Crosstraining with wheels.If you hate the pool, cycling isn't your speed, and you don't belong to a gym, you might find yourself at a loss for a crosstraining option. Try inline skating skating: see ice skating; ice dancing; roller skating. skating Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice. . In-line skating produces physiological physiological /phys·i·o·log·i·cal/ (-loj´i-kal) pertaining to physiology; normal; not pathologic. phys·i·o·log·i·cal or phys·i·o·log·ic adj. Abbr. phys. 1. responses similar to running--without the impact. In a study with 16 active males, 18 to 37 years old, each subject performed a VO2 max : VO2 max is the maximum capacity to transport and utilize oxygen during incremental exercise. (The derivation is V̇ - volume per time, O2 - oxygen, max - maximum). test during inline skating and treadmill running that indicated similar metabolic met·a·bol·ic adj. Of, relating to, or resulting from metabolism. Metabolic Refers to the chemical processes of an organ or organism. effects at any given heart rate for either mode of exercise. Skating at a speed of 10.6 to 12.5 miles per hour corresponded to 60% to 75% VO2max or 75% to 90% maximum heart rate and 9.5 to 19.0 kilocalories were used per minute. All values were comparable to the men's efforts on the treadmill. It's stress-free and as good for you as running is! (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1995, Vol. 27. No. 2, pp. 242-248) |
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