Run for Your Life
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Ninja Scooter
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i run a half hour to 45 minutes a day EVERY day. Am i overdoing it?
Kung Fu Jedi
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I run 4 to 5 times a week, 45 mins to an hour each time. All I'm getting is 3.5 to 3.7 more years? Shit! I'll take it easy and won't sweat the small increase in lifespan!
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Just kidding. Once you get in shape, running is kind of like a drug, and you can actually learn to love it. When I skip for a few days, usually for recovering from an injury, I find I miss it, and I feel like crap that I haven't had my run.
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Just kidding. Once you get in shape, running is kind of like a drug, and you can actually learn to love it. When I skip for a few days, usually for recovering from an injury, I find I miss it, and I feel like crap that I haven't had my run.
No I think the jury's still out on scissors.
My exercise story: 4 years ago my BP was 120/80. After 3 years of playing volleyball 3-4 times a week for 2-4 hours a day my BP is down to 96/70. My resting heart rate is also down from 65 to 56. Of course some of that is likely due to diet - although I will say that my diet has only gotten worse over that span of time. I really have to make some changes there as my dad has become a type II diabetic (as was his father).
My exercise story: 4 years ago my BP was 120/80. After 3 years of playing volleyball 3-4 times a week for 2-4 hours a day my BP is down to 96/70. My resting heart rate is also down from 65 to 56. Of course some of that is likely due to diet - although I will say that my diet has only gotten worse over that span of time. I really have to make some changes there as my dad has become a type II diabetic (as was his father).
elitehebrew
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Ninja Scooter said:
no that is a norm. I run for 2 hours every morning at 6. I do it for boxing/kungfu. I'm trying to become a beast so i must have tons of endurance
Kung Fu Jedi
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You actually can over do it with your running, and most experts will tell you that it's a good idea to have at least one or two rest days a week. It'll help your muscles bounce back and prevent small nagging injuries.
Of course, it depends on how hard you are pushing yourself, distances you run, surfaces, etc. For me, I usually run 3.5-6 miles at a go, depending on the day, time available, etc. I prefer to trail run, but don't always have a chance to get out there, especially now that it gets dark earlier. When I trail run, it is much more taxing on your muscles, but is not as hard on your joints because you are not impacting on concrete if you run on the streets, for instance.
Take a look at a training schedule for a marathon, and you'll see at least one rest day built into any given week.
Of course, it depends on how hard you are pushing yourself, distances you run, surfaces, etc. For me, I usually run 3.5-6 miles at a go, depending on the day, time available, etc. I prefer to trail run, but don't always have a chance to get out there, especially now that it gets dark earlier. When I trail run, it is much more taxing on your muscles, but is not as hard on your joints because you are not impacting on concrete if you run on the streets, for instance.
Take a look at a training schedule for a marathon, and you'll see at least one rest day built into any given week.
I've finally hit the breaking point to where I once again care about my physical fitness and diet. It's at the point where I actually FEEL unhealthy (not just out of shape-- unhealthy), so I figure it's time to change. First thing I'm doing to try to drop some pounds is cutting all this fried food from my diet. No fries anymore, no fried chicken, etc. Trying to cut it all out, and I figure that alone will make an improvement.
I also started using one of those elipticals over the weekend. Such a pain in the ass workout. It fucking targets specific muscles in your legs and I hate it :lol. I can go run a mile and get a killer workout cardio-wise, but my legs won't be tired. I went a quarter mile (THATS IT!) on the eliptical and my leg muscles felt like I just got done with six sets of squats at 250+lbs. But I have no doubt that once I get to where I can steadily go a mile and a half to two miles on that thing, I'll be doing pretty good as far as getting into shape goes.
I also started using one of those elipticals over the weekend. Such a pain in the ass workout. It fucking targets specific muscles in your legs and I hate it :lol. I can go run a mile and get a killer workout cardio-wise, but my legs won't be tired. I went a quarter mile (THATS IT!) on the eliptical and my leg muscles felt like I just got done with six sets of squats at 250+lbs. But I have no doubt that once I get to where I can steadily go a mile and a half to two miles on that thing, I'll be doing pretty good as far as getting into shape goes.
Iceman said:
I play volleyball A LOT, and I find that I don't really get enough of a workout from it. Unless of course, it's beach volleyball.
When I was bicycling 4-5 times a week to work, I noticed my endurance (and waistline) were a lot better than just playing volleyball. I love volleyball atleast as much as anyone else, but let's face it: It's not that intense of a workout compared to other sports and other forms of exercise.
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