This Just In: Cross Training Good

The Tucscon Citizen reports that Matt Fitzgerald has written The Runner's World Guide to Cross Training published by Rodale.

"Working out does not increase your fitness level. Recovering from workouts does," Fitzgerald writes. "Light (cross-training) accelerates recovery beyond what happens during outright rest by just slightly increasing the body's need for recovery. The result can be a decrease in weekly run miles while increasing overall exercise volume."

You can buy the book at Amazon.com.