CompletedNot Applicable

Heart Rate Vs. Race Pace-Based Prescription Training in Recreational Distance Runners

Spain37 participantsStarted 2024-02-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare adherence to training prescription-defined as the percentage of time spent within the prescribed intensity zone-using either a race pace-based method or a heart rate-based method in male and female recreational distance runners. The main research questions are: * Which training prescription method leads to greater adherence in recreational runners? * Which method results in more accurate execution of low- and high-intensity interval training sessions? Participants will undergo anthropometric and physiological assessments to determine training zones based on ventilatory thresholds. In addition, a 5-km time trial will be performed on a standard track to establish individual race pace zones.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * healthy male and female recreational endurance runners * minimum of four training sessions per week * at least three of consistent endurance training experience Exclusion Criteria: * current smokers * diagnosed metabolic disorders * any cardiovascular, pulmonary, or orthopedic condition that may interfere with exercise performance or safety

What they're measuring

Maximal Oxygen Uptake (VO₂max)

Timeframe: Baseline

Time in Zone - Low-Intensity Training

Timeframe: Week 1 and week 2

Time in Zone - High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

Timeframe: Week 1 and week 2

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07109089

SponsorUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-07-30

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