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Exactly, but it's hard to combine them. Ideally, you want to have at least 3 running and 3 weightlifting sessions per week to keep improving. For an average per

by f311a 4y ago

Exactly, but it's hard to combine them. Ideally, you want to have at least 3 running and 3 weightlifting sessions per week to keep improving. For an average person, it's too much.

iamacyborg 4y ago
To improve what? Trying to min/max everything in your life isn’t how this stuff works
- saiya-jin 4y ago
  Obviously all stats :) Jokes aside, running is great, but people with tens of kilos overweight should probably start with something much less destructive to joints than run. You can gain muscles much faster than connective tissues like tendons and ligaments manage to build/strengthen. Ie start with swimming or elliptic trainer
- mnky9800n 4y ago
  Depends on your goals. My goals is to be active most days doing outdoor activities I like. Running and lifting and mobility exercises make it more comfortable to do the things I like. That being said, I think sometimes people have this idea that maybe if they run enough one day running won't be hard (or whatever physical activity). But actually, it will always be hard. You will always breathe hard. You will always sweat. You will always be out of breath at some point if you push yourself. You will always have some maximum weight you can lift. But that's the point. Doing the hard thing is the point. That's what you have to realize it the fun interesting part. Otherwise exercise always feels like work.
  - iamacyborg 4y ago
    I mean, at some point running does get easy. That’s assuming you do your easy runs at an actual easy pace though. You’ll also find your easy pace gets faster and faster. The hard thing is not really the point with most running and entirely misses the point. You run easy most of the time so that you can run hard when it’s necessary.
  - jeltz 4y ago
    Nope, that is just a matter of personal preference. Once you have ran enough you reach a level where you can just slow down a bit and running will be easy. I like the hard runs but I also like the easy relaxed runs. I recently did a casual very long run, 70 km, and the group of us ran at a relaxed pace, talked shit, stopped to eat several times and just chilled. I only started to get tired at around 62 km. It is like a hike but a bit faster (9 km/h while running) and running motion instead of walking. Obviously if you do not want to plateau in your training you have to run hard some of the time, but not every run has to be hard.
- f311a 4y ago
  To improve your fitness level, otherwise it's mostly a waste of time.
  - t-writescode 4y ago
    Sigh, "Some exercise beats none; more is better" https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/exercise-beats-none-better-201501237653 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/exercise-beats-none-bett...

by f311a 4y ago

Exactly, but it's hard to combine them. Ideally, you want to have at least 3 running and 3 weightlifting sessions per week to keep improving. For an average person, it's too much.

iamacyborg 4y ago

To improve what? Trying to min/max everything in your life isn’t how this stuff works

saiya-jin 4y ago
Obviously all stats :) Jokes aside, running is great, but people with tens of kilos overweight should probably start with something much less destructive to joints than run. You can gain muscles much faster than connective tissues like tendons and ligaments manage to build/strengthen. Ie start with swimming or elliptic trainer
mnky9800n 4y ago
Depends on your goals. My goals is to be active most days doing outdoor activities I like. Running and lifting and mobility exercises make it more comfortable to do the things I like. That being said, I think sometimes people have this idea that maybe if they run enough one day running won't be hard (or whatever physical activity). But actually, it will always be hard. You will always breathe hard. You will always sweat. You will always be out of breath at some point if you push yourself. You will always have some maximum weight you can lift. But that's the point. Doing the hard thing is the point. That's what you have to realize it the fun interesting part. Otherwise exercise always feels like work.
- iamacyborg 4y ago
  I mean, at some point running does get easy. That’s assuming you do your easy runs at an actual easy pace though. You’ll also find your easy pace gets faster and faster. The hard thing is not really the point with most running and entirely misses the point. You run easy most of the time so that you can run hard when it’s necessary.
- jeltz 4y ago
  Nope, that is just a matter of personal preference. Once you have ran enough you reach a level where you can just slow down a bit and running will be easy. I like the hard runs but I also like the easy relaxed runs. I recently did a casual very long run, 70 km, and the group of us ran at a relaxed pace, talked shit, stopped to eat several times and just chilled. I only started to get tired at around 62 km. It is like a hike but a bit faster (9 km/h while running) and running motion instead of walking. Obviously if you do not want to plateau in your training you have to run hard some of the time, but not every run has to be hard.
f311a 4y ago
To improve your fitness level, otherwise it's mostly a waste of time.
- t-writescode 4y ago
  Sigh, "Some exercise beats none; more is better" https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/exercise-beats-none-better-201501237653 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/exercise-beats-none-bett...