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Training objectives:
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Basic training, used generally to improve overall endurance
performance (aerobic condition).
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Increases competition speed as the VO
2
max. can be exploited
over a longer period.
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Increases the beating volume of the heart (i.e. increases the
quantity of blood that can be pumped by one heart beat).
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Increases the number of mitochondria (cell’s power plant)
-> improved provision of energy
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Improved O
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intake and CO
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output by increasing blood volume
and density of capillaries in the lungs and tissues
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Improves VO
2
max.
Note: Medium endurance training starts with a 5 min warm-up and
ends with a 5 min cool-down. At the end of the 5 min fixed warm-up
and cool-down times these phases end automatically. You can also
end the warm-up and cool-down prematurely with the Navigation
button -> SKIP and start the main part of the training program.
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