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Keeping my cardio up... Anonymous
Hi /fit/,

I've recently been told I have to keep off running for the next 3 weeks whilst I stretch or so due to poor running form which came from having inflexible legs. However whilst I was slowly damaging my soleas I did manage to build up alot of running endurance and vastly improve my cardio (got up to being able to do 8+miles at a decent pace). But now that I can't run I need to do something else to keep my cardio up.

Long story short I've decided to do HIIT on a cross trainer at the gym every other day or so, and then swim. Now you guys are constantly banging on about HIIT so I just wanted to check if this is ok or if I should change it...

I currently do this: warm up for 5 minutes or so, then begin doing intervals of 2 mins each.

So 2 minutes at high intensity, 2 minutes recovering at medium/low intensity. Usually work my heart rate down to 150~ during the "rest" period (I'm 19) and work it up to 180+ in the high intensity period. I do that for around 20+minutes until I can't any more basically.

(Note I'm running distance for a specific reason not just cardio, and I already do a resistance workout every other day which includes Squatz.)
>> Anonymous
If you can do HIIT on a cross trainer, you can do it at moderate intensity for longer. Your going to be putting more pressure on the leg doing HIIT than moderate intensity.
>> OP
bump~

Yes I know I use "or so" and "basically" too much, but I was nervous, you guys are such judgemental bastards most of the time.
>> OP
>>195261
The problem with my leg was a recurring one which came specifically from poor running form, I had overly tight leg muscles which was causing me to flick my foot out slightly whilst I run meaning when I struck the ground I was putting alot of stress on the soleas, saw a physio about it.