Running to lose weight - How fast should you run?

by Answer is Fitness on February 5, 2010      

In general while running, you should not always be pushing yourself to the absolute maximum of your fitness/cardio-respiratory capability. If you're running to lose weight or even to stay in good shape (heart heath), a good test is called the "Talk Test".

If while running you can still talk and carry on a conversation with a little difficulty (breathing), you are running at a good pace for you. If you are running so hard that you have great difficulty speaking, you should probably slow  down a little bit.  On the flip side, if carrying on a conversation is really easy, push yourself and pick up the pace a little bit more.

To lose weight or stay in good shape, you should be exercising at a pace where you are pushing yourself.  The Talk Test is a good way to check if you're giving yourself an appropriate aerobic workout. Try it the next time you go on a run with a friend, while on a treadmill, or even during an aerobics class workout.

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