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I'm also a Garmin fan (went from a Vivoactive to a Vivoactive 3). But for research, check https://dcrainmaker.com/. I can't recommend that site enough. Good luck

Also, don't take speeds on different treadmills too seriously. They are notoriously inaccurate. Try to use the same one at the gym every time. If you're curious, set one at, say, 5.5 and run for 5 minutes. Then move to a different one and do the same. Did they feel the same? I mean, your gym might be great, but the gyms in…

A few things to think about: 1) are you in a probationary period? Where I work (I'm in the US) every new hire is on 90 days probation. They can say "didn't work out" and let you go without cause. After 90 days it takes a mountain of paperwork to get rid of someone for cause. 2) IMO do NOT go to HR without talking to the…

Do you know about the reviews on gear that Ray does? Best info I've found on any exercise equipment. dcrainmaker.com/

Central NJ (Bridgewater, specifically)

Hi All, I'm KC, from Bridgewater, NJ. I've been running off and on for about 4 years, although I've been pretty steady the last 6 months. I just tracked distance my first month (Aug 2015) and was at exactly 100 miles. I do more Heart Rate running rather than distance/pace based, but my Dr. is happy with what I'm doing. He…

Barely made it, had to do 8 yesterday and 8 today, but hit 100 miles exactly. I'm going to stick with that for next month, too.

^^^ This. This week I made choc/PB oat bars and made a choc/PB smoothy. Good stuff.

When I turned 47 my secretary (who's a few years older than me, and has been running for many years) said "you need to get in shape, you're doing a 5K with me". This was in September, the 5K she signed us up for is called the Big Chill, in December, and you potentially run in the snow (that first year it was ~40F, so not…

Initials for me, my wife, my 2 kids, our last name, and 33 is for Rolling Rock Beer. ;-)

+1 for the VivoActive. I use a Wahoo Tickr chest strap which is both ANT+ and Bluetooth. Very happy with both. Be sure to do some research with Ray at: dcrainmaker.com/ . Great site, great recommendations.

To be honest I would probably look but for a completely different reason. A few months ago a guy at my gym with a towel around his shoulders got it stuck in a weight machine and almost hung himself. Scary. I'm pretty paranoid about it now. If I saw you I'd probably wonder "is she familiar with the equipment", etc. Not in a…

Outside. It's a part of my day where no one can bug me. Treadmill or anywhere else someone will always find a reason to ask a question. A little time by myself is a good thing. ;-)

puritan.com/puritans-pride-brand-0102/soy-protein-isolate-powder-natural-002660 I have this several times a week.

I've had IBS for about 35 years, although my Dr didn't really name it until about 20 years ago. What really helped me was eliminating trigger foods and adding *soluable* fiber and probiotics. I can't recommend the information, books and products in the store at helpforibs.com strongly enough. I've been using the Acacia…

I make my own 3-4 times a week for breakfast. This morning, after my run, I made a shake with coconut water, soy protein, flax seed, fiber, fresh banana and mango and frozen pineapple. ~500 calories and wasn't hungry until lunch. And coconut water is like natural gatorade, replenishes after a workout. It's about 20oz, so…

Not only should you go but I usually "guilt trip" my wife/kids to going with me. It's *my* birthday and for my present we're all going hiking in the park, or a long walk through the neighborhood. I don't need another shirt, but a hike and a nice meal with my family is the present that I ask for every year. ;-)

I just went through this with my 15 year old son last year. I slowed my pace so he could keep up, and then slowly we both worked our way back up. If I didn't feel like I got enough of a workout then sometimes, after we got home, I'd turn around and do another run without him. Same with my wife, I walk a *much* faster pace…

My wife and I have found several things that we've liked in the "Eat what you love" series by Marlene Koch. We have all 3 books. We try to make it a point to make at least one meal a week from one of the books. They're on Amazon.

yup, that was it. Night and day compared to DD's version. And we did a lot of walking, having taking the train in from NJ, so we didn't mind splurging. Apparently there's usually a difficulty in getting them but we just walked up, no problem. <shrug> luck of the draw, I guess.

Got one last weekend, cut it in thirds. My wife, son and I all said the same thing: just so-so. Not worth it, not as good as what you'll find at a bakery, we had great ones last summer at a bakery in NYC. It's kinda like one of their French Crullers (sp?) with glaze. skip it.

Be careful about the nutri bullet. Consumer Reports this past summer rated them as a safety issue and recommends the Nutri Ninja Pro instead. I bought it a few months ago, works fine for smoothies. I make one almost every morning. Coconut Water is sort of like natural Gatorade. After my run this morning I had Coconut…

I've also been struggling with IBS for about 35 years now. About 10 years ago my GI doctor recommended a web site: helpforibs.com/. I bought the book and I've been buying my fiber from them since then. Extremely helpful, informative message boards. And different fibers are made from different things, some help, some do…