Less Intense Training Days are Key

As seen in Verywell Health and MSN, exercise physiologist and Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Alexander Rothstein, Ed.D., comments on how intense exercise competitions require balance in athletes’ training. A recent study shows that engaging in high levels of resistance and aerobic exercises may help people live longer; one example is HYROX races, composed of eight 1-kilometer runs and eight functional movements. However, these competitions—and their training—may be tough on the body.

Rothstein notes that while competing in HYROX races may be a healthy form of exercise, it is critical for trainees to incorporate less-intense workouts to prevent injuries. Training too hard and getting hurt during the race may cause athletes to quit the fitness habit.