Re: RC: Energy expenditure

["Truman Prevatt, Ph.D." <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Weight lifting is more of an anaerobic exercise than an aerobic
exercise. So they need to look at say marathoners or people doing
aerobic exercises.

At Longstreet's Charge we had an hour hold (which is not common in the
SE) at the midway point (actually more like the 30 mile point). It was
very hot and humid that day and I firmly believe that the hour hold was
critical to the horses and one of the reasons that the horses did as
well as they did in those conditions.

On cold days, I think shorter holes are a very good idea so the horses
can keep warmed up to go on.

Truman

Lif Strand wrote:

> I subscribe to a daily health tip from RealAge - sometimes the tips are
> very interesting.  Todays is below.  My question is if this "rest between
> long periods of exercise" would apply to horse conditioning - and endurance
> races - as well as humans.  I'm wondering if this means that longer holds
> at vet checks would potentially use up more energy than shorter?  Or horses
> that are going slower might use more energy than horses going faster
> sometimes?  Arre these just some more crazy thoughts of mine or is there
> some truth to this? Lif
>
> >For years, people believed that a speedier weight-lifting workout meant a
> >more effective workout. Sounds logical enough. But, in fact, a study found
> >that people who rested for 60 seconds between sets during a weight-lifting
> >routine incinerated more calories than the people who took a mere
> >20-second breather. Yes, those who put their weight-pumping on pause
> >longer did take more time to complete their workout--but that's the very
> >reason they burned more calories. Researchers believe your body expends
> >more energy when it's recovering from longer periods of exercise.
> >http://www.realage.com/framesets/fs_news.asp?page=send2friend.asp&cat=fitness&tip=1439&id=tod
>
>
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Truman Prevatt
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