Comments on: How can I make this experiment on health and fitness work? http://runningfitnesstips.com/running-fitness-questions-answers/how-can-i-make-this-experiment-on-health-and-fitness-work/ Running Fitness Tips to Get in Shape Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: shortstuph http://runningfitnesstips.com/running-fitness-questions-answers/how-can-i-make-this-experiment-on-health-and-fitness-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2431 shortstuph Sun, 02 May 2010 17:56:18 +0000 http://running.gwazh.com/running-fitness-questions-answers/how-can-i-make-this-experiment-on-health-and-fitness-work/#comment-2431 First things that come to my mind are testing both VO2 max and their recovery heart rate in 1-2 minutes after exercise. I would train a group of people who are generally in good health but not in the best shape for running. Try to find participants with similar health. Put one half of this group and commit them to only running Put the other half into a balance of both running and working out Then get your results from the effects after about 4 weeks. I personally believe though that you have to be specific when you say the "just running group" do you mean long distance running, sprints, fartlek running, hills? be specific on that. From my experience I know for a fact that only running is not the best for your health because although it does help cardiovascularly you miss out on a lot of benefits of lifting weights and resistance training. First things that come to my mind are testing both VO2 max and their recovery heart rate in 1-2 minutes after exercise.

I would train a group of people who are generally in good health but not in the best shape for running. Try to find participants with similar health.

Put one half of this group and commit them to only running

Put the other half into a balance of both running and working out

Then get your results from the effects after about 4 weeks. I personally believe though that you have to be specific when you say the “just running group” do you mean long distance running, sprints, fartlek running, hills? be specific on that.

From my experience I know for a fact that only running is not the best for your health because although it does help cardiovascularly you miss out on a lot of benefits of lifting weights and resistance training.

]]> By: John http://runningfitnesstips.com/running-fitness-questions-answers/how-can-i-make-this-experiment-on-health-and-fitness-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2430 John Sat, 01 May 2010 00:59:19 +0000 http://running.gwazh.com/running-fitness-questions-answers/how-can-i-make-this-experiment-on-health-and-fitness-work/#comment-2430 You have to be careful, your diet will be as important as your running and exercise as the body can only use the resouces it has put in. I tried something simular before and found the below resouce quite helpful if your looking for direction on speed metabolism up. You have to be careful, your diet will be as important as your running and exercise as the body can only use the resouces it has put in. I tried something simular before and found the below resouce quite helpful if your looking for direction on speed metabolism up.

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