Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality

Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by K0nserv on Friday May 03, 2024 @06:52AM (#40246233)

I definitely went on this journey with my running. At first I would run very short distances at very high pace(zone 4/5), but I fell out of it. I picked up running again last year and ended up more in zone 3/4, but for the last six months I've been aiming for zone 2 in most of my runs.

I've had some knee pain recently so I've not been running much, focusing instead on knee strengthening exercise. On my last run I discovered this weird phenomenon were my knees stopped hurting if I ran faster with longer strides, it felt like I was "rolling through" each step which seemed less demanding for my knees. Perhaps my slow running style is just poor.

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Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by gilbetron on Friday May 03, 2024 @08:37AM (#40246995)

I've noticed that, too. This video is interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj9ZgQgQvBk and might explain some of it, but I also think that the kinematics of your legs works better at higher speeds (or at walking speeds) - jogging seems the worst for joints!

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Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by rubbertoe on Friday May 03, 2024 @11:21AM (#40248718)

Same here with the knee pain after running. Any particular knee strengthening exercises recommendations? There is so much out there these days.

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Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by ekanes on Friday May 03, 2024 @12:46PM (#40249669)

The youtuber "knees over toes guy" seems to be largely acknowledged by The Internet as having a novel, free and effective way to strengthen and injury-proof your knees. Worked very well for me.

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Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by Aperocky on Friday May 03, 2024 @12:51PM (#40249721)

Try cycling, it uses completely different set of leg muscles and its my goto when my knees start hurting.

The two sports also complements each other very well since the muscle groups support each other and cardiovascular side of things are the same.

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Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by Fricken on Saturday May 04, 2024 @09:32AM (#40257539)

I mostly cycle. When I run it is usually on trails, and during winter. It is much easier on the knees than running on pavement.

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Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by jdechko on Saturday May 04, 2024 @12:29PM (#40258683)

Careful there. By combining running and cycling, you’re 2/3 of the way to triathlons. And why suck at 1 sport when you can suck at 3?

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Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by Aperocky on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:07PM (#40268395)

This is a question I've been asking myself, the future looks wet.

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Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by salad-tycoon on Friday May 03, 2024 @12:56PM (#40249779)

Rucking. Get a back pack with a chest and waist strap, put in weights (increase over time) or buy a cheap weight lifting belt (Velcro fine) and attach a rope and something that drags (I use an old wheel).

Low impact, good for core strength. Zone 2 approved.

If you are wealthy they make specific back packs or I bought a tacti-cool one on Temu for cheap.

Outlive by Peter Attia is pretty good for more ideas on how to lengthen the mobile portion of your life.

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