40 Mins Elliptical
Zone 2: Easy
A good way to boost cardio whilst reducing the risk of injury. To get your heart rate into zone 2 you’ll probably find you need to work quite hard but that’s a good thing.
Another big week, so impressed with the amount you fit in, it’s brilliant. A few things to note. Keep those easy runs slow. For the speed session all we want to do for the quicker 30 seconds bursts is pick up the cadence. Nothing else. A higher cadence then means a lighter ground contact, so assuming you don’t stride out, stretch, or land funny, the injury risk needn’t be higher. That’s logically right? And no need to push too hard on those 30 second reps. Just thing faster feet, lighter contact. Any problems let me know. Keep up the great work Lou.
Coach Simon🍊
A good way to boost cardio whilst reducing the risk of injury. To get your heart rate into zone 2 you’ll probably find you need to work quite hard but that’s a good thing.
If you have accurate heart rate data that is far and away the best guide for this run. Stay in Zone 2 if you can.
A good way to boost cardio whilst reducing the risk of injury. The elliptical can tone muscles and improve endurance whilst being gentle on your joints.
A great form of cross trainer for us runners. Keep that heart rate in Zone 2. You might feel like RPE is higher, as it’s a tough exercise, but a good opportunity to really improve your aerobic engine without the heavy impact of running.
Enjoy. Swimming is a great alternative to running and probably the best form of cross training.
RPE is the best area to focus on, 3-4 effort for the easy 30s and then push 7-8 on the quicker 30 seconds.
Keep this nice and easy. Focus on good form & efficient running economy. RPE should be around the 3/10 which means you can run and chat.
A good all round session to work the legs. This is level 2 workout with some single leg exercises and lower reps, higher weights approach. So you want to be strong before doing this session.