Stamina???

Question

I want to increase my stamina, are there other exercises besides running that I can do to increase it? Any exercise (like exhaling fast, or something like that) that I can do at home?

Man, I am training for general stamina increase, like for running. Is there any exercise I can do with dumbells? Any exercise in which I stay in one place? I can do anything no matter how intense, I am desperate. Also, I want some yoga or chi kung stamina exercises, fit for a 15 year old

Answer 1

Stamina and endurance is the abilitiy to keep doing what ever exercise you are doing for a long time.

Stamina depends a lot on how well your body supplies you with oxygen.

Before an exercise (running, swimming, biking, etc) oxygenate your blood as much as possible without hyperventilating. Breath in rapidly through your nose, with your mouth shut, hold for a count of 8 and then expell your breath explosively and pull in your gut to get ALL the air out of your lungs! Take a sighing breath, then inhale rapidly, hold for 8 explode and expell pulling in your gut.

Do this eight, maybe ten times, it clears the carbon dioxide out of your lungs so you can better absorb oxygen. This pumps up the oxygen in your blood.

Now, run! Pace yourself and run as long as you can. Do this every day. Make it longer every day. Do it for a month, maybe two, but do it everyday.

You can do it with swimming, bicycling, anything that keeps the lungs and heart going.

You should be seeing improvement by the end of the 2nd week or so.

Drink plenty of water, eat grapes, bananas, they contain potassium to keep the electrolytes balanced, cuz hon, you are going to sweat!

Hope some of this helps. Helped my son in swimming championships and saved his life when he was caught in a rip tide at Newport Beach.

Answer 2

For what sport are you training? Other than doing that sport you need to work on your cardio by whatever means is available at home. It can be stationary bike, elliptical, tread mill, nordic track, swimming. You have to get your blood flowing and keep it elevated. Running is obviously the simplest, but you wanted something else, so think about what is available.Exhaling fast or something like that is not going to benefit you.

Answer 3

Have someone give you a stamina buff or get +7 or +9 stamina to your gloves, or boots, and everything else that you can get it on.

Answer 4

jumping rope it's great cardio work out

Answer 5

you could try swimming