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I know working out will certainly help...as well as meditation. But what else? Is there a certain yoga, tai chi,etc. or exercise which will benefit the most?
http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/fitness-survival-guides-81076-137.htmlDuring the middle of your aerobic exercise, add several short bursts of intensity by going faster or increasing the resistance. Don't try to go as fast or as hard as you can. Just go fast enough so that after 20-40 seconds you are breathing harder.
The real secret to increasing fitness with wind sprints is what you do AFTER the sprint.
To get the maximum benefit from your sprint, you've got to return to the speed you were going prior to the sprint. Do not stop or go slower than pre-sprint speed. After you have recovered from the sprint, repeat this sprint/recover cycle. You can eventually add up to 5-10 sprints per workout. Here's a bonus: when you add sprints to your workout you can shorten the total exercise time.
That and deep breathing are the only ways to do it.Skhandelwal said:But I don't know if forcing your lungs by sprinters is a healthy way to do it.
No! Sprinters are healthy precisely because they do the running and conditioning needed to enhance performance. Sprinters, cyclists and swimmers, have great cardio-pulmonary efficiency and performance. Athletes in general have better health, with the exception of injuries related to pushing themselves beyond capability or engaging in contact sports like US football.Skhandelwal said:So you are saying that even though sprinters aren't healthy, they are a very accelerated measurement for performance?
Astronuc said:IIRC, it was recently pointed out that cyclists in the Tour de France have hearts which are slightly larger than the heart of an average person. The larger heart is necessary for the grueling performance they must achieve.
JasonRox said:This is questionable in my opinion.
I could be wrong, but I do believe steroids and other similar sport enhancement drugs increase the size of the heart. Now, since drugs are a big part of Tour De France (sponsors are currently DROPPING out), I would assume that it's not the exercise nor training that resulted in a larger heart, but merely the use of drugs.