How Tabata Really Works: What the Research Says

Let's look at the origins of Tabata workouts, why and how they worked, and how other intervals may work for you too.

Many workouts are described as Tabata-style workouts because they use a :20 on/:10 off protocol. But the original research had other features related to its success. Planks for twenty seconds followed by ten seconds rest might be a good workout, but it is a different workout from the original research.

 

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