2007-08-03 07:29:23 · 6 answers · asked by Stephen G 1 in Sports ➔ Running
It entirely depends on the intensity of your hard intervals. If your effort phase leaves you too knackered to jog in your recovery phase then walk; if you have intervals that leave you able to jog then do that. Obviously if you could keep jogging that would be better for your fitness gains - but not if you had to reduce the intensity of your hard efforts in order to jog the easy section.
Bottom line push to the full scheduled intensity in your effort phase, and go as fast as you are left able to (and still recover) in you recovery section. Make sure the recovery stage is slow enough to allow recovery though.
2007-08-03 11:22:15 · answer #1 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends. There are two different intervals: regular ones and "continuous" intervals.
With regular intervals, you sprint all out for a certain distance. Usually during those, you walk to get your heart rate down.
In continuous intervals (or CIs), you are jogging the entire time. During the interval part, you are not sprinting full out, you're only doing at 75%. Then the light jog gets your heart rate down.
Go by your interval intensity.
2007-08-03 08:40:26 · answer #2 · answered by YSIC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always do a slow jog during the recovery phase of interval training. It will slow you heart enough and keep your blood moving so you are ready to start again. If you are too blasted from an interval to be able to jog your recovery phase than you may be going to fast for a proper workout. But this depends greatly on what type of interval training you are doing and for what distance race you are preparing for.
2007-08-03 08:22:44 · answer #3 · answered by Italian Samurai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, when you get to the point in your run or jog where you absolutely can not push it any more. walk, but do not do the slow girlie walk, that will tense up your muscles and you will cramp when you start again. You need to walk with a purpose and then begin again when you can.
2007-08-04 20:47:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Walk or jog.
The contractions of the muscles help force the accumulated lactic acid out of the muscles, aiding recovery.
2007-08-03 07:47:09 · answer #5 · answered by rt11guru 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When you feel knackered stop. When you feel good to carry on DO.
2007-08-03 07:32:23 · answer #6 · answered by BARROWMAN 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋