š„ Health Exercise thread - Fitness, Recreational, etc
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Thereās been times I was cruising along like damn this is easy today not realizing I had a tail wind, just to turn around 10 miles out and be like oh fuck this is about to suck
I run a lot faster if I know Iām only going 1 mile, at 3 miles I run a 9:30 ish pace at 1 mile I run a 7:30ish pace, I didnāt check my heart rate on the 3 mile run but itās normally 150ish on the faster runs
i'll note i'm not a runner.
ignoring impacts on knees, i'm under the impression you'd be overall healthier doing sprints or fast paced stuff as far as heart/lung/cardio health.
for calories burned, i think the biggest factor here is just going to be volume still, so just absolute number of miles. so if you walk 14 miles in a week or run 7 miles, the 14 mile walk is still going to burn more (although take longer) - and if you're doing this for general diet/fat loss then i think any of these (walk or jog or run) will be sufficient enough exercise and it will come down more to your eating habits really as far as fat gained/maintained/lost.
ignoring impacts on knees, i'm under the impression you'd be overall healthier doing sprints or fast paced stuff as far as heart/lung/cardio health.
for calories burned, i think the biggest factor here is just going to be volume still, so just absolute number of miles. so if you walk 14 miles in a week or run 7 miles, the 14 mile walk is still going to burn more (although take longer) - and if you're doing this for general diet/fat loss then i think any of these (walk or jog or run) will be sufficient enough exercise and it will come down more to your eating habits really as far as fat gained/maintained/lost.
Iāve been doing 3 miles every other day now for almost a week, I may throw in a fast pace treadmill mile on a couple of the off days if Iām not sore, the first couple outside runs beat my legs up a bit, Iād have to look back but I feel like my run times are a couple minutes faster after doing more fast paced short runs this winter
Hrmmm. Not sure about that one LOL. Sprinting and longer distance running both are beneficial to cardio and respiratory. I would say sprinting benefits strength, increases muscle mass and works the fast twitch muscles. Running longer distance at an even pace will increase your cardiovasular and respirator endurance. Running further your body becomes accustom to that increase in workload and volumn increases. Personally I think you are better off running the 3 miles every couple days compared to 1 mile a day if you want to increase your endurance and cardio fitness. On the off days walk that mile mint style. Once a week I would work in a speed workout as well with high intensity intervals.
First outdoor ride of the year done. Bit windy... Including my indoor riding I've cracked 250 miles so far this year.
Someone has to keep the thread going.
The wind was a bit more than the claimed "5 mph", was closer to 12-15 mph.
The wind was a bit more than the claimed "5 mph", was closer to 12-15 mph.
Couple recent runs been on the treadmill more doing intervals, weight hanging around 212 not bad for working 80+ hour weeks lately, been benching more again, going to 225 for 8-10 reps going to try 245 next time for a few reps
Nice !! Nothing exciting here . Trying to get my fitness back have been fighting Achilles issues.Past 6 weeks have been resting legs. This week actually ran a decent amount.
That explains the speed and the mileage aspirations. Mine is good for about 40-50 miles. Wasn't designed for long hauls or sustaining speeds of 15+ mph, cause you run out of gear (and comfort). I'd like to get at least one 60 mile ride this season, then will focus on averaging about 30 miles a ride.
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