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  • Age 55 next month and need to lose 40 pounds. As we all know, after age 50 it only gets tougher to lose weight. Would love to join the group.
  • Me too!
  • Yep. Start with maybe 4 or 5, and then each week add another interval up until 10 intervals max. I usually plan it based on how many weeks I have to train. I aime to do 10 intervals for two weeks in a row. If you have enough time, then go back down to say 5 or 6, and start with the intervals a bit faster than last time and…
  • In addition to entering your weight reps, go to the cardio exercises and enter "strength training" and put in your minutes.
    in Weights Comment by gkielwei March 2012
  • No need to worry, but I know how you feel. It becomes an addiction and you think "oh my gosh, I've just lost all of my training that I've worked so hard for". Well that's not true. I've run numerous half and full marathons, and there have always been some weeks when I didn't get my planed routines in; and I've missed a…
  • Add speed training - intervals, tempo runs, or hill repeats will help increase your endurance and speed. Rule of thumb for intervals (for marathons) is translate your minutes into hours; i.e., if you want a 3:45 marathon time - then do intervals (repeats) in 3 minutes 45 seconds.
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