Running

[montage]

I've posted it before, and I'll happily post it again!


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epZjMuRRXLo


Skipping is very good training: 2 x 5 minutes a day will soon knock you into shape.

ok......



....I'm going to a skipping class!

 

[amnesia]

I've posted it before, and I'll happily post it again!


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epZjMuRRXLo


Skipping is very good training: 2 x 5 minutes a day will soon knock you into shape.

Goooooood morrrrrrrrrrrrrning !!!

 

[Plax]

I have a skipping rope. No where to skip though, neighbours can see me if I go in the garden and they probably already think I have lost the plot.

 

[BIGSESAL]

Makes me wonder which is the most healthy form of exercise in the true meaning of 'health'.

If it is burning calories I think cycling is best. I am led to believe that cycling burns more calories than any other sport (bar cross-country skiing but I don't really think thats possible in Britian).

 

[Will1985]

I do running as something different....company is usually good too

I'll often run 10-15km before joints start to feel the pounding - never had a problem with muscle fatigue as I used to play a lot of high level hockey so running isn't as alien as it is to some cyclists. My 5km times aren't too bad either - useful if I ever want to do a sprint triathlon...might need to brush up on the swimming technique first though!

 

[The Jogger]

I go out jogging most days on hilly trails, injuries for me is the main problem with running, although I do still enjoy a morning run. I find cycling is an excellent form of exercise but I have to admit at the minute running is still my favourite.
Roy

 

[Ian Johnson]

I think that if you are good runner you can switch to cycling and be a good cyclist too,but not the other way round,if you are just used cycling then take up running it feels a bit alien.I like running but only do it about twice a week now in the gym ,about 4 miles a session which I do in about 37 mins. I like weight training too,I find it gives me better all round strength and fitness than just cycling.

 

[Paul_L]

I used to be a runner, but at 39 years of age, have just switched to cycling since Christmas.

I've run 3 marathons, countless halfs, 10ks and cross countries, none of which particularly fast (3h58 fasted mara and 1h41 fastest half) but the years of running 3 to 5 nights a week caught up with me with back and knee problems.

18months of nothing led to me me buying a bike in March, and getting into cycling. I've found i'm just as much a plodder on the bike as i was a runner. It's a different feeling though. With running, there is no let up. Sure you can slow down, but there is no relaxing or coasting. Cycling on the otherhand, i think is about peaks of exertion. A hard slog up a hill and a fast free wheel down the other side to get your breath back.

My current long rides are 30miles ish, which is just a short warm up for most on here, but i'm feeling my way into it and looking to build this up slowly.

If in cycling i can find anything as rewarding as finishing my first marathon, i'll be very happy.

I wish i could combine the two sports but alas i can't as much run to the bottom of the road without back pain.

 

[jimboalee]

If it is burning calories I think cycling is best. I am led to believe that cycling burns more calories than any other sport (bar cross-country skiing but I don't really think thats possible in Britian).

Cycling requires one quarter of the calories PER MILE than walking.
Cycling requires LESS calories PER MINUTE than a Speed March ( jogging ).

If you have to travel a distance, ie commuting to your workplace, cycling is the MOST efficient way of getting there.

 

[wyno70]

I do all three and do the odd triathlon for my own enjoyment. I have to say, I do enjoy them all but running is definately the one I find hardest to motivate myself for, simply because it's the one I'm worst at and my body really objects to it. Having said that, once I've got a few miles in my legs, I love it, but it has to be in the forest or somewhere off road, running along side a busy road isn't my idea of fun!

Sea, lake or river swimming is also excellent, I love it. The pool can be a bit boring but you simply have to find yourself some nice scenery to follow, hehe!

 

[007fair]

Running gives you the most 'bang for your buck' ie fitness level per time spent
But for real fitness you have to vary your running - long and slow, short and quick ...and everything in between !

Swimming is good but is limited if you want to feel fit playing tennis or football etc

I see cycling as a great and healthy way of getting around and seeing the country

 

[Al Fowler]

If you want to go running, dont do it on the roads.

Its boring and kills you knees....much more fun to get off-road and get dirty.

Even better, head off up into the Fells.

 

[nigelnorris]

Cycling requires one quarter of the calories PER MILE than walking.
Cycling requires LESS calories PER MINUTE than a Speed March ( jogging ).

The first one makes sense, but not the second.

The amount of energy used to move a body from a to b is the same whatever the speed. But the amount of energy required to move a body about for a period of time depends on the distance moved (and so the speed).

So for example if I get on my bike and and ride at my normal commuting pace for a while then yes I'll use less calories than walking, especially averaged out over several minutes. But if I stand up on it and absolutely thrash it, arms and legs akimbo, at as near to Olympic speed as I can manage then I'm using a lot more calories p/m, probably more than even jogging.

 

[ASC1951]

The first one makes sense, but not the second.

When you walk you raise your entire body weight with each step; when you run you raise it even further. On a bike you only lift your legs, which is why cycling is so much more efficient.

I don't see the point of your comparison between plodding along on foot and thrashing yourself on a bike. If you are talking about severity of exercise, people usually do it at the same discomfort threshold no matter what it is. I use more calories a minute swimming front crawl than shuffling to the shops, but so what?

 

[nigelnorris]

The point was that it doesn't make much sense to say that "Cycling requires LESS calories PER MINUTE than...[anything really]', because it depends entirely on the speed at which you are cycling. That's all I meant. This is independant of whatever body parts you are moving in whatever directions at the time.

If you want to qualify the statement by specifying workrate, be it at a given discomfort threshold or whatever other criteria you might choose then yes, it becomes a more reasonable comparison.