I'm going be getting my PT test (for the military) next month. I've started going to the gym. I like using the elliptical machine because I heard it's easier on your joints and less chance to pull something. But then I thought that it wont really help me train for my timed mile and a half run for my PT test. I did a little over 15min on the tredmil. I didn't do any hard running. Just light jogging and uphill fast walking. When I got off I was light headed and felt faint...for about 10min after. I remember that this happened to me when I went to the gym before I joined the military (over a year ago).
Is this normal?
Can I still get good training for running a mile and a half from the elliptical machine?
When I run on a track (from what I remember from basic training) I did not get the same feelings that I got from the tredmil.
What's going on?
2006-10-26 13:49:51 · 4 answers · asked by ur a Dee Dee Dee 5 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Light-headed, huh? I've had that happen many times. For me, it happens when I haven't eaten enough recently. Although they say you shouldn't eat right before exercise, I don't think it's any healthier to exercise on an empty stomach. I feel sick and nauseated afterward if I don't eat before exercise.
But yes, I would say, if they are going to give you a timed 1.5 mile, do the running/walking instead. If you're experiencing pain or weakness, listen to your body. Don't forget to ice whenever possible (and don't use heat if you get inflammation), stretch often and long (don't bounce a stretch... hold it, preferably 15+ seconds for maximum effectiveness), drink plenty of water, and get to a chiropractor if you're experiencing problems that seem recurrent, or possibly a doctor (if it seems ... wrong, somehow).
Oh, and don't just take painkillers! They just numb or mask the pain, but they don't correct the problem. So your body could be faking itself into thinking it's better than it is, and you could REALLY injure something then.
At any rate, for reasons why you'd get light-headed on the treadmill but not on the track: food intake could have changed; the air could be different, so your body could react to certain things; your body could have been in a different cycle for one and not the other (for example, menstrual cycles can deplete the body of nutrients much faster, among other things... so if you were on your period when you were on the treadmill, it could have just made you feel weaker that day... possibly, again, coupled with food intake)... etc.
2006-10-26 14:04:46 · answer #1 · answered by Laius Slain! 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you need to do the actual thing that is needed for the Military. My husband is a Marine, and he would tell you himself that training on a treadmill is a shock absorber, so you wont know the ground pounding you have coming when you hit the pavement. Skip the eleptical for anything other than just a warm up or some cardio.
Do whatever mileage it is on actual concrete, they dont do treadmills in the military during boot :(
2006-10-26 13:54:02 · answer #2 · answered by Oorah Wife 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get your butt on the street and start running. Machines will never be able to replicate running on pavement or a track.
2006-10-27 12:01:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've got by no potential used an elliptical, so i do no longer understand with reference to the 2d question. yet a solid treadmill would be greater common on your joints and shins than working on concrete. in basic terms seem for one with a properly-cushioned deck. assume to spend almost $one thousand. additionally, it is beneficial to discover somebody who can learn your stride. i'm getting shin splints quite, yet while i'm careful and land on the ball of my foot, there is often no subject.
2016-10-03 00:14:10 · answer #4 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋