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JULY 2018 RUNNERSWORLD.CO.UK 049to the disease. The unfit rats werefour times more likely to developbreast cancer than the fit rats. Thefitness measures used were the sameas the parameters employed tomeasure the fitness levels of people,such as VO 2 max and body-fatpercentage. There’s a potential doublewin here: not only will improvingyour own fitness help to reduce yourchances of developing breast cancer,but the fitter you are, the more likely itis that any female children you havewill not develop the disease.PRESCRIPTION ‘Doing this VO 2 -maxsession once a week will turbochargeyour itness,’ says Craggs. ‘Do fourminutes at 10K pace (8/10 efort), restfor 60 seconds, then do one minute at5K pace (9/10 efort). Do 4-5 sets withtwo-minute recoveries in between.For the session to work you have to behonest with yourself about both thespeed you run at and the rest periods.’Add sets as you progress.The Transformation IssueHealthierSHIELD YOURSELFRunning can oferprotection against arange of diseases andchronic conditions