So I’ve been reading up on heart rate vis à vis marathon training and there’s lots of information out there on the net. Can’t vouch for it’s authenticity. However, I’m scraping the stuff that makes most sense to me and I’m going to try to use what I’ve learned in the training – this little paper encapsulates my thinking so far.
Seems as though the first thing I need to do is work out what my maximum heart rate is. As I don’t intend to spend a fortune on a doctor (just yet), I’m going to use the self-administered test documented here. Not sure when I’ll fit them in this week, but I will somehow.
So then I’m watching GMA on ABC this morning as I’m getting ready to do my regular Monday morning paperwork and there’s this guy …
Jim Karas is a New York Times bestselling author and weight loss expert. In “The Cardio-Free Diet,” Karas shares why, according to him, cardiovascular exercise alone won’t help you lose weight and keep it off. He says that instead of spending an hour running on a treadmill five times a week, you should learn how to perform strength training exercises for twenty minutes a day, three times a week.
Now my main goal is not to lose weight, however, what he was saying seems to make a lot of sense, enough sense to me that I’m convinced that I need to add some strength training to my regime. Now, how the hell do I do that? Think we’ll start here.
