Cross Training Research Paper

Running takes a toll on your body, and while cross training is important during marathon training, there needs to be a balance, and your cross training shouldn’t ever be high-impact so that it poses potential risk of injury during your running off-days. Running is considered a “repetitive impact” sport, and your body adapts to that impact by building bone density and strengthening muscles allowing your body to absorb this impact. However, the additional stresses or elements of race day may leave your body unprepared, so cross training while marathon training is vital.

So what type of exercise should you do on your off days? Any sort of aerobic activity that is working a different muscle group at a moderate activity level is best. It isn’t