Endurance

debbiebrzo
debbiebrzo Posts: 31 Member
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Hi there everyone! Working on building up my endurance during runs and HIIT workouts. Any advice?

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,934 Member
    edited July 2022
    For endurance, longer less-intense workouts are key. Long, slow runs, for example.

    I'm not sure what you mean by HIIT: Not sure whether it's the modern-definition fast-paced calisthenics or circuit-type workouts, or the classic cardio HIIT. Either way, HIIT is ideally more of a side dish in the fitness menu, not a main meal, IMO. It has a high energetic cost, higher injury risk, etc. Elite athletes don't do HIIT multiple times a week, so I don't think us regular folks get the best fitness benefits that way, either. Sure, some high intensity in the mix makes sense once a good base fitness is in place. But HIIT tends to be over-hyped and trendy recently, disproportionate to the fitness value.

    If the HIIT (whatever it is) is very fun or highly motivating for you, it may still be a good choice, but from a pure fitness standpoint, there might be better options . . . especially if endurance is a key goal. If it's strength-y HIIT, classic strength training is a more efficient route to strength (relatively higher rep for endurance). If it's cardio HIIT, then it's more about sharpening VO2max (like in the run-up to a competition) than a steady diet.
  • _Dan1985
    _Dan1985 Posts: 310 Member
    Celebrate small victories and build up gently. I know that's cliched and generic. I recently got back into endurance bike riding, and I've been adding on just an extra 3 minutes a day until I've reached my target time.

    Haven't done HIIT in years though. Again, pace yourself, and I know it's corny but listen to your body.
  • Mikeruns2021donotaddme
    Mikeruns2021donotaddme Posts: 135 Member
    Hello šŸ‘‹šŸ»šŸ‘‹šŸ» Iā€™d recommend working on strength training and only doing speed work 1 to 2 times a week and any other running really relaxed do you can really push in your tough days
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    You need to be a lot more specific about your endurance goals, what your current capabilities are and also what your current routine is.

    e.g. My endurance goal this year was to set a PB for a 100 mile bike ride, that duration of endurance and the endurance/fitness to get through a HIIT routine (20 minutes perhaps?) are almost polar opposites.

    What distance are you running now and what distance is your goal?

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