Catchy title I know 😅
So for the last 4 days I have been running daily between 5k-10k each day depending on time and how bad the Dom’s are 🤷🏻♂️ there are 2 reasons why I’m doing it, reason 1: to run 200k+ in one month because I do love a challenge 😁 (luckily March has 31 one days) there was no way I was doing it February, reason 2: is to help build my aerobic base, no not a base that we built when we were kids and we wanted to play cowboys and Indians. 🤷🏻♂️
Also how old am I 😅
So what is an aerobic base? well hold on there now and I’ll tell you,
First off Building your aerobic base is something everyone should do – runner or not!
When we move or do some physical work our body needs to burn fuel for energy there are two main sources of that fuel carbohydrates and fat.
The more intense we work out the more carbohydrates are the preferred fuel.
The term aerobic means – “with oxygen”. The term anaerobic means “without oxygen”. When we workout with very high intensity our body can no longer supply enough oxygen to burn that fuel, so we start using our very limited anaerobic capacity.
So by working out – running – at low heart rates – as low as 60–75% of our maximum we train our bodies to burn fat for fuel and we can take in enough oxygen to satisfy the demand.
By staying in that “fat burning” zone, you get better at using fat and you find you can run faster at the same HR. This period of training is called base building, building your aerobic base is by far the most important thing you can do health wise and if you eventually want to run faster. You are adapting your slow twitch muscle fibers to have more endurance. You build new capillaries, the mitochondria in your cells get bigger and stronger and gain more of them. Your resting HR gets lower and most likely so does your blood pressure and weight (well I hope😅)
Simples!
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Cheers peeps 😁
The Ramblings of Coach Richie 