An amazing coincidence occured, my fellow blogger, Xbox Owner, Ipod lover and former work colleague Tao has just started getting fit and has also blogged about it here and here.
We are both doing identical workout regimes using the exact same running podcast (Podrunner Intervals).
These Podcasts are brilliant, I am now listening to Level 1 - Week 4 which consists of;
BPM CHART:I ran this earlier this morning and managed a distance of 7.25k, burned 470calories in the 30 minutes the podcast ran for.
5-minute warmup @ 129 bpm
3 minutes @ 140 bpm
90 seconds @ 130 bpm
5 minutes @ 140 bpm
2 minutes 30 seconds @ 130 bpm
3 minutes @ 140 bpm
90 seconds @ 130 bpm
5 minutes @ 140 bpm
Two minute cooldown @ 130 bpm
Geek Alert - Tao is now ready to run in the real world and splash out on pimping his iPod with the Nike Plus sports kit or a GPS watch and Google Mapping his route.
I have done similar althoug spent less (nothing). Firstly I don't go out running, however when I go out on my bike, I have a GPS enabled PDA and use GPS Tuner to map the route (30 day trial) which allows you to upload the data.
That's all I need (for now) although am looking to get a heart rate monitor to ensure I keep my heart at 150BPM (optimal for fat burning/cardio).
1 comment:
Well done matey!
I am holding off on the Nike+ kit to be honest. There are other things I could get instead but I always run the same route, so I know where I went - i'm just being Geeky about it - thats all.
I have entered my first 5k run too in October. I will blog about it soon. I need a goal, otherwise I am just running for the hell of it.
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