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You can check your running shoes to show possible gait issues - if they are worn down on one side etc. go see your doc and/or get referred to a podiatrist etc. its not wise to just run through the pain. Does it ease up with rest?

I like to think I'm both lol. At the moment I'm working on doing a few sessions of HIIT sprints and incline walking alongside a few longer runs in the week (3-8 miles.) I workout daily taking rest days when my body tells me to. My struggle jtst now is that I'm gaining weight, but I got body mass scales abd while I've put…

Hi, this is a very personal topic, imo. By that I mean that it varies from person to person. Many say not to cardio before weights, that after is better for calorie burn etc. I have tried both and feel, for me, I feel better if I do 20-30 mins of cardio then lift then finish off with light cardio. If I leave cardio til…

Check your running form and also your gait. Over pronation and form issues gave me trouble after running for 6 months. A simple insole and a form tweak has taken me from struggling to walk to getting back to running almost daily :)

Jim Morrison - though I'm shy so I'd probs just stare at him like a slack jawed gimp lol

It's personal choice in having them and/or liking them on others. I have two full sleeves, one on the back of my neck, base of my back that leads into a design down both my outside legs. I also have tattoos on my feet - which I hate, not the tattoos the feet lol. I think feet are ugly (even my own) but with the tattoos I…

I have a Polar FT4 and I like it, it comes with a chest strap but it's so comfortable you do not notice it. What is scary is the difference between my actual calorie burn and what the machines at the gym said - even those with heart rate sensors (which were so accurate at times I was either dying or having a heart attack -…

Is that by using MFP values or ? Cuz that's a lot lol

I sometimes have issues with my knees BUT I didn't have until I started doing more strength exercises (squats with weights etc) rather than give up either, I got some knee supports and I pop those on when my knees are a bit sore for running and always when I lift. They are quite comfortable and help me wonders, obviously…

I've found them to be not very accurate. Also with some machines it depends how you use them, also. For example, some people hold on using the treadmill - the machine doesn't know this so it gives a reading based on calorie burn without holding on when in fact if you hold on you burn way less. Same with ellipticals and…

10 mins vigorous on bike (was waiting on the elliptical freeing up) 20 mins on elliptical 20 mins on treadmill (15 mins on 10 incline and 4mph -no holding on lol- and then 5 mins jog at 2 incline to ease up my thighs) 110 squats (squat challenge) lat pull downs tricep pull downs dips reverse crunches push ups OHP barbell…

those are so funny! Thanks for sharing

I don't do Christmas day but thats my only day off usually (during the holiday season that is) :)

I tend to do my first mile at 6.7mph and depending on how I feel it can go down to 6.5 or I keep adding every quarter mile or so until I get to 8mph then I'll decrease it again every quarter mile or so. Other times when I want to go for distance I'll set it at 6.5mph (for 4-10 mile runs) I have no rhyme nor reason to what…

Lol, me too and mine is always less than the treadmill says.

Not done today yet but yesterday - Ran 10k on treadmill speed 6.6mph-7mph Walked for 15 mins on treadmill 4mph at 7.5-10 incline 105 squats (doing a squat challenge) 2 reps of 40 on leg press at 60kg 2 reps of 40 calf press on leg press machine at 60kg walking lunges 2 reps of 8 with 8kg calf raises 30 with 8kg hip…

That's why my debate - also, I have been one of those who sadly hung on *shame* but no one told me, I just clicked that if I couldn't stay on under my own steam, I couldn't possibley be burning off what the treadmill said lol. Upside tho, that got me into running and I can now do a 15 incline without holding on, though…

Yeah, I see the same at the gym all the time and mentally debate whether saying anything but always don't cuz I don't want to offend if the person (I call them Klingons) are doing this to lose weight - don't want to inadvertently insult them. I figure them hanging on still beats them sitting on the sofa watching tv lol

Many people often workout in the am, myself included. The only issue I struggle with is I don't eat breakfast (can't usually eat until I've been up a few hours) so depending on your personal morning routine it may or may not suit but theres no reason not to if it does suit :)

A guy at our gym who is in a wheel chair uses the handbike and several of the weights for upper body without leaving his chair - perhaps something like that would be of use?

Hmm, to me it seems your basic cal allowance is high at 1500. I'm taller than you and was heavier than you are now when I started with MFP and it allowed me 1200 for weight loss of 1.5lb a week. Then exercise cals on top. I managed to lose quite a bit of weight doing this. Now I know we are different people but if I read…

No and if it's the kind that shocks your muscles all it will do is put you off your exercise :)

I don't find it hard to sprint for a minute although it does make you realise how long a minute really is. You can do it outside if you have a decent stretch of road etc. i just tend to do it at the gym for ease of weather - it rains a lot in Scotland lol

Not distances but this is what I use: Sprint for 1 minute Rest for 1 minute Sprint for 45 seconds Rest for 45 seconds Sprint for 30 seconds Rest for 30 seconds Sprint for 15 seconds Rest for 1 to 2 minutes Repeat the entire sequence 3 to 5 times. I do this on the treadmill which allows you to add inclines and this one is…

I also do both. I also mix up HIIT sprints with static running and hills. I don't profess to know as much as many on here but from my own experience I've not lost any muscle mass but have notice it become more toned with various workouts and weights. Op is that what you are after ie not losing the definition you have?

It can take up to 2 years for skin to settle after weight loss - not sure settle is even the right word, sorry. But after weight loss its advised to give skin everything it needs to repair - drink a lot of water, exfoliate and moisturise and collagen supplements might help. I'm in a similar situation, I spoke to my gp…

You can get this masque that you put on your hair before you swim that protects your hair from the chlorine. It shampoos out, I use it and you can apply it on wet or dry hair :)

Its not just women, today I had to swim around 3 guys who were taking up a quarter of the lane space while chatting and wouldn't move ;)

I'd advise a food scale - the difference between actual portions and guesstimates is huge lol. Personally I love cardio but if its not for you I won't lecture although you might change your mind when you drop weight, I certainly did and had more energy :)

^5 awesome track My gym playlist is very mixed but Psychosocial by Slipknot and Insomnia by Faithless give me a jolt of energy via my ears