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KEEPING FIT: Mix it up to avoid overuse injuries
Posted by: | CommentsDuring warm weather, activities are typically performed outdoors where a variety of factors make each exercise a little different. For example, when you walk or run outside, the terrain changes throughout your course. This is especially true if you walk or run on athletic fields or dirt paths, where each step is different than the others because of uneven surfaces. Even outdoor cycling offers various speeds, gear ratios and pedal frequencies as you travel uphill, downhill and on flat sections.
This is not true of most indoor aerobic activities, at least not the way they are typically performed. Most indoor exercisers spend their training session doing one mode of activity at the same pace or intensity. For example, they may set the treadmill at 4.0 miles per hour at 2 percent incline and walk in exactly the same manner for 30 minutes. Likewise, they may program the stationary cycle for 150 watts and pedal consistently at 70 revolutions per minute for an hour.
Full Article>>http://www.patriotledger.com/lifestyle/x1124761618/KEEPING-FIT-Mix-it-up-to-avoid-overuse-injuries
Health Tip: Benefitting From Cross-Training Exercises
Posted by: | CommentsThey help vary your routine and benefit more of your muscles
(HealthDay News) — A well-designed cross-training program includes a variety of alternating exercises that stress different methods of workout and affect different parts of the body.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers this list of cross-training benefits:
- It’s a total body workout that strengthens a variety of areas and muscles.
- It prevents boredom, which could otherwise derail your exercise regimen.
- It helps prepare the muscles for new forms of exercise.
- It reduces the risk of an overuse injury stemming from repetitive movements of the same muscles.
- In the event of an injury, you may not have to stop exercising. Instead, you can try other exercises that won’t aggravate your injury.
– Diana Kohnle
Fitness: Adjust training for age
Posted by: | CommentsWarm-ups, rest, strength training help avoid injury
It wasn’t that long ago that the term “mature athlete” was considered an oxymoron. We associated “mature athletes” with aged or elderly folks who used to exercise, and we certainly didn’t consider people over 40 to run marathons. Thank goodness times have changed!
Turning 40 is certainly no reason to stop running (I dare you to tell someone 40+ any different) and for many, is often their reason they start running (I know a woman who did her first marathon at 78)! By remaining active and running into our prime years, we add years to our lives and life to our years.
Full Article>>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100202/HEALTH/2020303/1013/LIFESTYLES/Fitness–Adjust-training-for-age
