I learn a lot from friends who make it a faithful habit to exercise. Last week, during the Parkinson program, an experienced runner jumped on the treadmill next to us. I could tell the participants were impressed by her fast tempo and dedicated effort. I was too. I questioned if she was training for a race and she replied she was merely running for herself. She shared she had read an article earlier in the day suggesting we could significantly decrease our time at the gym while increasing our results if we challenged ourselves with fast-paced intervals. She confessed jogging an easy six miles an hour on the treadmill had become the equivalent of walking to the mailbox. A walk to the mailbox likely does very little to improve our cardio-respiratory endurance. Crank up the treadmill to 9.0mph for two minutes with a brief two minute recovery and repeat 6-8 times and it is an entirely different training experience.
I applied these concepts to my work-out on Tuesday and completed 5 miles in about 42 minutes while alternating between intervals of 8.2 to 9.0mph then a recovery pace around 6.5 mph. It generated the heart-rate, mileage, and intensity my body needed to progress my training rather than maintain my typical status quo. Typically I do one long run of 8-10 miles each week. For comparison value my Tuesday interval training yielded much greater fatigue than my 10 mile run to the mailbox on Sunday. Speed and interval training is uncomfortable to me--to generate results I have to push myself into a training zone beyond my usual capabilities. Perhaps there is a life-lesson to be found within this fitness paradigm.
The article my friend was referencing can be found at the link below.
http://www.gnn.com/article/an-entire-weeks-workout-in-an-hour/931220
Happy Friday...thank you for reading...have fun this weekend :)
I applied these concepts to my work-out on Tuesday and completed 5 miles in about 42 minutes while alternating between intervals of 8.2 to 9.0mph then a recovery pace around 6.5 mph. It generated the heart-rate, mileage, and intensity my body needed to progress my training rather than maintain my typical status quo. Typically I do one long run of 8-10 miles each week. For comparison value my Tuesday interval training yielded much greater fatigue than my 10 mile run to the mailbox on Sunday. Speed and interval training is uncomfortable to me--to generate results I have to push myself into a training zone beyond my usual capabilities. Perhaps there is a life-lesson to be found within this fitness paradigm.
The article my friend was referencing can be found at the link below.
http://www.gnn.com/article/an-entire-weeks-workout-in-an-hour/931220
Happy Friday...thank you for reading...have fun this weekend :)
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