The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness offers some clues. Researchers in Brazil looked at five male recreational runners in their mid-30s, and measured their physiological responses to warm temperatures while running a long-distance race using a portable metabolic analyzer which measures oxygen consumption during activity. Researchers also tracked the runners’ cardiovascular responses, including their heart rate, and recorded their body temperatures with another device called a capsule telemetric system.
The sample size of the study was so small because of the amount of data gathered during the race, according to study co-author Danilo Prado, Ph.D., of the Ultra Sports Science Lab and University of São Paulo in Brazil. But despite the modest number of participants, he told
Walking Uphill Is Harder on Certain Muscles Than Running Elizabeth Millard
New research published in the
European Journal of Applied Physiology asks the question: Is it more efficient to walk or run up a steep hill?
While the answer relies on your aerobic fitness level and the steepness of the hill you encounter, switching back and forth between walking and running, based on your rate of perceived exertion, may be your best bet.
Incorporating hill repeats into your regular training will also help hills feel easier in general.
In the midst of your steady-paced run, you see a monster hill looming ahead. What’s the best strategy here? Walking might slow your tempo way down, but running could burn up your energy, making you more likely to hit the wall sooner.
New research published in the
European Journal of Applied Physiology asks the question: Is it more efficient to walk or run up a steep hill?
While the answer relies on your aerobic fitness level and the steepness of the hill you encounter, switching back and forth between walking and running, based on your rate of perceived exertion, may be your best bet.
Incorporating hill repeats into your regular training will also help hills feel easier in general.
In the midst of your steady-paced run, you see a monster hill looming ahead. What’s the best strategy here? Walking might slow your tempo way down, but running could burn up your energy, making you more likely to hit the wall sooner.