into a pool or onto a bike, say, you find that none of your readings makes sense.From a practical point of view it couldn't be easier to use your HRM in cross-training. All the main models are waterproof to at least three metres, it's easy to attach

With spring marathon training well underway, the cross-training question is heavy on our minds. Do we really have to do it – and if so, what kind and how much? Is it enough to trot up the escalator once a week, or, horrors, do we have to hit the gym

Knee-high mud, driving rain, howling wind and numb hands form many people's memories of cross-country running at school. But despite this unappealing recollection, cross-country is the training backbone for many of our most successful distance

groups and preventing injury, taking a leaf out of a triathlete’s book might just prove a surprising ticket to improved running performance.What are the benefits of cross-training?Participating in different sports boosts your cardiovascular fitness

It's a common enough problem: you resolve to follow your run with some strength exercises or flexibility training, but you're too worn out after running..."I am about to re-embark on a weight-loss running plan. I keep reading that cross-training

. The practice can be rather different when you look out of the window and savour the prospect of either wilting in the heat or half-drowning in the rain. There are times when even the most dedicated runner needs a cross-training alternative that will maintain

Hill repeats: help develop explosive strengthThe mild autumn weather is great for running and it’s tempting to use this as an excuse to skip the weights room. But as you pile on the miles, your need for strength training grows. Years of study show

on occasions – surely the body does not "spot rest" (eg rest legs only) any more than it spot-reduces fat. Take one day off a week at least, and your whole body will benefit. – The Hoose-GoerYour schedule is varied enough to workCross-training helps because it

suggest interval distances, times and recoveries. And if you cross-train, you can keep records and follow separate plans for different activities. You can also periodically use the software to perform automatic Conconi tests to reassess your thresholds

’ areas, where there are some positives and negatives and no one really knows what predominates.Even so, using common sense combined with what we know about the adaptations induced by different types of training, we can optimise the likelihood of getting