Re: Running in marathons impairs immunity

On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 12:51:43 GMT, John 'the Man'  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>Once upon a time, our fellow Van Bagnol
>   rambled on about "Re: Running in marathons impairs immunity."
>Our champion De-Medicalizing in sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ...
>
>>> Of course, one does wonder why exercising for more than 90 minutes
>>> would even be an issue.  Most people have a hard time finding time to
>>> exercise to begin with.
>>
>>Most do have trouble finding the time, but that's the problem, isn't it?
>
>Actually, my workouts are in the 90 minutes plus range.  :)
>
>They are 30 minutes on the lifecycle to warm up.  5 to 10 minutes
>stretching. 30 minutes bodybuilding, with multiple sets.  And, then 30
>minutes on the treadmill.  With 5 to 10 minutes stretching.

That's a pretty retarded workout.

>
>They are certainly are not continuous exercise at extremely high
>intensity, but they are periodically intense.  MET wise, the lifecycle
>and treadmill workout is above 6 METs which is classified as high
>intensity exercise.
>
>This impair immunity information is something to think about as I try
>to figure out how to trim my workouts down.

Drop the warmup and the stretching. Voila.

>
>Just thought that you might want to know. :)