On Jun 18, 7:45=A0pm, "DrollTroll" <fit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Well, I have observed that I can walk 4-5 miles--probably 10+--with
> relative ease, but it is difficult (right now) to run 3-4 miles.
> I'd be more pleased if could run those 3-5 miles without dropping
> dead at the end.
I wish the same thing for myself. And your inability to run might be
related to a lack of "fitness". But it is more likely related, at
least to some degree, to poor technique. That is certainly my
problem.
It might also be related to poor muscle development. But necessarily
the muscle that you might think of. Good running ability requires
good "core" muscles. It also requires good development of small
sup****t muscle in the legs, especially in the feet and around the
knee.
That does not mean you are "unfit". It just means that you have
developed the particular areas needed for running. Consider this:
when Lance Armstrong retired, he decided to run a marathon. As I
recall, he was unable to finish the run; or if he did finish, he
hobbled to the finish line. In either case, his own *****sment was
that he was not ready to run. But no one would consider Armstrong
"unfit" by any measure. Conversely, I am quite sure than none of the
leading Kenyan marathoners could compare to Armstrong's cycling
performance in the French alps and even in time trials (not his
forte).
> And if there are different types of physical fitness, it would nice to
be
> able to define or quantify them,
I never said that there were no objective measures of fitness. In
fact, I said "there are many systems that try to quantify fitness".
Each quantification system is well suited for that mode of exercise or
athletic event.
But you had asked about "__a__ clear definition".
> If you follow the media, 6-pack abs appear to be the be-all and end-all
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> physical fitness.
I don't know what media you follow, but that is just the opposite of
what any knowledgable article says. Yes, we like to gawk people who
have great looking abs. But no one has ever said that defines "fit".
It is merely a requirement for certain jobs, like action acting and
modeling.
(On the other hand, good looking abs have as much to do with low body
fat as it does with good muscle development. It is the low-fat aspect
that is good, if not taken to extremes.)
PS: It would be nice if you would learn by example how to "quote"
previous postings and intersperse your responses.
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