jennifermaria
Cathlete
Hi Cathe!
I'm looking to do my first full marathon this fall, after several half-marathons... I'm hoping to increase my stamina so I can keep up my energy for double the time I'm used to doing, but also I'd love to shave a few seconds off my per-mile pace so I could get a decent time
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With these as my goals, do you think it would be better for me to do longer cardio workouts (i.e. 45-60 min), or do shorter, but more intense? Or longer and intense? Or all of the above LOL?
I'm a little overwhelmed with all of the choices I have and would love to get some guidance.
And if I could also sneak in another question...
I have really loved doing the heavy weight training in 4DS and have gotten great results, but would like to change it up for a while with Gym Style, another favorite series of mine. I'm more time crunched right now and was wondering whether I'd get just as good results if I do the premixes of the Gym Style series, rather than the full workouts? I always feel guilty doing those timesaver premixes--as though I'm "cheating" somehow LOL. Will doing the timesaver versions cut back on the results at all?
Thanks!
Jennifer
I'm looking to do my first full marathon this fall, after several half-marathons... I'm hoping to increase my stamina so I can keep up my energy for double the time I'm used to doing, but also I'd love to shave a few seconds off my per-mile pace so I could get a decent time
.With these as my goals, do you think it would be better for me to do longer cardio workouts (i.e. 45-60 min), or do shorter, but more intense? Or longer and intense? Or all of the above LOL?
I'm a little overwhelmed with all of the choices I have and would love to get some guidance
.And if I could also sneak in another question
...I have really loved doing the heavy weight training in 4DS and have gotten great results, but would like to change it up for a while with Gym Style, another favorite series of mine. I'm more time crunched right now and was wondering whether I'd get just as good results if I do the premixes of the Gym Style series, rather than the full workouts? I always feel guilty doing those timesaver premixes--as though I'm "cheating" somehow LOL. Will doing the timesaver versions cut back on the results at all?
Thanks!
Jennifer
