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If you ran every day, how long is recomended? Not sure at the speed a light run/heavy jog kinda thing.
How long would you have to do to lose weight/get fitter? I'm doing a sort of half/lap round my park going up some huge hill and some flats. It takes about 15 minutes and I'm normally quite out of breath at the end, I can do the whole thing without stopping though. That's why I was thinking of upping my time. Would increasing it to 30 minutes a day have a noticable/bigger effect?
Thanks.
How long would you have to do to lose weight/get fitter? I'm doing a sort of half/lap round my park going up some huge hill and some flats. It takes about 15 minutes and I'm normally quite out of breath at the end, I can do the whole thing without stopping though. That's why I was thinking of upping my time. Would increasing it to 30 minutes a day have a noticable/bigger effect?
Thanks.
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but however much / little you do it'll help.
tbh i wouldn't say 15 > 30 mins wouldn't make a significant difference in terms of weight loss... unless you are working on building it up slowely to really test and push your endurance level further.
I must ask, what is that supposed to mean? Mathmatically it is not correct. I am confused.
And I've always heard and been told 15 minutes is the min that you should do. You can still get a good cardio workout doing 15 minutes, but 20 is ideal.
Also, do not hesitate to add in some muscle work. Even squats and push ups. As the trainer once told me, marathon runners spend very little time working their muscles. Thats why they are not tight. They are in shape, but jiggly nonetheless.
15 to 30 minutes
By running you will automatically be getting your pulse up to a decent rate, but if you are unfit you should make sure that you don't run too hard. Early on your heart rate can soar, but as your fitness improves it will drop at the same running speed. If you have the cash, a pulse monitor would be a useful purchase.
Also consider that some stretching exercises would be useful, particularly if this is going to be a regular thing, and if the duration of the running sessions is going to increase.
I've always believed that a lot of the art of running is in the mind (i.e. your head is telling you to stop, but you carry on). If you are doing 15 minutes without stopping you are doing well. It would certainly do no harm upping the time, or upping the speed.
Another thing to think about is mixing up your sessions. i.e. you could go out one day in the week and run quite hard for maybe 15 minutes, then other days much slower for 30. Different intensities of exercise have different effects on the body, and also metabolise different fuels (carbohydrates/fats). Mixing up the sessions is actually something that I think many people fail to do. It also makes them more interesting, as you aren't doing exactly the same thing every day.
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