 

The session includes:

  • A 5-minute warm up at an RPE of 1 (very light, you should be able to sing, 50-60% of your maximum heart rate).

  • 3x 8-minute work periods at an RPE of 4-6 (vigorous,  short of breath and can only speak a sentence, 70-80% of your maximum heart rate).

  • Interspersed by: 3x 1-minute rest periods at an RPE of 1 (very light, you should be able to sing, 50-60% of your maximum heart rate).

Intensity
Time
Cardio-Vig

High Intensity Interval Training

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This week’s session will last 16 minutes in total.

You can use a variety of different exercise types for the session for example; walking, jogging, cycling or swimming. 

 

Or check our home-based HIIT exercises in our booklet. 

The session includes:

  • A 2-minute warm up at an RPE of 1 (very light, you should be able to sing, 50-60% of your maximum heart rate).

  • 7x 1-minute intervals at an RPE of 8-9 (high intensity, you can barely catch your breath and only speak a single word, 80-100% of your maximum heart rate).

  • Interspersed by: 7x 1-minute rest periods at an RPE of 1 (very light, you should be able to sing, 50-60% of your maximum heart rate).

Intensity
Time

Watch the HIIT videos

HIIT - Week 7/8 (Control)
HIIT Prescription - Week 7/8 (Control)

HIIT Prescription - Week 7/8 (Control)

01:45
Play Video
HIIT - Week 7/8 Session 1 (Control)

HIIT - Week 7/8 Session 1 (Control)

16:02
Play Video
HIIT - Week 7/8 Session 2 (Control)

HIIT - Week 7/8 Session 2 (Control)

16:01
Play Video
HIIT - Week 7/8 Session 3 (Control)

HIIT - Week 7/8 Session 3 (Control)

16:02
Play Video
HIIT
Strength

Watch the Strength videos

Strength - Week 7/8 (Control)
Strength - Week 7/8 Session 1 (Control)
40:59
Play Video
Strength - Week 7/8 Session 2 (Control)
40:58
Play Video
Strength - Week 7/8 Session 3 (Control)
40:56
Play Video

Strength

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This week’s session will last 39 minutes in total  (including warm up & recovery periods).

Follow our videos or check out the Strength training booklet for more details on the different exercises to try.

The session includes: 

  • A 2-minute warm up jogging on the spot. 

  • 6 Strength exercises for 40 seconds each. 

  • 45 seconds of rest in between exercises 

  • Repeated 4 times with 2 minutes rest in between set 1&2, 2&3 and 3&4

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