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Hi all

I know there have been many threads so far about running, running times and where/places to run however, my question is slightly different (I hope).

Is there anything (gym wise) I can do to increase stamina/cardio?
My reason for this is, once I'm on the treadmill I'm fine up to the 2km mark and anything after that... I feel quite faint and somewhat nauseous, I'm guessing due to lack of oxygen pumping around (is that correct?)

They have all kinds of fancy machines at the gym but tend to do approx. 45 minutes cardio (15 minutes on the bike / 15 minutes on the skiing machine thing & 15 minutes on the rowing machine) about 4 times a week, along with swimming and some other strange looking machines.

Any tips? They'd be appreciated, greatly!



PS - I recently quit smoking, so hopefully over the coming weeks, my lungs should expel the ‘crap’ the cigarettes left behind (fingers crossed!)

hey talking from a fitness professional's point of view. you will be fine. just keep going with what you are doing, the rowing machine is a great accompanyment to running because of the number of muscle groups you use.

Try doing intervals aswell.

Start at a slow speed like 9.0 kph do 1 minute
then do 1 minute at your fastest speed
then back down to 9.0 kph for another minute.
if you get me.
this should help build your speed endurance and put off the nausea for longer.

Just bear in mind you feel this way because you are working to a very high intensity level and its normal to vom or feel that way. it means you are pushing hard. this deserves respect. not many people get that far without help.

Thanks for the info adz.

The guy at the gym recommended me to start at around 9kph and take it up to 13kph for about 2 miles but my stomach & head couldn't take that heh so I've just been running 5:45/6:00 minute miles.

I'll give your advice a shot tomorrow and see how it goes.

One quick question, would it be best to do the rowing machine before the run to get the heart pumping, or after?

Oh and one other thing... 200bpm heart-rate is common when I start to push that little bit harder, is that bad? (I'm 24/69kg/resting rate: 58bpm) I've been using sites to calculate this and they're saying around 150/160

200 is quite high, but you've just quit smoking so it's understandable so take it easy for a while.

dont stress mate i go to 204 and hav been to 213 before when maxin my mile and half. this is not an indication of being unfit. the 150 to 160 is your aerobic levels. its ok to work in this range some of the time but dont just stay there. i would say aim for about 180 ish and maintain for as long as poss.

the rower is ok for a warm up or as a completely different exercise dont just stick to the tread. you might develop injurys if you over ues it.

It's more than likely, although I’m no professional, to just be you getting used to exercising like this and the fact you quit smoking... if you begin to feel nauseous (to a point where you could do you're self damage and fall of the treadmill/machine) then stop and walk for 2-3 (or how ever long is needed) before cracking on again.

If it is just exhaustion that is making you feel that way then you're on the right track.

Best of luck

Stokey

adz3276 wrote:Try doing intervals as well.

Start at a slow speed like 9.0 kph do 1 minute
then do 1 minute at your fastest speed
then back down to 9.0 kph for another minute.

Well, I gave this a shot today but doing it in 3ish minute intervals, seemed to work a little better... I didn't feel as sick and lasted a lot longer on the treadmill too, which is good so thanks for the info.

I would imagine that running around my local area being much, much harder... I best get out and about... time to dig out the old camelback

I don't suppose anyone knows where I can get a hold of some sample test questions for joining the regiment gunners? I've had a look at the RMC/RN test.

It also helps running on an empty stomach, if you're eating within an hour of going to the gym you could find the nausea hitting you quicker (at least I find this to be true personally) I think it might be something to do with lack of blood supply to the stomach during exercise.