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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => Training Q&A => Topic started by: MrsMuscles on February 19, 2014, 06:46:09 AM

Title: When i run should i go by time or by distance?
Post by: MrsMuscles on February 19, 2014, 06:46:09 AM

I am going to start running on Sunday to help me loose weight. Do you think I should go by the amount of time or by the distance I run? Right now I walk for between 30 minutes to 40 minutes. I go at a fairly fast pace. I was thinking I should start running for about 5 minutes and then maybe just slow walk for about another 25 to make it half an hour.

This way I can build up my running abilities and then the next I go see if I can go run for 6 minutes and so on.

Or should I just measure my distance and increase it slowly?

Title: Re: When i run should i go by time or by distance?
Post by: nasht5 on February 19, 2014, 06:52:41 AM

time

Title: Re: When i run should i go by time or by distance?
Post by: Agnostic007 on February 21, 2014, 08:13:00 AM

My opinion based on what I've read.. steady state cardio for no longer than 30 minutes to avoid burning muscle. I do that along with days of interval training for 15-20 minutes. Opinions and experiences vary widely but that's what I go by these days. Lost 20 lbs since Jan 2 incorporating that into my diet and don't seem to have lost much muscle.