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Jan 3Liked by Ben Alexander

If you like cardio then start up Riding for Resilience!! Can do a quick blast on a bike 🚲 to get the heart pumping and it's next to no impact. I love running too but I'm in a similar boat to you that I don't think my body can sustain it without too much damage. Cycling, and swimming for that matter, have been excellent substitutes although not as convenient as just whacking on some shoes and heading out the door.

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Nice one Ben, I too have fitness goals as have higher HRV by improve my sleep time & maintain good resting HR, 3 weight session. thinking to have one recovery session as you mentioned in this article.

But one question, I thought running more will improve fitness, why you think running more wont increase your fitness or drain your energy ?

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Jan 2Liked by Ben Alexander

Great goals Ben!

Ive loved having HRV as a health indicator. It tells me Im run down when I wouldn't otherwise think I was. When my emotions are out of balance my HRV is also out of balance.

Awesome to see lifting more as a goal. A lot of runners need to lift more and run less 👌👏.

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