fitness - I need help

[jonny200]

Originally Posted by lloydwatkin

Pop into a local running store and get on a run walk programme. Best bit about running is the longer you stay out the more calories you burn.

Try this.... Cool Running :: The Couch-to-5K Running Plan as a good start.

Nice and cheap. Rowing is good, but it's also hard

Running carries its own inherrant dangers, shinsplints, compression of knee, hip or ankle joints. Running is a Weight bearing exercise. The problems will be magnified the heavier you are.

Running is not a complete body exercise, thus not being the most effective.

Rowing engages all the major muscle groups and forces body to work as one unit, rather than legs and arms working independantly, this causes alot of the power to be transmitted through the core, preventing injury, improving our fitness through a broader spectrum.

In short Rowing is the way forward.

start on simple programmes like 2k time trials at a steady state. after a couple of months move onto more challenging rows like

300m x 10 rest = 60 seconds at 80% intensity

Enjoy