Get off the couch and get active with Sennheiser!
Have the Olympic Games motivated you to get active? Getting off the couch can often be the hard bit, so well done for getting that far (that’s if you actually have got that far and you’re not still on the sofa, delving into the depths of the BBC Olympic Games coverage and checking out sports you previously knew nothing about!)
Once you are up and running (literally), you can find some valuable training advice on our Sennheiser training site. If you’ve not visited before, it’s easy to use and is split into sections to help you find what’s most relevant to you:
*The runfurther section gives you guidance on how to train aerobically and how it will work for you
*The runfaster section offers advice on how to run faster for longer
*The runstronger section will give you ideas on training sessions that you can do to build your strength endurance so that the occasional hill or stiff breeze requires little extra effort
*The runsmarter section is our guide to attaining mental running power
*The runsmoother section is all about technique and running efficiency
*The runwithrhythm section looks at what music can do for you; academic research confirms that listening to music can lower perception of effort, increase motivation and enhance performance!
In addition to all of the above, you can also check out the runbritain Training Wizard!
The latest articles to be published on the site today focus on recovery (yes, you’ll be pleased to hear that is one of the most important parts of training!) and variety!
runsmarter: Enhance your recovery
Recovery is a very important part of training. Without it your body won’t adapt to the training that you have done, your fitness levels won’t improve and your body will break down.
Training = stress and you need recovery to mend and build the body back up from the damage that has been done...but recovery doesn’t have to mean doing nothing. In fact there are certain things you can do to enhance your recovery, help make your body stronger and so make your training more effective. Let’s look at some of the things that you can put in place from the moment your training session finishes through to things that you can put into your programme on a regular basis.
How much is too much, too little or just right?
How much training and recovery is right for you? Getting the balance right can be tricky and if you get it wrong it can interfere with your fitness levels and, even worse, lead to injury. Below is our guide on working out how much is just right for you.
Variety is the spice of running
Do you have a goal for your running? Perhaps you want to be able to run further, to run faster or just to ensure that you stick at it. Whatever the goal, you are more likely to achieve it if you vary your training sessions as monotony can be the undoing of your targets.
If you were to go out and run the same session everyday not only would you become bored with your running but you would only improve to a certain extent. To get better you need to increase your training load over time but you should not attempt to increase the training load every time you go out as this could lead to overtraining. Hard days and easy days should be factored into your weekly plan.