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Lead Stories: Monday, October 6, 2008

Pressed for Time?
Try Interval Training

Posted October 15th, 2007 at 10:26 PM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: Running & Training, Training Tips, Health & Fitness, Exercise

women running on track The following article is written by TFS Media’s Lindsay Hutton.

If you’ve been watching television lately, you’ve probably been bombarded with the latest fitness trends claiming the average person can get away with doing about 10 minutes of cardio a week and still lose weight. In a society where lack of time is the number one reason people give for not exercising, 10 minutes a week sounds too good to be true. Well, unfortunately it is, but while this claim is a stretch (a BIG stretch), there is some truth behind the “less is more” concept.

For those that are not familiar with interval training (in it’s basic form - it can be adapted for marathon runners, etc.), it consists of exercise that incorporates short bursts (think 30-60 seconds) of high intensity activity followed by a longer period of low intensity recovery. For example, a basic interval training program would consist of walking briskly for two minutes, sprinting for one minute, and alternating this pattern for 20 minutes.

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Why marathon training might mean weight gain

Posted August 29th, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Shannon Clark

Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Race Prep & Recov

marathon runners One goal that many women set for themselves at some point in their lives is to complete a half or full marathon. It is definitely a challenging endeavour, and can offer a lot of personal satisfaction once accomplished.

More than a race along, a marathon has a whole spirit to itself, from a pre-marathon meet and greet, to the pre-race carb-up meal, followed by the massages offered to participants after the race and the post-run celebration feast. It’s easy to make a complete weekend out of a marathon event and really enjoy yourself in the process.

One issue that many women face when starting to train for a marathon is a noticeable weight gain. You would think that with the ever increasing amount of running, they would be dropping pounds without any real effort, but often it’s the exact opposite. What gives?

The main factor that contributes to weight gain is that with all this extra running comes an extreme appetite that often cannot seem to be satisfied.

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