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Millions Of People Stay Fit By Running Regularly

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Millions Of People Stay Fit By Running Regularly

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  1. Millions Of People Stay Fit By Running Millions Of People Stay Fit By Running Regularly Regularly St ayi ng f i t and heal t hy f or as l ong as pos s i bl e, al s o r i ght i nt o t he s eni or year s i s an i deal f or mi l l i ons of peopl e wor l d- wi de. That i s one of t he r eas ons why s ome peopl e t ake par t i n endur anc e r ac i ng. Thi s ac t i vi t y c an t ake on many f or ms , al l s har i ng s ome or c er t ai n i mpor t ant goal s , one of whi c h i s t o r emai n f i t and heal t hy, and anot her t o be abl e t o c ompet e agai ns t ot her s at var i ous l evel s . Thi s c oul d be at c l ub l evel , r egi onal and even nat i onal . A l ot depends on nat ur al t al ent , but a gr eat deal on t he hour s and t r ai ni ng t he i ndi vi dual i s wi l l i ng t o put i n. To be abl e t o do t hi s at hl et es nor mal l y j oi n a c l ub or gym t hat or gani s es var i ous ac t i vi t i es or oppor t uni t i es f or t he member s t o bec ome par t of a gr oup t hat enj oys t hi s ac t i vi t y. Endur anc e r ac i ng i s an ac t i vi t y t hat r equi r es a r egul ar exer c i s e pr ogr amme, s et t i ng of goal s – al s o adj us t i ng t hem wi t h t i me – and t es t i ng your abi l i t y and pr ogr es s agai ns t ei t her your s el f s uc h as l ooki ng at how your t i mes i mpr ove, or agai ns t ot her at hl et es .

  2. Thi s ki nd of ac t i vi t y i s di f f er ent f r om, s ay, s pr i nt i ng, or s t r engt h exer c i s e, s i nc e you wi l l f ol l ow di f f er ent t r ai ni ng pr ogr ammes . I t wi l l c onc ent r at e on, l i t er al l y, endur anc e or how l ong you c an keep goi ng as oppos ed t o ot her s por t s t hat r equi r e s t r engt h, r at her t han goi ng on f or hour s at a t i me, whi c h i s a r equi r ement when you dec i de you want t o t r y endur anc e r ac i ng. As i s t he c as e wi t h ot her s por t s , es pec i al l y when you ar e i nt er es t ed i n c ompet i ng, you wi l l have t o exer c i s e r egul ar l y and al s o wat c h what you eat . The r unner of , es pec i al l y l onger di s t anc es , does not want t o c ar r y t oo muc h wei ght and wi l l t her ef or e wat c h t hei r di et and wei ght c ar ef ul l y. Endur anc e means t o go on and on and on, and t he r unner s t hat t ake up t hi s ac t i vi t y wi l l be ones t hat ar e i nt er es t ed i n l ong- di s t anc e r unni ng s uc h as mar at hons or ul t r a mar at hons or ul t r a r unni ng, c r os s c ount r y r ac i ng and ot her f or ms of l ong di s t anc e r unni ng. Many peopl e do t hi s on t hei r own wher eas ot her s pr ef er t o pr epar e f or endur anc e r ac i ng and c ompet i t i on by j oi ni ng a c l ub i n or der t o enj oy t he s oc i al as pec t but al s o t o exc hange i deas wi t h ot her r unner s and t aki ng up t he oppor t uni t y t o t r ai n wi t h a c oac h t hat s pec i al i zes i n l ong di s t anc e r unni ng.

  3. Coac hes of f er t he knowl edge and exper i enc e t hat c an hel p at hl et es r eac h t hei r f ul l pot ent i al and as s i s t t hem wi t h r egar d t o a t r ai ni ng pr ogr amme, es pec i al l y i f t hey want t o c ompet e. The i deal c andi dat e f or t hi s ac t i vi t y wi l l be t he at hl et e t hat has ment al s t r engt h, enj oys aer obi c exer c i s e and has t he s t ami na t o keep t hem goi ng. Long- di s t anc e r unni ng c an s t ar t at di s t anc es of , s ay, 5 mi l es and go up t o r eal l y l ong di s t anc es t hat at t r ac t endur anc e r ac i ng ent hus i as t s . Thes e ar e t he mar at hons and ul t r a mar at hons f or whi c h r unner s have t o pr epar e f or many mont hs and year s t o be r eady t o t ake par t and not f ol d under t he pr es s ur e. Thes e ar e r un at di s t anc es of 25 mi l es and mor e onc e you ent er f or t he ul t r a mar at hon. Some of t hes e t ake pl ac e over f l at di s t anc es whi l e ot her s r eal l y t es t t he at hl et es ’ r es ol ve as t hey ar e r un of f - t r ai l and over r ough t er r ai n and i n mount ai nous ar eas , and of t en i n des er t s . I t depends on t he nat ur e of t he r ac e and whet her t he at hl et e f eel s i nt er es t ed or r eady f or i t . Endur anc e r ac i ng does r equi r e a s t r ong wi l l and hi gh f i t nes s l evel s of t hos e who t ake par t . W hen at hl et es j oi n a c l ub, t he c oac h wi l l be abl e t o advi s e about

  4. eat i ng pl ans and exer c i s e pr ogr ammes , wi t h r egul ar meet i ngs t o s ee how t he at hl et e i s doi ng. Thes e r ac es ar e of t en s t and- al one event s ; however , t hey c an al s o be par t of ot her c ompet i t i ons whi c h may i nc l ude di f f er ent di s c i pl i nes s uc h c ompet i t i ons whi c h r equi r e of at hl et es t o s how t hei r met t l e i n di f f er ent s por t s di s c i pl i nes . Ther e ar e ac t ual l y c l ubs t hat of f er t hes e oppor t uni t i es wher e at hl et es c an c ompet e i n t er ms of var i ous di s c i pl i nes i nc l udi ng endur anc e r ac i ng but al s o s t r engt h exer c i s es , doi ng s pr i nt s and ot her f i t nes s exer c i s es . About Us Our pas s i on i s f i t nes s c ompet i t i ons and we make i t pos s i bl e f or t he f i t t es t s por t s t eams i n Gr eat Br i t ai n t o qual i f y f or t he Nat i onal Fi nal s event i n Las Vegas wher e gr eat c as h pr i zes c an be won. I n t ot al 32 t eams , eac h c ompr i s i ng of t he 4 f i t t es t men and 4 f i t t es t women, wi l l qual i f y t o t ake par t i n t he Nat i onal Fi nal s . Thes e t eams wi l l be c hos en at 32 di f f er ent event s al l over GB. To qual i f y t eams wi l l have t o pos s es s i mpor t ant qual i t i es s uc h as s peed, s t r engt h, endur anc e and power – and a wi l l t o wi n. Non- pr of es s i onal at hl et es over 21 year s of age ar e al l owed t o ent er and c an be made up of any t eams whet her you r epr es ent your l oc al gym, f i t nes s or s por t s c l ub, or c or por at e gr oup, f or exampl e. For mor e det ai l and i nf or mat i on Pl eas e vi s i t us at ht t ps : / / www. ur bant eam. c o. uk Cal l : 2039118454

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