By Julien from Up running Mons

We find that many runners have developed the habit of running between their two ventilatory thresholds. This pace, which gives the impression of being fast without causing pain, nevertheless offers few physiological benefits.

Know that it is important to run slowly .

All athletes (even the most elite) run between 70% and 90% of the time at a comfortable pace (around 60% max HR).

But what are the benefits of moderate-intensity running? The professionals at La Clinique Du Coureur recently revealed them:

• It helps preserve you for high intensity workouts.

• It allows you to maximize cardiovascular benefits by strengthening the heart muscles – increasing systolic flow maximized around 60% of max HR (Starling's Law).

• It allows you to multiply the number of mitochondria in your muscle fibers and increase their size.

As a reminder, mitochondria are the "factories" in your muscles that convert the oxygen they receive into energy. The more numerous and larger they are, the more energy they will produce for exercise.

As you can see, running slowly will help you run faster!