This question is directed to people that are serious about running, and do it on a regular basis, as I need the answer to be based on personal experience.
I've been running for about three years now, at least once every other day. I run for about an hour a day, with very few exceptions (a few days rest, a couple of times when I was sick). Recently, I've been having some serious hip/thigh pains [causes unknown] that really slowed me down, and I am now thinking that for the next 1-2 weeks I am going to have to stay off the treadmill.
How much damage do you think 10 days away from exercise will do? Will I completely lose my endurance and everything I worked for and have to start training from scratch? Or will a few days off not have that big of an affect on my running abilities? Is this based on personal experience?
Thanks.
2006-09-08 15:45:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Thanks very much for your answers.
It's hard to choose the best answer, since all three of them were very good, and quite relieving.
Maybe someone will want to vote...
2006-09-09 02:14:48 · update #1
i dont think you'll lose your endurance, the first day back on the treadmill will be difficult, but you'll be back to your old self after a couple of workouts. I am an avid runner, and after 3 years of running i quit running for 2 months because of allergy attacks, i managed get back to my old endurance in 2 - 3 weeks after i started running again (i run 25-30 miles a week). This was after 2 months of not running, so I dont think 10 days will affect you that much.
2006-09-08 15:51:20 · answer #1 · answered by MIzzy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
10 days rest probably will not do much to your endurance level. The problem being that will 10 days be enough rest from running to heal your injury? I would definitely suggest cross train by biking or swimming to maintain your endurance .
My experience has been a couple weeks off from running, has a very mild effect on stamina.
2006-09-08 23:59:54 · answer #2 · answered by underdunk75 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no effect, more than likely! I had to stop during pregnancy due to extreme exhaustion, and I found that I had just as much endurance as I did before. I would start back a little slowly to ensure that you don't strain a muscle, but I didn't have any problems jumping back on board after almost 9 months of hardly any exercise at all. I was amazed!! I had to force myself to slow down a little so that I wouldn't pull/strain/injure a muscle. (Or any healing that still needed to take place.)
2006-09-08 22:51:13 · answer #3 · answered by mountain_laurel1183 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋