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I haven’t used the yoga training DVD yet. I opted for Denise Austin’s Yoga Body Burn instead. However, it is said to offer tips for beginners, explaining some basic yoga poses for runners for building core body strength.
We all know that lifting weight has been shown to burn calories, raise metabolism and strengthens bone mass. And hey, those strong muscles get hungry and just happen to start snacking on the surrounding fat when they do. If you can’t hit the gym however and don’t want to invest in some weights at home, there are still moves that you can practice in which you use your own body weight to build muscle. Many balancing exercises can do that as well as push-ups (the old stand by) lunges, squats, and yoga and running.
You can also combine your 5k training with a 10k training program. But we recommend switching to a 5k pace during the last few weeks of training. You can also use your 5k program as part of a yoga poses for marathons as long as you know in which part to insert it. In doing this, it is better if the training for the 5k is done at the beginning of the entire program, followed by the half marathon phase and then the marathon phase.
One thing to keep in mind is the 1:2 ratio, which means that for one short workout, do two longer workouts. The idea of this kind of workout is to control your muscle tension. This tends to have a direct positive effect on your performance.
Basically I’ve just focused on yoga and running and kind of keeping my mind where it needs to be, kind of challenging myself. I used to do Crossfit when I was in Vegas. It’s just a matter of living in the moment and taking each day as it comes.
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