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Hi Jo!
No worries at all. There is nothing wrong with needing a little breather and resuming your workout as soon as you have calmed your extreme huff puff's down to a more doable zone. Each and every workout you will be able to go a smidgen longer, even if it;s only 15 seconds, it's something and eventually all those 15 seconds add up to be the entire workout.
Stay consistent and be persistent....the two will come together and bring you to the finish line in flying colors!
No worries at all. There is nothing wrong with needing a little breather and resuming your workout as soon as you have calmed your extreme huff puff's down to a more doable zone. Each and every workout you will be able to go a smidgen longer, even if it;s only 15 seconds, it's something and eventually all those 15 seconds add up to be the entire workout.
Stay consistent and be persistent....the two will come together and bring you to the finish line in flying colors!
Cathe:
I had been exercising for years, but can't reach the level I want to, especially when I'm away from working out for a little while - then it's like starting over again (thank God for muscle memory). My question is, I always get discouraged b/c my endurance level is quite low. I can do weights no problem, b/c there are breaks in the middle. I don't have asthma I just can't seem to get though a whole cardio session without taking breaks. What can I do to help that?
Thanks in advance,
Jo
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Jo- just keep at it. I don't really know why we improve when we do. But, I do know that it seems to take me a couple of months of steady work to see improvement on the endurance. Don't be afraid to work at that higher heart rate. Those 'heart rate maximums' are really just based on other people, not our own abilities. I know that I can work harder, longer, at a higher heart rate than most people I know (not Cathletes, in person.) Also, if you are eating too few carbs, that can cause your hr to be too high. When I get plenty of omega 3s, my hr improves.
I hope that helps,
Alisha
Jo- just keep at it. I don't really know why we improve when we do. But, I do know that it seems to take me a couple of months of steady work to see improvement on the endurance. Don't be afraid to work at that higher heart rate. Those 'heart rate maximums' are really just based on other people, not our own abilities. I know that I can work harder, longer, at a higher heart rate than most people I know (not Cathletes, in person.) Also, if you are eating too few carbs, that can cause your hr to be too high. When I get plenty of omega 3s, my hr improves.
I hope that helps,
Alisha