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kimyenchu

Cathlete
Hello everyone,

I was wondering how many people on here do not include running in their workouts and just do home exercises only; step, weights, kick boxing and circuit with Cathe or others.

The reason being I am thinking of cutting down on running to the occasional runs every few weeks (I might go to the gym and use the treadmill) now that winter is setting in. Do you think that I will still be able keep up my fitness level without running?

Can I still achieve fitness gains, weight loss and build lean muscles using indoor workouts? I am not a big fan of running and do it out of duty rather than love. In the winter I am less keen.

TIA.

Yen
 
Hi Yen. I hardly do any running. I actually just tried to start running but I hate it. I have been working out to Cathe for about a year and am in the best shape of my life. I've lost 20 pounds and have achieved tremendous strength gains. I didn't start strength training until last year. I have asthma and after doing Cathe, I no longer need to run for my inhaler. In fact, I don't use it at all anymore. I basically do Cathe's workouts and I also go dancing during the week. So, to answer your question, I don't think you will have any problem staying in shape without running.

Marcy
 
I don't run either. I use to, but then I started getting the syptoms of Plantar's Fascitis, so I stopped. Pus, I really didn't like it that much.

I have skipped more than one Cathe rotation because a run was assigned as part of the week's regimen. What have you substituted?

Susan L.G.
 
I don't run and don't ever intend to, but I DO walk - power walk, I guess you would call it - and I certainly am able to keep up a high fitness level when I combine it with stepping and circuit workouts. I walk about 2-3 days a week, do step one day a week, and circuits 2 times a week.

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Hello Susan,

I guess I would substitute it with a cardio like step, circuit or floor aerobics.

What I was thinking of was that when I have not run for a while and then I start it again I find that my legs need adapting all over. It's the same when I only run (like during the summer) and then go back to stepping. Also, with indoor stepping I am doing it on carpet so it is softer, I was wondering if this would mean that my legs are used to softer surfaces. Is this a bad thing? Would running outside on pavement help them to 'toughen up', if you know what I mean.

Yen
 
I too am a non-runner, and my workouts are exclusively indoor with Cathe DVDs (the occasional Mindy Mylrea thrown in) for cardio and my own stuff for strength training, and my aqua workouts. My RHR is 42 beats per minute and my skirt size is zero-small, if that helps your frame of reference.

A-Jock
 
I run very occasionally, and ONLY in the winter, but I live in NC. Mostly I do Cathe, walk a lot, bike twice a week. So about half my cardio is biking, half Cathe. I also occasionally swim a mile or go to a class at a gym. I do fine without running. Even when I didn't bike a lot. I just did more Cathes and more swimming and gym stuff.

I too consider myself very fit. My RHR is 50 and I'm almost 50 myself! I weigh 130 and I'm 5'8".
 
I really dislike running too - and found that I keep in great shape doing home exercise/aerobics/weight training. If I don't do soemthing that I enjoy, I am less likely to be consistent with it and consequently, be in worse shape. It doesn't burn as many calories to do aerobics or weight training, but I do think it is less stressful on your joints and more sustainable in general. I am a former competitive swimmer and find this more effective in keeping me in shape (for an hour a day) than practicing 3-5 hours a day in a pool! Plus it has the fun factor that I needed!

annie
 
Well, thank goodness for this. Now I can just step and know that I am not missing out on something.

I used to think that you have to be running in order to be fit. I much prefer walking, hiking outdoors to running hard. I joined a running club a year ago and that was their mentality. But I just didn't enjoy the hard slog in the cold dark evenings, I didn't like running in the rain either. I felt such a failure because I couldn't summon up the enthusiame.

I will do some runs on warm days and during summer.

Thanks for all your advice.

Yen
 
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