Running backwards
juleso
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While trying to endure a tedious spinning session last night I was reading Runner's World. I got as far as them recommending that we all start running backwards to increase our cardiac function. I think they're mental!
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That said I do sometimes add a short (20m) backward sprint into my warm ups, for variety, not cardiac output, improved by cardio work...of any type.Your heart has no brain, it does not know if you are running (forward or back), rowing etc etc, however each will stress you system differently so a change of modality might provoke a response, but with running backward I would suggst that most of would not indulge long enough to ellicit a response &/or the risk of injury would outweigh any benefits.
Thanks for the info, Britspin - the magazine forgot to mention quite how running backwards would help improve my cardiac output. So I therefore decided that they're mental.
If you want to take it a few steps further...
I recall reading the world record for running backwards in the marathon is sub 4 hours!
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=FNNB0fuhaXs
and some serious records here on running backwards!
http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/backwards-running.html
mirrors, not sure to be honest.
Now if I were to throw in some feet-first sculling we could do the full backwards triathlon.