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Interval Workouts

3 Minute Interval = 2 Minute Interval =
alternate between 3 minutes of recovery alternate between 3 minutes of recovery
and 3 minutes of discomfort and 2 minutes of discomfort
  Your Target Heart Rate (THR)   Your Target Heart Rate (THR)
0-5 minutes Warm up 0-5 minutes Warm up
5-8 minutes THR 5-8 minutes THR
8-11 minutes THR 8-10 minutes THR
11-14 minutes THR 10-13 minutes THR
14-17 minutes THR 13-15 minutes THR
17-20 minutes THR 15-18 minues THR
20-23 minutes THR 18-20 minutes THR
23-25 minutes THR 20-23 minutes THR
25-30 minutes COOL DOWN 23-25 minutes THR
25-30 minutes COOL DOWN
Advanced Interval Workout Perceived Exertion Scale
alternate between minutes of discomfort
and minutes of recovery Total Exhaustion   20
Very, Very Hard   19
  Your Target Heart Rate (THR)   "PAIN" 18
0-5 minutes Warm up Very Hard   17
5-7 minutes THR       16
7-9 minutes THR Hard     15
9-13 minutes THR   "DISCOMFORT"   14
13-15 minutes THR Somewhat Hard     13
15-17 minutes THR     12
17-18 minutes THR Fairly Light   11
18 - 18:15 minutes THR   "COMFORT" 10
18:15 - 19 minutes THR Very Light   9
19-20 minutes THR     8
20-21 minutes THR Very, Very Light   7
21-22 minutes THR Rest "REST" 6
22-23 minutes THR     5
23-25 minutes THR    
25-30 minutes COOL DOWN
60-70% Target Heart Rate (Recovery) 13-16 Corresponds to target heart rate zone (approximately)
80-90% Target Heart Rate (Discomfort)
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