when going on a run/walk 4 miles, is it better to do: .5 mile warm up, 2.5 mile run, 1 mile cool down, or to break it up like: .5 mi. warmup, 1 mile run, .5 mi walk, .5 mile run, .25 mi walk, .25 mile walk etc. I would be spending the exact same amounts of time walking and running in both. Does this make any difference whatsoever?
2006-08-26 10:22:30 · 3 answers · asked by jj 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
better in terms of what? for loosing weight? run the whole time, which keeps your heart rate up and you are working the most in the 4 miles so you loose the most weight.
2006-08-26 10:29:05 · answer #1 · answered by mike d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
firstly, you must start with a 0.5 mile warm up, then 1 mile easy running, 1 mile as fast as possible running, then another 1 mile easy running and finally 0.5mile walk, like the one in the warm up. This way the muscles are not overused.
2006-08-26 10:27:41 · answer #2 · answered by Patricia Lidia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it really doesn't matter just make sure u warm up and stretch and also do a cool down and after that stretch again.
2006-08-26 10:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by Milan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋