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Seen on the side of a gym in Oslo "Success is never on discount"

Could be correct, but it depends upon how you are measuring it. I usually go for a 5k run and then hit the elliptical for 20 minutes, keeping my heart rate above 80% of max bpm. This gives me a burn of about 320 calories, give or take. On that basis, it could be true (assuming my chest strap and Garmin are correct).

Perhaps it's just me, but my sense of balance took some getting used to. I was used to a particular force of movement to turn around, etc. etc. and I now find - even after a couple of years of maintenance - that I am still over estimating how much force I need. I'll move too much or too fast, and it is a bit strange. Body…

I do three days on and one day off. Sometimes I really want to work out on the day off, but I don't. Sometimes I really don't want to work out on the days on, but I do. I feel that the day off gives me a break that really helps with the rest. I can go hard for three days knowing full well that I have a rest day coming. Try…

20 mins elliptical, 20 mins treadmill 6 days a week with the occasional 5k run. Trying to do weights but I absolutely hate it! I have never enjoyed them, and I doubt that I ever will...

Personally, I would go wireless instead of wired. After a couple of mishaps, I felt it was the way to go. I used a pair of Bose soundsport for a year, but found that there was no blocking of outside noise, so I had to put the volume level really high to hear anything. OK, but certainly not great and I wouldn't recommend…

A year ago, were you wondering if you would ever stop being obese? There are, as you know, no quick fixes. Even bariatric surgery is a life long commitment. You will get there. For now, just savour the fact that you have made it this far. It took a tremendous amount of discipline, motivation and self-discipline.

8. Start training as soon as possible. With weight loss comes the possibility of loose skin. Fitness training helps alleviate this, burns calories and gives you a more toned look. Start it now, rather than waiting.

The principle behind weight loss is to burn off more than you take in - essentially run on a calorie deficit (sometimes this is given as the acronym CICO - calories in calories out (or something like that)). The amount you lose and the pace you lose it at is partially down to how much of a calorie deficit you have, how…

Running: Asics Gel Kayano (25 at the moment but I have had previous incarnations) Training: A couple of old pairs of Adidas ultraboost which are not suitable for running in any more. I have heard lots of great things about New Balance, so I may try them in about 300 or so miles time.

These were my exact thoughts two years ago! I never finished above second from last during any run at school and I hated running. When I first started, I would take an hour to walk 5km. The key, I found, was persistence. Just not giving up. I also went for distance, rather than time. I would do 5 km no matter how long it…

A bit about myself: 6'7'' in height, weight is 211 lbs and I run 5k about 4 times a week. I started off with Asics Gel Kayano's after being measured by a sports shop. I stuck with them through three iterations and following advice from another sports shop, moved to Adidas Ultraboost. Stuck with them through 2 iterations…

That you have to do it for yourself and not for anybody else. It really doesn't matter what anybody else thinks. It took me a year or so to lose nearly 40 kg, but 15 years to get to the stage that I could start on the journey. It wasn't that I didn't think there was a problem - there clearly was but I didn't acknowledge…

God's Own Country! I was born there but now live in Switzerland.

Two years ago this coming August, I had a routine blood test. The next morning I got a phone call from the Doctor's secretary asking me to come in asap. 30 minutes later the Doctor herself called, telling me not to worry - but do come in asap! Anyway, go in a couple of days later and the news is troubling. BMI of 33, high…

Freeletics for about 30 mins followed by 40 mins of cardio (elliptical trainer). I do this on a four day cycle with the last day being a rest day. I have tried weights but, for some reason, I absolutely hate it. Freeletics is fine for me and hopefully it may replace the weights (hmmm). Freeletics was pretty hard the first…

Seen on the outside of a gym in Oslo: "Success is never on discount".

Friends recommend a thickish layer of vaseline over the nipples before a run. Personally, I find that some days you get it, some days you don't. When you have the shower after a run is when you discover it. Owwww!!!

Fenix 3. I looked into buying the Fenix 5 but couldn't justify the cost as I already owned the 3.

I use a Fenix 3 with a chest strap. I have been using it for a couple of years now and it seems accurate enough. Here is a typical reading: 40 minutes on the trainer with my heart rate from 140 - 150 bpm gives a calorie burn of about 600 or so. In comparison, a 5k run with my heart rate at about 130 bpm for 28 minutes…