By Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC
Las Vegas Informer
The NOVA special ?Marathon Challenge? intends to find out if the average person standing on the sidelines can be transformed into an athlete who can finish the Boston Marathon.
?Marathon Challenge? aired on PBS in 2008. This interesting documentary follows thirteen sedentary/non-athletes through forty weeks of marathon training. The runner?s age, physical fitness levels and reasons for running the marathon cover a wide spectrum. The runner?s share a common dream: To run the ultimate test of endurance, the oldest marathon in the United States and one of the toughest marathons in the world, The Boston marathon.
The participants become known as Team NOVA. Running coaches, medical experts and three time Boston Marathon champion Uta Pippin work with Team NOVA. The members receive V02 Max to measure their aerobic fitness levels and DEXA scans to determine their body fat percentages.
The V02 Max and DEXA scan were repeated throughout the forty week training period. Each member of Team NOVA increased dramatically in the V02 Max testing. Proving proper run training increases aerobic fitness and strengthens the cardiovascular system. Individuals with a higher V02 Max values have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and Type 2 Diabetes.
The positive physiological effects of aerobic exercise are demonstrated with high quality computer animation and explained in easy to understand terminology.
The DEXA testing results revealed little improvement in the team members weight and body fat percentage. Only one runner lost a significant amount of weight because running at a slow pace does not burn a significant amount of calories.
One of the original twelve team members is forced to stop training due to multiple stress fractures in her shin. She is replaced by a three hundred pound former NFL football player. He explains running a marathon is a challenge for him because he is built for power sports, not long distance running.
Team NOVA members train together and individually through the cold winter months to prepare for the marathon. The runners build physical and mental endurance and toughness while overcoming personal challenges.
A Harvard professor explains, ?Humans are born to run. Early man could run animals to exhaustion.? Team NOVA members prove this statement correct as they train their bodies and minds for the Boston Marathon.
I highly recommend the NOVA special ?Marathon Challenge.?
Watch and learn how the human body and a championship athletic mindset develop with correct and consistent training. The motivated runners of Team NOVA inspire themselves to live healthier. ?Marathon Challenge? demonstrates without a doubt that the average person standing on the sidelines can be transformed in an athlete who can finish the Boston Marathon.
Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC
Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC is the owner and treating doctor at Championship Chiropractic. 2595 S. Cimarron Rd, Suite #100, Las Vegas, NV 89117. ?His web address is?www.ChampionshipChiropractic.com. He can be contacted at (702) 286-9040 and?DrO@ChampionshipChiropractic.com.
Dr. Donald A. Ozello?s mission is to educate and inspire others to live healthier, fitter, more functional lives.
Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC writes a weekly health, fitness, exercise and nutrition column for The Las Vegas Informer. He is published in?OnFitness?magazine,Livestrong.com,?SpineUniverse.com?and?eHow.com.
Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC is an award-winning public speaker. He has spoken to numerous groups on health, fitness, exercise, ergonomics and nutrition.
Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC loves to exercise. Bike riding and kettlebell training are his current favorite types of exercises. He credits Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno and Sly Stallone as major influences during his teens and early twenties.
Before pursuing his career in Chiropractic, Dr. Donald A. Ozello DC served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Bremerton, SSN 698.
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