how long should i run for?

[zero188]

ive asked a couple guys at my gym how long they run for and the average is 30-45 min.is this a good time to run?how long do you run for?i dont want to undertrain or overtrain so i want to hear your input.

[Freelancer]

ive asked a couple guys at my gym how long they run for and the average is 30-45 min.is this a good time to run?how long do you run for?i dont want to undertrain or overtrain so i want to hear your input.

Well it's said that for a normal person, by no means an athlete 20 mins of cardio exercise a day is enough to obtain a good blood circulation and all that. Now if you're training for something, 30 to 45 mins sounds about right.

However it's best to train according to what your body can handle. I'm sure you'll figure out a time limit as soon as you get an idea of how much you can handle and how fast you'll see progress.

[Joachim]

if you can do 5 miles in 30 - 40 minutes you're in pretty good shape

[TheTruthIs]

Cardio is found in many things, non-running related.

So I wouldn`t try to equate time running with quality or proficiency. This is a mistake. Far too many variables. I`m sure others will be along shortly to elaborate on what i mean.

[zero188]

a friend of mine suggested that i get one of those things you put into your shoes to calculate distance traveled.it sounds like a good idea because i have no idea how many miles i currently run

[SpecialOne]

It all depends on what you want to achieve really

Tell us what you want to achieve and we would tell you if its good or bad

edit: some of us talk alot of smack and theres a few who know what they are talking about

[putaloco]

try runningmap.com bro.

[Pac11]

I would probably just do what i'm boxing for 3 min sprints or if it's too easy just do like 9 minutes hard hard hard pace .You can probably get close to 1.5 miles doing this or if your a fast runner inside 1.5 miles .No ***** footing but man hard fast and aggressive and harder because it's shorter . Long runs are boring man .

[ScottDBA]

a friend of mine suggested that i get one of those things you put into your shoes to calculate distance traveled.it sounds like a good idea because i have no idea how many miles i currently run

Or you could save yourself a bunch of money and just use http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ or google earth to track your route.

[Ivansmamma]

Oscar said it's useless for fighters to run more then 5-6 km but his stamina wasen't the greatest so i don't know.

I usually run 5 km but im gonna start doing sprints instead i think it's closer to what you need in the ring.