Jag gjorde ett maximalt VO2-max test förra veckan

Som fysioterapeut är det mycket viktigt att kunna testa sina patienters kapacitet på olika sätt. Delvis för att kunna sätta mål men också för att motivera till förändring. Cooper-testet är ett uselt test för dessa ändamål när det kommer till individer med sjukdomar och skador, men för mer friska individer är ett ett simpelt om …

Recommendations for physical activity —2020: Part 1

Well that was an overly complicated title. Let’s start off with the stats: Fitbit, Runkeeper and MyFitnessPal:Weight: 78kg (78.4kg)Average calorie intake/burn: 3082/3459Resting heart rate: 52 bpm (55 bpm)Fitness score: 52Average steps: 26kTotal minutes of cardio: 150Pace: 7:00 (minutes/km)Sleep: Something was seriously wrong with the stats so I won’t include them I also want to add …

Ways to follow the recommendations (part 3)

Over the last 3 weeks I’ve changed a lot about my habits. Before I did more resistance exercise than running, but I’ve switched that around. 150 minutes is quite a lot of running, but I don’t feel exhausted. Neither do I feel weaker for doing less resistance. Maybe it is also because I’ve lost weight …

Ways to follow the recommendations (part 2)

This week I made it both easier and more difficult for myself. I ran 4 times for a total of 153 minutes. This was more challenging than last week owing to the fact that running for 60m is much more exhausting than running 2x30m. Next week I think I will try to run around 35-40mx4 …

Ways to follow the recommendations (part 1)

This is mainly for me to track my progress and physical activity, but hopefully you can learn something too and maybe get inspired to try something new. I decided that I want to better understand what following the recommendations for physical activity actually is like. So what I will try to do is to document …