What is Dean Karnazes made of? When the US ultra-marathoner announced his plan to run 50 marathons through 50 American states in 50 days, people thought he was either superhuman or insane. Mainly the latter. "Mad... 50 marathons??!! He must be..." said RW member Dark Vader of Karnazes, in the title of his forum thread. "Mad," agreed Brizo. And when we rang sports physician Dr Patrick Milroy, his first comment was: "Mad."
But just as Karnazes was announcing his own plans, his fellow American Sam Thompson was reaching the end of his own feat of endurance – running 51 marathons in 50 days. So maybe it's not such a rare (or crazy) talent, after all? Forty-three-year-old Karnazes, who embarks on the North Face Endurance 50 on September 17, is first to admit that he's not unusual. "I really don't consider myself to be gifted in any sort of way," he says. "I just really love to run." He claims that, with
a reasonable level of fitness and the right mental attitude, we’d all be surprised by how far we can run.
To get the most out of 10-minute cardio workouts, you want to focus on working harder than usual. The following workout offers some ideas for how you can work hard during the time you have.
1 minute - Brisk walk or march in place
1 minute - Light jog outside, around the house or in place
1 minute - Jumping jacks
1 minute - Long jumps - jump forward, landing with both feet
1 minute - Light jog
1 minute - Jumping jacks
1 minute - Squat and kick, alternating legs
1 minute - Light jog
1 minute - Long jumps
1 minute - Brisk walk to cool down
If you're feeling creative, make your own workout using some of the activities listed below. Each exercises will burn about 100 calories (depending on your weight, fitness level, and intensity) in 10 minutes:
Running - 1 mile
Jumping rope
Stepping - 30 steps per minute, 7 inch step
Cycling - 13 mph
High-impact aerobics
Running up stairs
Circuit training
Calisthenics - pushups, jumping jacks, plyometric jumps and kickboxing-type moves
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