madmickie Member

yeah - maybe 8 weeks for a hamstring pull to heal. You could be doing some strengthening/stretching exercises for your glute and back in the meantime. Difficulty is that it can feel fine until you stress it and it goes again. Patience is the key here.

Your heart is supposed to race - that's the idea. Feeling dizzy, however, is not a good thing. Apart from anything else you dont want to fall off the treadmill. So if you feel dizzy you should stop. If you feel dizzy after you stop it's maybe because your body thinks you're still moving, so more a balance thing. Biggest…

Faster traffic should give way to slower traffic. So the cyclist should give way to pedestrians but this was a collision between a cyclist and a dog. In my view dogs should be kept under control by their owners and not be a nuisance to other path users. I dont want a happy or grumpy dog jumping up on me under any…

No expert here but i have suffered from this myself. Problem is that it can feel fine walking around but as soon as you stress it you can be back to square one. So you will want to start doing light work on it rather than geting back at playing. Still 9 weeks to June so you have the time to let it heal and build up your…

What level are you running at presently?

Reckon on 100-120 per mile jogging regardless of speed. Cycling on a stationary bike will be a lot less - depends on resistance, cadence etc. But at a comfortable sustainable pace i would estimate about 50 per mile max. I wouldnt get hung up on it - as long as your weight is going in the right direction

If you have really hurt your back exercise wont be on the agenda - merely turning round in bed will be a chore. Try to keep mobile without irritating your back. Take some pain killers to take the edge off. Give it whatever time it needs - you will know.

Don't do anything strenuous the day before. Eat and drink about two hours before hand if you can. Start out sensible, hang on in the middle and go for it when the end is in sight!

Every morning. I dont see the problem with this as long as you understand there will be day-to-day flucuations

No reason why you would be smelly after a bit of exercise unless you or your kit are not clean to start with. Smell comes after a while when the bacteria on your skin and clothing have a bit of fun in the nice warm moist atmosphere you have created for them. I go for a run at lunchtime and even after a shower and change…

One thing not mentioned above was that you need to estimate your max and min heart rates in order to determine the various zones. Loads of stuff on how to this - so i wont bother :)

How long have you been running?

I do neither but the principle is the harder your body works the more calories it burns and if you burn more calories than you eat will mean you lose weight. Yoga/pilates will be more about flexibility, strength and control than a good old workout. So it will help with lots of things but wont lead to significant weight…

I have read that if your resting heart rate is up then this indicates your body is fighting a significant infection and is already under stress - therefore you shouldnt train. An easier way of putting this is 'do you feel like training?'

I dont understand why your friend has time to do the eliptical but not run.

Using a HRM to work out cals doing housework! jeez what next??

Seems like early days - be patient and give it more time - C25K will give you more of a sense of acheivement and you will see progress more easily. Get outside and run - much more pleasant . Keep an eye on your ankle - could be all sorts of reasons from shoes to how you run to you;re just not used to it. Don't run through…

1. Try to get fitted as people say and go for last year's styles. No-one that's anyone will give a stuff about what your shoes look like. 2. Sore shins and other things are normal at this stage. They will ease in time - just dont overdo it as early discomfort is the one thing that will put you off further exercise.

HRMs are only accurate at measuring HR! Any estimate of calories burned is just that - a bit of maths based on your weight, age, sex and heart rate over time. No way of telling how accurate that estimate is as there are too many factors to take into consideration - your body fat, your fitness, how tired you are, how…

Barack Obama has time to work out..nuff said.

Generally would be in both legs, although one could be worse than the other unless you have one leg! Listen to your body, it knows how to protect itself. Pain is a warning, don't ignore it, just be sensible. If you had a sore head would you bang your head off a wall? If you other joint pain then you would begin to wonder…

why just your left leg though - could be any kind of over-work injury. I'd use common sense on this kinda thing - if it eases when running then keep going. if it gets worse then stop and rest. If it persists seek medical advice. Don't worry about your c25k you can repeat a week if required. You should be wearing proper…

No - they either record how much a spring is distorted by your weight or they have electric sensors to measure the weight. Both would require a firm even surface. Maybe if you put a board under scales it might work ok. Home scales wouldnt be accurate anyway but useful to measure relative weight - that you are lighter today…

Am I missing something here?? Someone "suggested" you have an ITB injury and you are on here looking for a cure?

a good % is when your pee is only light yellow - i.e. you are hydrated.

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i thought you were talking about something completely different!

Depends on how hard you are working each day. Gentle exercise each day won't do you any harm - remember we have evolved to be active everyday. BUT if you are putting in hard sessions doing weights or running you will need intermittent rest or at least very easy sessions to recover (and get fitter) and to wash your kit!

4k - sounds like that would take you about an hour. So start walking gradually. NEVER over do it. Do as much as you can manage comfortably and add a little each time. If your foot/knee gets worse as you walk - then stop. If it doesnt, keep going. Simples.

Man up, it's only a blister and you have 18 days to your race. It should be ok in a few days. meantime protect the area with whatever and avoid irritating it. Worst case is you will have to wear your old shoes on the day.