ShapeFit.com

mikejohnson003 · Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 5

what would be better:

walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes

OR

running on the treadmill for 5 minutes

Boss Man · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:21 pm Post subject:

Bad comparison.

You're comparing a 30 minute timeframe to a 5 minute one.

I would say probably the running thing, if your timeframe was 20 minutes not 5, but if it's 5 minutes, I'd prompt for the 30 minutes walking.

swanso5 · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:13 am Post subject:

for the puprose of..............

pweber2007 · Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4

I have heard sprinting is actually better than walking and running. Its an explosive movement that not only burns calories but it also a growth promoter. Just look at sprinters bodies vs. marathoners. I think this is one of the base exercises for the HIIT method of cardio. 100 yard sprint, rest, then another 100 yarder. Do about 20 of these and you will burn some serious cals.

Boss Man · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:51 pm Post subject:

Marathon runners only look like they do, because of probably a higher Metabolic increase, caloric burn, and may well consume less calories, because they don't train for as much muscle as Sprinters.

I would politely disagree really. If someone who is trained to be a sprinter for perhaps 200M, may have the capacity to sprint just beyond that, so as not to fade, but if someone trains for Marathons, they probably run at least an approximate average, of 7-8 miles daily, at near peak capabilities.

Compared to someone who might Sprint a full 100M a few times a day, and work on exiting Blocks, I can't see the comparison in caloric burn being so, unless perhaps the person Sprinting, did the equivalent of about 10,000M of Sprints a day, which is 100 full sprint practices, compared to 8 miles, which is over 12,800M.

Then you have a worthy comparison.

Though I can't see someone Sprinting 100M a full 100 times a day, it would simply be overkill.

That's why comparing Sprinting to jogging, or different pace to time ratios, is a difficult thing in my opinion.

I mean is 8mph on a Treadmill for 15 minutes, the same as 4mph for 30, in terms of caloric burn, simply because you appear at 4mph for 30, to be getting a slower, longer lasting burn?

swanso5 · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:58 am Post subject:

the sprints will elevate metabolism so more cal's will be burnt overall...on weekends when i have time i do them simply for the metabolim elevation and nothing else

Boss Man · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:24 pm Post subject:

Agreed. Kind of like burning more petrol, (fuel), when you drive at higher speeds, but the only problem is comparing the Sprinting to Jogging, as there comes a point where Jogging a certain distance would burn more calories than a few Sprints, but I don't know where that point is.

Hence why I said comparing the two is hard.

swanso5 · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject:

for me it's all about efficiency...why jog for 2 hours when you can sprint for 10mins and get the same, if not better result????

Boss Man · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject:

True enough. Jogging is okay for long distance training, but as for Basic Metabolic assistance in relation to Fat burning, it can be potentially userped by other Cardio forms.

Though in that situation, I suppose it is the users choice. Don't see any particular harm, in someone doing about 30 mins treadmill on Interval.

SarahPT · Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 603 Location: Western Maine

Actually, marathon runners usually consume far more calories than people whose focus is on muscle growth. The focus is on having loads of fuel to make the run a good run. Not enough fuel means less quality running, less chance of seeing your times improve. When I am training for races (more than half of the year) I eat 3000-3200 cals a day, adn I weigh 118. When I was bodybuilding I ate only 2200-2400.

Long distance runners and sprinters have the physiques they do in part because of genetics. In general those who naturally have the slender bodies with long limbs will more likley excel at long distance running and those with more muscular builds and shorter limbs will more likley excel at sprinting. It's more about that and less about the type of training that they do.

Training for runners isn't as black and white as that. I am a track coach and I have my sprinters do some distance (not exactly long distance, but half miles, anyway) and my distance runners do sprints (longer sprints). I run distance and I force myself to do some 400's now and again.

I think for eneral fitness doing both interval work and jogging/fast walking are beneficial. Personally I would never recommend a client do only sprint intervals for cardio. I think it's leaving out a very important aspect of fitness.