Exercise question????
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Errr...expect this thread to get moved to the Fitness and Exercise forum.0
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I shoot for distance.0
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I go by calories my goal and limit is 300 but i try to get faster and push myself harder each time0
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Varies. Sometimes I go for distance and sometimes for time. Usually distance though.0
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Mine is distance. Then once I can run say 3 miles, then I'll try to run it quicker.0
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I go for time and calorie.0
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<--- A.D.D... Time for sure or I lose focus. LOL0
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I sort of go for all three...Most important to me is calories, though. If at the end of my workout and I still don't have enough I will keep pushing until I reach my 800 goal. Resistance is important, too though. And that ties in with time and distance...so it all fits together for me.0
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Distance. If I can run 3 miles without stopping I say I will do half a mile more next time or run it faster. I do like to do at least 30 min of cardio though so if it is less than that I may walk longer for a cool down.0
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I run for distance and time, but distance first.
New runners should be running for time.0 -
Depends on what I'm wanting, today it was distance, I wanted to push out 5km, but normally I'm just doing it for 30 minutes or 35.0
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I go for distance..just because I am a slow runner. It takes me almost 40 minutes to run 3 miles...time is a factor too. But it just feels so much rewarding when I know how many miles I have ran0
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I was never a runner but now I run 30-35 miles a week and doing a half-marathon in a month I usually set up my tentative run schedule for the week. I found that it worked the best to set up a weekly goal and do runs in the week to check miles off. Say you feel really great on a Monday and crank out a long run, but come Tuesday or Wednesday you feel shot so you make it a short day, focusing on pace, form, and breathing, etc. working your way toward your weekly goal. This way i don't feel the need to beat myself everyday, giving my body time to rest and have a break.
Using mapmyrun.com is helpful because the have a monthly calendar that shows your milage for the week and month and breaks down the stats and breaks down distance by week. It feels good to see a distance percentage increase at the end of the week
But running is a personal thing, what works for me may not work for you. I ended up using tips from friends who do marathons to start my own running plan0 -
I used to trail-run just for a bit of cardio. An old friend of mine in med school got me into it. He liked goin for 20-30 mins, just enough to get the heart goin he'd say. Sometimes we'd run the trails twice, sometimes a bit longer , sometimes shorter. Always about 20-25 minutes though.
Along with the heart benefits, it got me below 200lbs for the first time in probly 8yrs.0 -
Hey - when I first started I would run for time (e.g. I'm just gonna run for 20mins). As I got fitter I started running for distance (e.g. today I'm going to run 8k) and now I am combining both (e.g. today I'm gonna run 5k in under 28 mins)0
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I always go for short distance. Maybe 1-3 miles. When I run I tend to run at a fast pace. Can't seem to just jog.0
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i usually only run for like 20 mins0
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Time or Distance, never calories. You never know if the treadmills are accurate and my HRM shows my calories after I finish the workout.0
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I am just beginning to run a little and I go for time. Eventually, at least I hope, I will be more concerned with distance.0
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I'm a figure skater, and you've never had to deal with my coach in a dream about not rehearsing your steps. She's scary!0
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