Over Training injuries, running , cycling, gym etc.
Sports injuries which are not impact related are often caused by over training and overloading muscle tissue. This type of injury is common for runners and cyclists to train for this type endurance sports in the belief that the more miles or Kilometres in a week is best.
Unfortunately this is only partly true, we do need to prepare mentally for the challenges of endurance sports by putting in the miles so we believe we can achieve the goal however the higher the mileage the more we are at risk of overload and over training injuries like tendinitis, bursitis etc.
Continuous training does 'exactly what it says on the can' It prepares and adapts the body for low level continuous activity over long periods however the more we train the more we risk injury. It also does not prepare us for anything else. If we reach an incline or hill our which our bodies are not prepared for then......
Interval training will help reduce and prevent over training injuries by lowering the amount of training per week required with better results. It is the best way to improve VO2 max, the rate at which we can take in Oxygen and deliver it to muscle. This type of training is preferred as it mimics real sports activity with the up and down of the heart rate, and so trains the heart muscle better than continuous training. Care should be taken not to push the heart rate too high and to allow the rate to drop and recover back to normal between the peaks. Often people will use 20 seconds high intensity and drop to 10 seconds of recovery.
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