Roadwork is amazing for its mental benefits just as well as its physical, an individual can really carve out a strong will pushing himself on the roads and discover how far the his body can go when he seems like he has nothing left.
However other cardio methods such as using an exercise bike, rowing machine, treadmill, stepper, elliptical machine, skipping, bagwork, shadowboxing with 12oz gloves all seem to work just fine as long as your listening to your body and working regularly as possible.
Fitness and making weight are 2 different things I suppose, I dont know how safe it is but whenever I had the flu or went a bit crazy on the dining table I used to train with a few layers on and this would really help you sweat, as long as your keeping yourself fairly well hydrated you should be ok.
Sprints mixed with long distance runs work wonders for endurance also, but again its generally whatever works for you so experiment away, we learn by doing.
Hope it helps,
Umy. |