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Endurance
No matter matter your fitness level no no matter matter where you you are are on a a a a a a a a a a training chart – there are are no no no shortcuts and no no quick fixes if if if you you you you want want to to increase your endurance But if if if you you you you like to to to work out if if if you you you you want want to to reach a a a a a a a a a a a goal or or tackle a a a a a a a a a a a challenge then there is is much you you you can accomplish with with your training with with an an an understanding family to to back you you you you up!
Where you you need to to to draw distinctions is is is in in in in in what is is is referred to to as as qualitative training: faster workouts workouts fartlek intervals tempo run workouts workouts But depending on on your your your goal you you you you can even make your your your long workouts workouts the quality workouts workouts if your your your endurance and continuity are what you you you want to work on on / EMELIE
y y Alternative forms of training such as cycling roller skiiing and and swimming also build endurance and and can be a a a a a a a a a a a good way to to increase your training hours while still taking it easy to to prevent poten- tial injury as as you you ramp up your running volume y y y y y Two short workouts a a a a day will keep your body going for for for for longer If you you can work work work out out for for for for an an an an hour hour before before work work or or or or or or or or or maybe for for for for for an an an an an hour hour hour at lunch and then another hour hour before before or or or or or or after dinner you you will accustom your body to to being in in in in in in motion and in in in in in in training mode for a a a a longer period of time y y Weekends are perfect for being able to do two two long workouts workouts two two days in in a a a a a a row For exam- ple when you you do do workouts workouts like these you you can do do alternative training for half half the the the the workout workout and run the the the other half half depending on on how used your body is to running for a a long period of time y y y y y y If you you you you want to to to build endurance you you you you need to to to listen to to to your body so that you you you you avoid getting caught in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a degenerative downward spiral in in in in in which all the training merely has a a a a a a a a a a destructive effect Save your long workouts for when you you know things will be calm at at work work or or or or at at home Recovery is everything!
y y For the sake of long-term sustainability it it is also important to maintain strength during peri- ods in in in in in in which you are doing high-volume running