parkrun thread
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Jun 2018
11:49am, 22 Jun 2018
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Dvorak
Really, The_Saint? I think that may be the most ridiculous thing you have ever come out with. Exercise does not have to equate with beasting yourself. I would say, further, that it is largely beneficial that for the most part, it doesn't. |
Jun 2018
11:57am, 22 Jun 2018
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Velociraptor
I don't struggle at all with the concept of walking as exercise. For the vast majority of people, walking is good exercise. For some people, walking slowly is the only form of exercise accessible to them.
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Jun 2018
12:34pm, 22 Jun 2018
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Andrew65
^^ Walking is actually an extremely effective form of exercise! It does pretty much the same to the body as running does, but over a longer period of time and with less impact on the joints. |
Jun 2018
2:29pm, 22 Jun 2018
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TomahawkMike
I walked from Brixham to Kingswear along the south west coast path last summer and might do it again at the end of July. It was 'only' about 11miles but it was really tough. Up very steep hills and down very steep hills as it hugs the coastline and all the small inlets. That was some exercise and more knackering than any Half Marathon I have done.
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Jun 2018
2:36pm, 22 Jun 2018
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The_Saint
I stand by what I say - as others have said in previous pages when I try to walk alongside most people at their walking pace I start to lose the will to live. I gave an example of walking as exercise as did someone else but seriously if there is no serious elevation of heart rate or body temperature I suggest we are in the parkrun volunteer zone of exercise.
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Jun 2018
2:57pm, 22 Jun 2018
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Andrew65
I was about to type a big long list of the benefits of walking. But I won't bother because I think that deep down, you already know them. There is a huge body of research that supports walking as an effective exercise with a range of physical and psychological benefits. There is more to exercise than a "serious elevation of heart rate or body temperature". Significant health improvements can be gained by even minor elevations of both. |
Jun 2018
3:29pm, 22 Jun 2018
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BexleyKev
Wasn't there one of those 'trust me I am a doctor' type of programmes on fitness that showed that any exercise ( walking included ) only has benefit if it raised the heart levels. So short brisk activity has more effect than a long sedentary walk.
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Jun 2018
3:33pm, 22 Jun 2018
197 posts
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BexleyKev
The truth about getting fit - bbc.co.uk
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Jun 2018
3:34pm, 22 Jun 2018
5,104 posts
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larkim
I think that TMIAD programme showed that a very brief but intense burst could / did have the same impact as lower intensity / longer exercise, but I don't think it said anything about correlating the level of heartrate rise with benefit. Clearly walking 20 minutes to the shops at a totally ambling pace is less beneficial than purposefully striding the same distance, but then both are more beneficial than sitting at home on your backside. Most here are "runners" so we look at exercise levels primarily in the context of trying be faster / better runners. But exercise to keep you more healthy than a sedentary lifestyle need not be intense, so walking as part of a balanced approach to be more active / eat sensibly is definitely not something to be discounted! |
Jun 2018
5:00pm, 22 Jun 2018
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Fragile Do Not Bend
Surely it’s not possible to walk without raising your heart rate from its resting rate, even if it’s only a bit higher.
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