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- From: georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark)
- Newsgroups: misc.fitness
- Subject: Re: Hand Weights When Stepping?
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 16:14:07 GMT
- Organization: University of Maryland
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- In article <13050027@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM> vicki@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Vicki Moore) writes:
- >
- >when doing step aeorobics. Most of the stuff I've read (I can get
- >you references, if you'd like) points to the fact that *most* people
- >tend to start flailing their arms as they get tired, and weights
- >put more stress on the upper body ligaments and tendons when the
- >upper body movements are erratic or uncontrolled.
-
- True. Use of hand weights, or even ankle weights, when a person does
- jogging or step aerobics increases your risk of tendonitous.
-
- The best way to enhance intensity of step aerobics is to increase
- either your cadence or the height of the step. The problem with
- increasing step height, however, is that doing so requires more
- leg strength. If your legs are weak, they may tire before your
- heart has had a good workout.
-
- Weights should only be used in strength training, and should not
- be integrated into an exercise aimed at aerobics. Wearing weights
- while running won't make you a better runner, and wearing weights
- while doing step aerobics won't make you better at step aerobics.
-