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You're probably gonna hurt yourself with those 1 legged squats. Both types of exercises will build endurance, but you might have more luck getting more intensity out of the first type. Do you have access to a gym? Just lift heavy if so, 2 to 3 sets of 6 to 8 reps to failure for the upper body, same set/rep ratio for teh lower body but don't lift quite to the point of failure.
1 legged squats put a lot of stress on the entire leg - bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc. If you are just starting out you should work your way up to them using 2 legged squats before you graduate to 1 legged if that is your goal. What's not natural about weight training?
Dave
I ran a mile and I liked it, liked it, liked it. dgb2n@yahoo.com
Check out: 5 sets of: 10 - burpees 20 - crunches 30 - body weight squats If you can walk the next day, let me know.
Its good that your looking bright at the future instead of giving up, have you added intervall training with thoose squats? If you only build muscles and dont use them, what are they good for?
Wobblebottom
Your having a laugh!