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- From: burris@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Jim Burris)
- Subject: Re: Weight Loss (Was: Decent Pace for Fat People?)
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.185201.8323@spdc.ti.com>
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- References: <22932@hacgate.SCG.HAC.COM> <1992Aug19.133628.11531@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov> <1992Aug24.150418.13137@inmet.camb.inmet.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:52:01 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug24.150418.13137@inmet.camb.inmet.com> mazur@inmet.camb.inmet.com (Beth Mazur) writes:
- >In article <1992Aug19.133628.11531@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov> puckett@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov (Jim Puckett) writes:
- >>
- >>James Douglas Del-Vecchio (n9020351@henson.cc.wwu.edu) wrote:
- >>:
- >>: I am aiming for cardivascular improvement, a lower resting
- >>: pulse (currently ~70min), faster times, and possibly a small amount
- >>: of weight loss, although that is not as important to me right now.
- >>
- >>all of these goals sound like Long Slow Distance, unpleasant as that may
- >>seem right now! _Especially_ the weight loss one -
- >
- >Just for fun, here's an opposing viewpoint. The Runner's World diary
- >(you know, the one you log all your miles in) had a column on interval
- >training. It claimed that the bulk of cardiovascular improvement (in
- >terms of "stroke volume") happened during recovery. Therefore, the more
- >recoveries, supposedly the more improvement. Hence the idea behind
- >interval training.
- >
- >So if you really want CV improvement, then 1/4 mile intervals may not be
- >a bad idea. However, I've also read (in an old, say 70s, book by
- >Dr. Joan Ullyot, a marathoner) that it is not a good idea to do intervals
- >until you've built up an endurance base.
- >
- >Once again, probably the best advice is to do what you would do. If
- >you'll stop running because you hate long distances, then do the
- >intervals. But you might be able to do the intervals better if you
- >added in some distance.
- >
- >Beth Mazur "...life is more than a vision. The sweetest
- >mazur@inmet.inmet.com part is acting after making a decision."
- >...!uunet!inmet!mazur -- The Indigo Girls
-
- First, visit your physician and recieve a clean bill of health. Then, alter
- your diet to about 20/55/25 percent protein/carbo/fat. Gradually walk/run three
- time/week until you can comfortably travel 3 miles. Also, include weight
- training 2-3 times/week for 20-30 minutes. Muscle consumes more calories than
- fat, and weight training will help to balance muscle groups. Remember than the
- larger the muscle (i.e. legs) the more energy consumed and the more work for
- the heart. After 1-2 months, you can increase your distances, but not more than
- 10%/week. Also, 1-2 days interval training will increase your anaerobic
- fitness. Anyway, you can get this info from a variety of places. My best advise
- would be to not push it. Take your time, walk if you need/want to, and don't
- feel too bad if you skip a day or two. Just try to build a routine of 3 days/wk
- at some comfortable level. If it is too hard, and not fun, you won't stick to
- it.
-
- Jim Burris
-