Anaerobic Endurance: Interval Repeats
Anaerobic endurance training with short, intense repeats and controlled recovery.
How to play
- Full warm-up with build-ups.
- Repeats of 100–200 meters at a hard pace (80–90 % effort).
- Recover walking or jogging between repeats (1:2 or 1:3).
- Record times and heart rate after each repeat.
Rules
- Full recovery between repeats.
- Everyone regulates their own intensity.
Variations
Easier
4 x 100 m.
Standard
6 x 150 m.
Harder
8 x 200 m.
Adaptations
- Asthma: fewer repeats and more recovery.
- Limited mobility: timekeeper or adapted course.
Learning goals
- Improve anaerobic endurance.
- Learn to control effort.
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