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ive started doing yoga almost every night for 60-90mins ive felt a difference quite quickly i've only been doing it for a couple of weeks.

5ft 1 Age 26 HW 125lb CW 115lb GW 110lb (Deadline - wedding dress fitting 23rd April) UGW 105lb (If it looks right)

i saw white and gold first then blue/violet and gold.. guh??

this was very interesting and explained why my back hurt on my 20-miler at the weekend, and why i ended up shuffling the last 5. thanks!

Yaaaay!

As a scientist training for her first marathon I found this very interesting!

My phone is a Samsung Ace2 by the way if that makes a difference, I hope its not because my phone is a bit older, I'm due an upgrade in April (hopefully before my marathon on the 19th)

Has anyone had trouble with updating mapmyrun (android)? My app has been trying to update for weeks but comes up with invalid package type. I've cleared the cache of the app and playstore as it says on forums with no luck. Then i read last night to uninstall the app and reinstall.. but i cant even reinstall it now :( bit…

2015 will be a massive year for me. My first marathon in manchester is april 19th. I've just ran a 15miler at the weekend, the furthest ive ever been in one go.. and it was bloody hard.. first 8miles i had a terrible stitch but I kept going! Looking at everyones plans it inspires me to have a look around for halfs! Oh yeah…

Thank you everyone :)

Glad to know someone has been able to fit in two zumbas plus training! and wow 2000cals thats insane I've always had to cut much much lower than that to see any weight loss, maybe I run much slower than you lol

Thanks guys, I will listen to my body and fuel myself properly :)

thats great advice thank you sjb74uk, I have been eating back exercise cals, I'm only 5'1" so thats why im trying to stay low on cals. I'm just worried i will gain weight again like i did when i ran my first half marathon last year, I put on almost a stone and I was gutted. This time round I wanted to stay on track and…

Hi thank you for your responses. The zumba is pretty intense and i push myself during the session, we also do a squat track at the end of the hour. I talked to my instructor yesterday and she said that I could try and do it on a monday at lower intensity to keep my muscles loose, but I'm not sure shes just saying that to…

Hi Everyone! our wedding is set for 30/07/15 (my h2b's birthday :) ) I'm well ahead of schedule with planning, dress is ordered, BM dresses bought, florist is booked, venue/registrar/notice of marriage sorted. Rings are next on the list.I cant wait! I'd like to lose about 10lb's or fit comfortably back into a size 8 and…

I tried to do the exact same thing last yr. I had to quit strong lifts my body just couldnt handle it and i actually gained about 12lb while trying to do both (my measurements for food were well out though), but my priorities were laying with the half marathon at the time. This yr is more on lifts and im only running…

Check out JEFIT on android. You can customise your workouts (up to 40-odd workouts i think), it takes a little while to set up though so be patient but once you're set up its a pretty nifty app and its freeee! You can download the pics of exercises to remind you what they are, the names aren't immediately obvious but when…

i like the sound of these!

i agree with eric. deeper squat really activates *kitten* muscles, just below 90 degrees then you will feel it. I was doing it wrong for a while and adding weight and thinking why is this so easy!? I wasnt going low enough. remember to push your *kitten* out behind you while keeping chest up and proud too. for me, a wider…

I've just started doing front squats to improve my posture. Try warming up your wrists and forearms by putting one arm out horizontal to the floor and putting your palm against a wall with fingers pointing down towards the ground. Once that is fairly comfortable start turning your head away from the wall. Does a good…

Not sure if this is the same for cycling but i thought this article was interesting. I didn't know that really we should be working out our working heart rate and taking a percentage from that figure rather than max heart rate http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/general/heart-rate-training---the-basics/176.html

I agree with this too, doing it everyday hearing the same stuff gets extremely boring, and the music in level 2 is annoying lol

My only advice is to warm up your shins properly before pressing play on the dvd. Or put a mat down if you have hard flooring. I had to stop half way through level 2 because of shin splints and I'm a healthy weight. Other than that I enjoyed feeling my endurance improve and I lost xmas weight quickly. Good luck!

Aubergine!

I got to about this point too and now have shin splints so I've had to stop, I hope to start again where i left off at the weekend or in a week or so, until its less painful. I also tied it in with zumba and going to the gym 3 times a week and saw great results (with cal deficit). I think its a great way to get some real…

Bump for future ref. thanks

I agree I need to address that issue too

I found that weight training makes me put on weight whether it was muscle or not.. Not sure, and didn't help with my vanity pounds in the belly area. I'm still squatting heavy but not bothered with the other exercises in strong lifts 5x5, I'm going back to cardio which is how I lost a bit in the first place. Saying that,…

Great that you find something you enjoy, I personally started strong lifts 5x5 a couple of months ago but really didn't like what it was doing to my body, so I've gone back to the stuff that helped me lose my bit of podge in the first place, elliptical and jogging. I guess it's just finding something that works for you

I've started strong lifts 5x5 instead of running in the winter months, nice warm gym compared to cold paths! I'm enjoying not running for the moment, it's nice to do something completely different.