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I get the "do it in private" thing... You can get good results running/walking and watching diet. You could jog/run over to somewhere with stairs, or even a park that has a few horizontal bars or benches, then run back. Getting out of the house might do you good mentally and you stand a good chance at meeting some other…

Only bumping this because it's 2 days out and she's bound to be up all nervous like. :)

For running you can use 1 cal per 1 kg per 1 km. So if you're 70kg you burn roughly 70 cals every km, ballpark.

Yes. You will become more economical with your movement and cover more ground with the same effort. Just worry about getting the distance done for the near future. You should be able to sing to yourself without gasping. It should not be really uncomfortable (that way you do it again).

I've rarely made it past 700km (435 miles) on a pair. But I only run on concrete/asphalt.

Just bought these two weeks ago. They stay in which I find most ear bud styles do not. http://www.sony.com/electronics/in-ear-headphones/mdr-as200

You can maintain muscle with just running. I did it for 2+ years and virtually no muscle loss. The odd set of pushups or yoga or a rope climb once in a blue moon.

I'm an office drone and sit on my butt all day. Lucky to get 1500 steps. That's sedentary. You're light or moderate which will give you a few hundred extra as your base. If you are down in the 130,s a pound a week is pretty aggressive. Maybe do 1/2 pound a week but then stick to eating half your workouts which may give you…

Way more accurate than I care to admit.

Night runs are great. I've gone as late as 11pm a few times. Shower then bed. Some people get all wired up though so YMMV.

Exercising an hour a week can HALVE your chance of getting dementia when you're older. That's a pretty scary thing to witness and there's few other fates worse. Cutting risks of heart disease, blood pressure, etc etc etc. All that, AND you get to eat a bit more in a day. You also retain more muscle mass (running or weights…

It gave you: which is pretty high but not crazy. 1400 for 2 hrs then 300 for the steps the rest of the day. EDIT: I see you wanted the jaw to put the run in there automatically. It has no HR or GPS to know how hard/far you go. 10 miles is like 12000 steps or so.

Training to complete or do you want to crush some dreams?

Um, going 100 miles in a week is ok if you're already doing 80 or 90. But not if you're at 50. What is your avg miles/week for the last 12 weeks?

Depends on what your goals are. If you really want to be fast and do the work, you can run everyday (sometimes twice a day). You just can't run HARD every day. You can run 100 miles/week. But most "normal" people don't want to do that. Pete Pfitzinger has some good marathon plans that range from a max of 55 miles/week all…

Possibly, maybe, perhaps. I've never really had what I would define as an euphoric high while running. It's always work.

12 min mile is 40 min 5k which at 240 lbs is nothing to be mad about (especially after 3 runs). You could run for 6 months, no sprints/speed just base building and I'd bet you'd drop 10 mins especially if you ran in the past. Make volume your bragging point/goal. 10 miles a week, maybe build up to 30/week depending on…

You know those out of balance people who only do arms? Or just legs? Heart is an important muscle to work as well. You can ignore it but probably not wise. Not saying you'll ever love cardio, but being 130 lbs over is part of the reason you hate it. Balance.

3-4 weeks recovery if it's raced all out. I can move and jog but running is just lead-legged and flat. The sickest I've ever been in my life was 2-3 days after a full and I came down with strep. Even the doctor recoiled when he looked at my throat. After that sort of effort your immune system is suppressed for like 72…

Online plan like Hal Higdon or some runner's world plan would do the trick. If you're having problems breathing, slow down - whatever it takes to get it done. http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51131/Half-Marathon-Novice-1-Training-Program for instance.

Anything above 35 I wear shorts, compression top, sometimes a long sleeve technical, warm gloves and a hat or touque. Cold extremities are the worst. Unless there's crazy wind I can't remember legs being cold (cause they be working). I have gotten strange looks. Even in below freezing, a light pair of track pants to keep…

You should know exactly how much you're running (70 to 105km/week would be pretty good) but probably not every day/same distance. It's also really hard to hold race weight the entire year. You go up on off-season, drop in base/pre-season then do your training cycles. And eat the garbage after the runs not in the middle of…

40 mins for a 4 mile is 31:30 mins for a 5k according to mcmillan at 10:09 pace.

I eat 4-5 gels (100 cals each) + gatorade during a full. Would not be in deficit for the week leading up, and don't pig out the night before or you'll be paying in the porta-potties. 2 days out is the day to make sure everything is topped up. You will gain weight as you store 2-3g of water for every 1g of glycogen.

The biggest problem is people think they ran tons and so can eat what they want. I find it's even harder because some days you're 3000-4000 and others you're under 2000. So tracking is important. IF you want to shed some weight before the race, you want to do it way before - like 3+ months out. During the 12 or 18 week…

If you put them in a bomb calorimeter, yes. But some things are much harder to digest/extract energy from than others. So even if you have 1000 calories of dried whole grains vs 1000 calories of sugar, your digestive system might only get 500 out of the grains while almost 900 out of the sugar (the rest being ejected as…

Moot is a strong word on a diet board. Yes the glycemic load of the entire meal is what you need to look at but the components of that load do matter. Assuming 2 meals with the same calories, one has a high GL, the other is a low GL - which is better for weight loss? You guys are looking at the box and saying they are the…

Unless you're taking steroids I wouldn't worry about bulking up. 115 is a big target so maybe do both. Extend the bike to 30 (so an hour total), and maybe on Sunday go for an hour brisk walk as well. Something enjoyable.

With any bike plan, intensity is important. Either resistance or high speed. If you just spin while reading a book you won't burn much more than sitting on a couch. Simple one would be warm up for 5-10 min then do some 30 second HARD pedaling, then 1 min recovery, repeat for 20 mins or so then 5-10 cool down riding.

Glycemic Index is the reason. Brown rice is like 50/100 while White is 90/100. It's the speed at which it's absorbed which spikes your blood sugar. And how much you get out of it. I mean, cardboard has calories and burns in the same test equipment but your body sure doesn't get those calories out of it. It's one of the…