Get Running with Couch to 5K

Post by igouy » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 10:55 PM UTC

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> even jogging in place got me over 130 The cardiac exercise research group in Norway have developed and tested an online maximum heart rate calculator. https://www.ntnu.edu/cerg/hrmax Check what that number is for you. The interval training they recommend would be about 90% of maximum heart rate. (For example, I'm in my early 60s and I'm supposed to push my heart rate into the range 150—165 bpm.)

Interval training is different, it's supposed to spike your heart rate for short(er) periods, so that makes sense. When people are talking about running easy or being able to have a conversation, they usually are talking about low to moderate intensity aerobic zone or "zone 2", which goes to 75-80% HRmax depending on who you're asking. Some would even explicitly recommend 120-130 bpm range.

Depends on our age and size and conditioning.

So "jogging in place got me over 130" may be just fine, or may not be.

Post by igouy » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 11:07 PM UTC

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> got injured for months every time What did you injure? What did you do after thinking you were injured?

Plantar fasciitis, shin splints and some minor, I assume, tendon inflammation above ankle joint. PF was the worst - icing, stretching, rolling, exercises - nothing helped, only went away after switching from casual/dress shoes to sneakers for daily. Shin splints seemed to have went away in couple weeks with some massage and exercises, but came back after 1-2 runs on multiple attempts. Last injury coincided with me re…

Yeah the shoes we wear most of the day do matter a lot.

Don't recall having plantar fasciitis or shin splints; but spent a lot of time on steps doing many many single leg heel raises, to work around achilles tendon and calf muscle pain.

Exercise finds our weaknesses.

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