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Seriously though. people looking to use swimming to lose weight need to try and find pools where the water temperature is warmer. Cooler water does overstimulate the appetite. http://muscleevo.net/swimming-for-weight-loss/ Link to specific study on subject http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15902988

Swimming can be great for fat loss. It works all the major body muscle groups. You can do long, steady swims or higher intensity interval training. Because you don't take a physical pounding beginners can often do it for longer than impact exercises, such as running. A few cautions, because you're in water, you can also…

Heart rate is a very individual thing. The target heart rates you'll see in charts are based on the average of the population only, and in real life the spread is pretty wide, so very few people fit that average. If you really want to set target heart rates, you'll need to find your maximum heart rate. You can't get that…

An excellent intimate lubricant. In addition to the food, beauty and other uses!

I get wanting to do it with your friends. Otherwise, I'd say why rush it. Instead train so you can actually do the distance rather than just survive the experience. But again, I get wanting to do it with your friends. If they are better trained for the 1/2, don't get caught up in trying to stay with them. Be prepared to…

When new to running, the best thing you can do to run the 5k faster is to run more. Very, very few new runners need speedwork to get faster - though there is nothing wrong with doing it if you find it fun. To run more, you could pick a day to make your longer run. Over a period of a few weeks, get to where you run 4 or 5…

5 to 6 depending on the season. At least two of those will be easy runs, which are a form of active recovery for me. Been running to race since 2006, been an athlete all my life. I tend to not do doubles, but part of that is realizing in my 50s that they wouldn't allow the recovery I personally need. I can train as hard as…

Race: 4th of July 5k. Goal: Win age group (50-54) Time Goal: Not set for this race. Should be very hot and humid, so time goals make little sense. Add to that I'm looking for AG placement as first priority. I'll be paying particular attention to a couple of other runners. Trail or Road: Road First Race: No. Most recent…

If you are in any shape to do Goofy, then Dopey is a piece of cake. It's pretty darn close to what i'd be running those days in my taper anyways. So the only way to make it more challenging than Goofy would be to actually race the 5k and 10k. Kind of hard for me to understand the point of Dopey - other than more money for…

Tap-A-Lap - for those days when I have to run on an indoor track. GymGoal - for tracking strength training.

Big thumbs up! Congrats!

I'm about to pay $45 for a 5k, but I'm doing it because my DW (who is just starting to exercise) wants to do this glow in the dark run, and it costs that much. I'll pay $45 to support her. Normally I don't want to pay more than $25 for a 5k, prefer $20, but will pay more if the race is part of the race series I'm doing.…

Back in 2006, when I first put on the running shoes, went out, and did my first slow mile, I considered myself a runner. Slow, weak, but still a runner. Since then I've done a couple of 50 milers, marathons and more 5k races than I can count (which I'm best suited for). Won one 3k outright, have many age group trophies and…

Assuming you have the time, it's never to early to add to your base. A good base is the biggest single determining factor in how well a half marathon (or any longer race) will go. The training plan only improves on that base.

They are different from each other. I run a lot, almost always outside. When I do get on a treadmill, my pace winds up being slower by quite a bit - around a minute per mile. Effort is the same, but pace is not. People who started training on a treadmill often find the opposite is true. They go slower outside. Your…

are you going to race the first one, or just run easy to finish? How long will your longest training run be before the first half? Really, the answers to those questions lead to one point (which means they are really rhetorical). Are you going to run the first one hard enough to need the recovery time? That could be either…

Possibly ITBS, centered in the hip as well. The iliotibial band runs from on the outside of the leg from the hip to the knee. It passes over a bursa in the knee for certain, and IIRC one in the hip. Hip flexor pain tends to be high on the front of the hip/thigh. ITBS pain, which in the hip is often a duller spreading pain,…

Sometimes running shoes change significantly version to version. I've worn Brooks Adrenaline's for years as a training shoe. Most versions are OK. A couple I've thrown out because they just didn't work. Go back to the store and go through the process again. It may be a different shoe will be better for you. Could be a…

Yours is an achievable goal. I glanced at the c25K plan (the original, not sure if it's the same as your app). The last run for week 5 calls for a 5 minute walk, jog 2 miles, 5 minute walk. THAT IS ALMOST 5K RIGHT THERE!!!! Just walk the remaining distance. (OK, you'll still be a little over 1/2 mile short, but you get the…

My first 24hour race (in my case a 50 miler). A friend has lost his young son to cancer the month before. Another friend of his, who has run for the USA in the 24 hour world championship, decided to get a group together to do a 24 hour race with our friend as a way to support him and honor his son. Original plan was to do…

scott1111111 - it's hard to train for road races and run 30+ miles a week without running on roads. Legally pedestrians are allowed on most roads. The key is remembering to run like you're invisible to everyone around you and always he not just aware but to be proactive at adjusting to what is around you. That is where…

Run. Oh wait, that's me. it bugs me when I have to run on a treadmill. Usually it means it's either in a hotel in an industrial area near some airport where there is no safe outdoor place to run. Or that I wimped out on cold windy weather and am now paying for it indoors. Otherwise, I'm good with whatever people next to me…

When I started Stronglifts, I did exactly what you said. I could do the sets, with form, on a much shorter interval. So I cut down on the rest period. Wasn't long before I wanted the whole 90 seconds. If you're not compromising your ability to learn and correctly do the exercises, I see no problem with shorter rest.

Dang my left leg looks way bigger than my right... Better change my routine.

Another 5k season. Still trying to hit that sub 20 as a man in his 50s. Think I'll get there this year!

Didn't used to. But as you age the fat padding in both palms and heels tends to go away. (Why fat leaves there and wants to move to the waist, I'll never understand. Guess the same reason it leaves your head and moves to your ears...) Regardless, now that I'm in my 50s, sometimes I need it just for the cushioning of my…

Did you tell the store you needed cheaper? Curious, what Brooks model were you wearing before?

LOL! I'm with all of you. I have to run 35-40 to properly support a 5k racing season! Much less a marathon!

I only log true exercise as activity. So I don't count cleaning, walking the dog, sex. etc. Just my preference, but...

You will really be best off to go to a specialty running store and ask them to help you. If you really don't have a local running store, look on the Brooks website, since that is what you had before and worked for you. They categorize shoes into 4 broad categories - nuetral, guidance, support, control (you probably have…