This undergraduate thesis aims to find out how interval and continuous training methods influence endurance indicators in running. The research is based on the results of only one participant. Each test was carried out three times during the study, namely at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the training period. The training period lasted one month. During this period, five training units per week were done at the athletic stadium. Continuous training units were performed on the distance of 2000 m, while interval training units were conducted 10 times on a distance of 200 m with 1.5-minute breaks in-between maximum intensity repetitions. Heart rate and running speed were measured during the trainings. Exercise testing was focused on heart rate measurements as well, but analysed also blood lactate concentration, oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide output, respiratory rate and ventilation. The running speed during the tests on the treadmill was always 17 km/h. This speed was achieved by the participant during the 2000 m running at the beginning of the experiment. At the beginning of the training it was assumed that the interval training would cause a larger progress in the participant’s endurance as it will be done more intensively. However, the results are different. All the endurance indicators were better after the continuous training.
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