Today marked the 112th running of the Boston Marathon. The women’s finish was the closest in history. Ethiopian, Dire Tune, crossed the finish line a mere two seconds before Russian, Alevtina Biktimirova. (And yes, I am still working on pronouncing her name!)
But wow could both these women run!
So as I finished my usual lunchtime workout I watched in amazement as these women fought all the way to the finish. Their sprinting made me do some thinking.
How much interval work do these marathoners do? Both women were able to turn it on at the end after running an average of just under a six minute mile for 25.75 miles. Now that is impressive!
So as many of you have heard me say before…do you want to be a marathoner or a sprinter? Apparently there are elite long distance runners that have taken a page out of the books of elite level sprinters.
Look all of these women are lean, whether they are a marathoner or a sprinter. But isn’t reassuring to know you can reach your fat loss goals by doing LESS cardio!
Sprinters have more muscle because they train their bodies that way. I have NEVER seen an overweight sprinter, but I HAVE seen overweight marathoners. Next time you are at your local gym take a look around. I am sure there are a few people you can point to that run on a treadmill for WELL over an hour. Do their body compositions ever change? Do they look like you want to? Unless they are an elite level marathoner, I highly doubt it!
Do yourself a favor and start incorporating interval training into your fitness program. Do you have questions on what programs to do? Visit my website...
www.coretrainingforwomen.com
Dedicated to your fast results,
Tyler English, NASM-PES, CPT
Monday, April 21, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Spring Workout!
So I know you all live busy lifestyles! Sometimes you just need to stop and enjoy yourself. So get “out-of-the-box” once in a while!
This week has been beautiful! Temperatures ranging from the mid 60’s to high 70’s. Today, I believe it may even reach 80! So, what are you doing about it?
Yesterday, I brought Bruschi, my year and a half old Boxer, out to the local high school soccer field to run some intervals and we ended up racing! (Just in case you were wondering I let Bruschi win a few times.) Hey, he is a puppy you know!
Ok moving on to the weather. Please don’t reply back to me telling me you went to the gym and then crammed yourself all day with errands! Unless you are going to the gym first thing in the morning and then going to enjoy the day at the park with the family. Now that is great idea and a great way to relieve stress.
If you are not one of those people try something like this. Use the great weather to your advantage. Get outside go for an interval style run! Interval run? Try something like this.
You know landmarks like street signs and telephone poles can serve many quality purposes in the fitness world. Use them as your start and finishing points. Sprint the length of one street until you reach the next street sign then jog and repeat. Or continually sprint and jog telephone pole distances (usually 3 is a good interval distance).
Or you can bring yourself back to your athletic days and do some wind sprints at the local high school track. Whatever the choice make it 20-30 minutes and INTENSE!
Dedicated to your fitness success,
Tyler English, NASM-PES, CPT
P.S. Bruschi is fast!
This week has been beautiful! Temperatures ranging from the mid 60’s to high 70’s. Today, I believe it may even reach 80! So, what are you doing about it?
Yesterday, I brought Bruschi, my year and a half old Boxer, out to the local high school soccer field to run some intervals and we ended up racing! (Just in case you were wondering I let Bruschi win a few times.) Hey, he is a puppy you know!
Ok moving on to the weather. Please don’t reply back to me telling me you went to the gym and then crammed yourself all day with errands! Unless you are going to the gym first thing in the morning and then going to enjoy the day at the park with the family. Now that is great idea and a great way to relieve stress.
If you are not one of those people try something like this. Use the great weather to your advantage. Get outside go for an interval style run! Interval run? Try something like this.
You know landmarks like street signs and telephone poles can serve many quality purposes in the fitness world. Use them as your start and finishing points. Sprint the length of one street until you reach the next street sign then jog and repeat. Or continually sprint and jog telephone pole distances (usually 3 is a good interval distance).
Or you can bring yourself back to your athletic days and do some wind sprints at the local high school track. Whatever the choice make it 20-30 minutes and INTENSE!
Dedicated to your fitness success,
Tyler English, NASM-PES, CPT
P.S. Bruschi is fast!
Friday, April 18, 2008
End of Tax Season!
April 15th has passed. So too has another lame excuse on why you have not start making permanent changes to your body. SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
You live a busy lifestyle I get that. But for that reason you need to add the word “exercise” to your “to do” list. What are you allowing to get in the way of your new body? Day in and day out are you stuck in a continuous revolving door? Or is it that your “to do” list has taken control over your life? You CAN change this!
Start by mapping out your success plan. Write down your goals. You must start to make exercise part of your daily routine. Prioritize and plan your workout schedule. BECOME THE ACTION TAKER!
We don’t plan to fail, we fail to plan!
Need help getting started? Let your voice be heard, I am here to listen and help!
Dedicated to getting you results,
Tyler English, NASM-PES, CPT
You live a busy lifestyle I get that. But for that reason you need to add the word “exercise” to your “to do” list. What are you allowing to get in the way of your new body? Day in and day out are you stuck in a continuous revolving door? Or is it that your “to do” list has taken control over your life? You CAN change this!
Start by mapping out your success plan. Write down your goals. You must start to make exercise part of your daily routine. Prioritize and plan your workout schedule. BECOME THE ACTION TAKER!
We don’t plan to fail, we fail to plan!
Need help getting started? Let your voice be heard, I am here to listen and help!
Dedicated to getting you results,
Tyler English, NASM-PES, CPT
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