Am I better off running three times a week - 5 miles each or 3 times every day 1 mile each?

Question

For overall fitness and weight loss. Some people believe you need to raise your heart rate for over twenty minutes to achieve results, the five miles takes an hour. 1 mile takes 10 mins. Thanks.

Answer 1

dont listen to dave. Running is one of the best ways to loose weight. Try running about 3-5 miles 6 days a week.

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http://www.runnersworld.com/

Answer 2

5 miles 3x a week is far better.  1 mile a day isn't nearly enough.  If you REALLY want to see results, run 5 miles 3 x a week and do crosstraining (biking, walking, lifting weights, etc.) 3 x a week on the days you're not running, even if it's just 20 minutes each time.

Answer 3

I'm not going to answer directly, but instead give you some things to think about so you can figure it out for yourself.

1.  It takes me 10-15 minutes to warmup enough to run fast.  In other words 1-2 miles jogging, then a similar amount of cooldown after the workout.   I don't even start to feel good until at least a mile, usually more.  

2. Time: Get dressed, change clothes, shoes, etc., shower up after each run.

3.  Laundry for several workouts a day vs. one.

4.  Multiple workouts per day can be a good thing, but 15 miles total per week isn't a lot to spread over that many sessions.  Actually, it isn't a lot period.

Answer 4

dont listen to that dave guy, runnin will help u lose weight, infact its better than anything...eat a good diet and do a mixture of sprints and jogs...some days do sprints other days do longer runs...also weights is good to burn calories,better than runnin and itl tone u aswell

Answer 5

You wont lose any weight running. Fat is a slow burning fuel, and the body does NOT use it for energy when running-unless all other fuel is exhausted first.

For fitness- run everyday

For weightloss- walk everyday