Mike wants to improve his endurance because he wants to try out for the cross country running team in the fall. He works out at
the local gym a few days each week and does a variety of activities, but he still feels like his cardiovascular fitness needs improvement. What would be the best thing for Mike to do next? He should begin a program of rigorous distance running immediately because it is the best way to increase strength fast.
He should continue with his activities but implement a high protein diet to supplement his goal to improve his cardiovascular fitness.
He should increase the frequency and intensity of his weightlifting program immediately to see more significant results.
He should reevaluate his workout to see if he needs to add more aerobic exercise or adjust the frequency of his workouts.
Providing treatment for minor and moderate injuries can save days on recovery time hence controlling the outcome of the injury. Rest and ice bag massage is about the first and vital treatments given while avoiding movement of the injured part and heat so as to not inflate the injury thereby increasing the healing time for natural repair.
