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@jenilla1 she is so cute!!!! One of my favorite dogs growing up was a standard poodle, they always hold a special spot in my heart. I love her big smile, I love that dogs are just happy to go, regardless of where or for how long. So appreciative :smile:

Not to worry you more, but my friend had broken her back years ago (and had a metal plate with screws) and had been back at all her sports (running, skiing, volleyball etc) along with lifting and stretching, all dr approved for at least two years, she began feeling back pain again, turned out she rebroke it! And she hadn't…

@wellnesschaser haha! I totally get it, and I actually was looking at virtual races the other day and found a really cool one that I was considering doing!! So if you are up for it it's going on now through July 31. This is the link to it…

I think I am going to sign up for a race! Are you into running races?! We could see if there are races near us on the same day, it would be like we ran the race together... except in different places :smile:

Unless you are weighing your food on a scale it's very likely you are underestimating how much you are eating. Walking is great exercise, however the deficit in calories is what causes weight loss. Walking can increase that deficit by burning extra calories, but if your not accounting for the calories eaten accurately then…

They will get stronger soon, I find that baths in epson salt help a lot. Other wise it's just part of the deal! I found that by the day 7 they had grown strong enough that it wasn't hurting anymore after workouts. Have you taken a rest day yet? It's important to give your muscles recovery time to heal other wise you will…

Currently reading The Scorch Trials from the Maze Runner Series. I am not crazy about Dashner's writing, but I have to find out what happens.

Oh my god I loved Anne of Green Gables!!

No just different states, though sometimes they are so different if feels like different countries haha. I'll have to look her up, it's hard to find good yoga instructors, sometimes they can be annoying.

Thanks, they did heal up, I have one really ugly scar... but oh well. It's definitely motivating to have other people that get excited about the same sport, do you live far out of the city? It would be nice to be able to trial run the clubs first to see if you like the people before committing. It's such a catch 22, cities…

Ugh, that is such a bummer, I am sorry. Nothing is as frustrating as trying to get fit and injuring oneself, I was rolling up my yoga mat a few weeks ago and fell into a coffee table and cut up both my hands on the glass-and had to go to the emergency room haha, so I (kinda) understand. Yes the the summers here are…

Oh wow you did?!? That's crazy! Small world, then you know the sweat life, oops I mean the salt life :wink: That sounds terrible, I hope your recovery goes as planned, how did you injure it? That makes me feel much better about the mileage! Granted I'm not sure if I could ever run a 5K in 27, that is seriously good time!!…

That's the second time I have heard of virtual races, that actually sounds really fun!!! This thread is opening my eyes to so many cool apps.

I love that you are a responsible and courteous dog owner!! We (me and my dogs) really appreciate it.

Well I only just got back into it in the last month or so...so it's a combo of walking and running. I get any where between 10-14 miles a week total, and about 1/3 of it is actual running. I'm doing a strength program right now too so I'm splitting my energy between the two. Unfortunately it's anywhere between 90-100…

Actually in high heat/high humidity conditions its recommended for anything over 30 minutes http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/7-ways-to-survive-workouts-on-brutally-hot-days/?bb=disable . And it really depends on how much you sweat and each persons body individually, not to mention to a person who is out of shape a mere walk in…

Wow! That's incredible, are you a male or female? My best was around 35 min, and I am female. I definitely had room to improve!

I prefer mornings, I have a hard time sleeping if I workout at night, and if I get it done first thing it means that no matter what comes up during the day it won't affect my workout. In our household we are always in bed by 8, that doesn't me I fall asleep that early every time, but it's how we like to live, early to bed…

Hey!! Hopefully ya not too late for you to get to the gym. You can totally do this!!! This morning I went on a walk/run with the dogs at 4 am, after not falling asleep until 1 am... I just told myself, I can sleep after I'm done if I want. If you already jumped in bed just do some body weight exercises when you get up. Let…

Thanks you too! I would love to have someone that's training for the same thing as me, if you want to keep in touch. Do you know what your 5k time was before the back injury?

My tip is always the same, get dogs that need walks/runs to survive lol. Although I can go one, maybe two days without walking/running them anything past that and they are pent up, whiny, and just plain guilt monger's. I love my dogs more than anything in the world and (sadly for myself) I care far more about their…

At Publix they have signs up in the packaged produce area that say they are happy to break packages for you, so apparently that's a thing some places :)

LOL well it kinda makes sense that she would be leading the storm troopers in this training mission... but I'm sure that Darth Vader will make an appearance (or I would hope so). I am pretty much in the same boat as you, I have ran a few 5Ks successfully, I took a lot of time off from running unfortunately so I am getting…

This sounds cool!! Going to look into it. Are you using a specific training schedule?

I think you were completely fine, it seems super rude and shocking that the woman said something and was even bothered enough to make it "a thing".

It's Never to late!! I am only on L1 D5

It's been revived many times, I love reading all the new ideas every time :smiley:

This week we went 10 miles, and for us that's just about perfect right now! Successes: 4am walks mean no one else is around and we have a nice relaxing walk. Challenges: I have been sore from my other workouts, so two days this week I went back to bed instead of doing our walk in the morning, and had to do it in the…

@jenilla1 I used to sleep through it too, but then one day about four months ago I just decided to do it. I make him a smoothie and lunches in the morning so after a week it helped that I didn't want to stop because I would feel horrible if he didn't have something to eat for the day lol. I just don't think about it and…

@jenilla1 that is SO lucky you guys can use a pool, that must be so fun for the pup!! The heat struggle is so frustrating, but it is so worth waking up extra early to walk! My husband has to leave for for by 4 am, and I get up with him, so I have been just taking them for a 2 mile walk the second he leaves and then going…