Treadmill vs. Road running

[TripletDaddy]

Depends on your exercise goals. Keeping your heart rate at a certain level for a certain amount of time is supposed to be the standard approach. For fat/cholesterol burning (my own goal), it's 80% of your maximum heart rate minus your age, or something like that. (I just know what my magic heart rate number is - I've forgotten how I got to it.) For cardio training, it's higher, IIRC.

220 minus your age * 70% is what I was told if you are looking for a good baseline.

[LA Ute]

220 minus your age * 70% is what I was told if you are looking for a good baseline.

Yes! Thanks for the reminder. I think 80% is for cardio training. But I'm not sure. All I care about is hitting my # for 45+ minutes.

[Bo Diddley]

One of the men in our ward collapsed on the treadmill yesterday, and died. There was no one around when he collapsed. I think about this sometimes as I almost always go cycling by myself. Does anyone else think about these things? Kind of hard to process.

[PaloAltoCougar]

One of the men in our ward collapsed on the treadmill yesterday, and died. There was no one around when he collapsed. I think about this sometimes as I almost always go cycling by myself. Does anyone else think about these things? Kind of hard to process.

Before I head out on a long ride, I imagine having a major fall or getting nailed by some careless driver, and then thinking I'll look back at the start of the ride when everything was nice and normal, and wishing I could go back to that. Weird, but that actually happened to me once (bad fall with substantial after effects). But every time I wonder about the potential dangers or running or riding, I also imagine a sedentary me, spread out on a couch, and then gasping for air as I go to the fridge, and I decide the risks are worth it.

What kind of shape was your ward member in? It's very disturbing when an otherwise healthy person suddenly dies like that. Another Jim Fixx, perhaps?

[Bo Diddley]

Before I head out on a long ride, I imagine having a major fall or getting nailed by some careless driver, and then thinking I'll look back at the start of the ride when everything was nice and normal, and wishing I could go back to that. Weird, but that actually happened to me once (bad fall with substantial after effects). But every time I wonder about the potential dangers or running or riding, I also imagine a sedentary me, spread out on a couch, and then gasping for air as I go to the fridge, and I decide the risks are worth it.

What kind of shape was your ward member in? It's very disturbing when an otherwise healthy person suddenly dies like that. Another Jim Fixx, perhaps?

You know, I'm not positive. He was probably around 50 with a thin to medium build. Not someone I'd call an athlete, but not a slug. He did something with software development, so probably sat quite a bit. But who doesn't anymore? I'm a soldier and I sit behind a computer more often than not.

[bobcatpicket]

I always prefer road running over treadmill because the fresh air that we experience in the open environment is always beneficial for the body and in a closed room treadmill created suffocation which has many adverse effects on the body and respiratory system.

[Copelius]

I always prefer road running over treadmill because the fresh air that we experience in the open environment is always beneficial for the body and in a closed room treadmill created suffocation which has many adverse effects on the body and respiratory system.

http://air.utah.gov/currentconditions.php?id=slc

[Jeff Lebowski]

"bobcatpicket"

Hey, I like that moniker. But I predict the bobcat will be another one-post wonder.

[Pelado]

"bobcatpicket"

Hey, I like that moniker. But I predict the bobcat will be another one-post wonder.

You're responding to his/her/its second post.

[Copelius]

http://air.utah.gov/currentconditions.php?id=slc

Damn picture wasn't supposed to update itself. For all who think my post stupid when you see clear skies, the original picture was when the particulate count in the air was off the charts yesterday before it started raining.

Post was pretty stupid anyhow.

[myboynoah]

Damn picture wasn't supposed to update itself. For all who think my post stupid when you see clear skies, the original picture was when the particulate count in the air was off the charts yesterday before it started raining.

Post was pretty stupid anyhow.

The picture is dark and black now. Some crazy particulate counts there in Utah. Stay indoors!