Half Marathon Training

When training for a half marathon the key to improving your performance is to vary your training, by doing this you will improve all your energy systems therefore improving your performance.

A example of this would be to do two short fast runs/interval training and then do one longer run each week.

Goal setting

The key to achieving your overall goal whether its weight loss, increase muscle or run a marathon is to set yourself achieveble short term goals.

By planning your training over a period of months including smaller goals you gain more confidence to achieve your main goal!

Shocking The Body!

Whether your goal is to lose weight, tone up, build muscle or increase fitness the key factor in doing this is to keep shocking your body!

Once your body has adapted to a certain form of training your workouts will seem easier but also less effective. By shocking your body, by taking your body out of your comfort zone it will force your body to work harder therefore helping you achieve your goals more effectivly.

Squats

Why squat?

The reason why including squats into your workout is because squats are fantastic for toning muscles,increasing muscle size, increasing muscle power and muscle endurance.

So depending on your own individual goals squats can be adapted to help u obtain your goal.

Muscle power = 6-8 reps, low reps heavy weight

Muscle size = 8-12 reps, medium reps medium/heavy weight

Muscle endurance = 15+ reps, high reps light/medium weight