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Hi, had a quick look at your food diary and you tend to eat less in a morning than you do as a late night snack, a consideration might be to swap that around so you have more energy in the day? But if you feel exhusted on a regular basis do have a health check at the doctors.

Did my first mud run a few weeks ago and loved it. Running between obstacles was short bursts so running happily for 2 open terrain miles works. Upper body, core and back strength really helped. Because you can’t always predict where your foot will fall there is a lot of jarring on the back so for next one I am upping…

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Draw up a routine before you go so you don't have to think what to do. Squats, pushups, situps, down ups, bottled water can be used as light weights, the bands are fun, add a skipping rope. I even get the guys I work with involved when we travel so we can run together, do yoga etc

First 10k mud run complete. Loved it. Tips if doing it in cold weather have a stash off easy to put on warm clothes for after the race -think putting on clothes after a quick dry after swimming. Can of coke if going through water, recommended to drink as soon as you finish to make sure you don't get stomach upsets! Wear…

Find a few friends who enjoy working out, talk to them about their routines and what you are going to do. Check in with them on a regular basis. Even work out together.

I love these She thought she could...and so she did No excuses

Tricep push ups - you can really feel them working - keep your arms tight at your side and keep your elbows tight as you lower your body. Dips are good. But I would say do them everyday

I make up healthy versions of these and freeze them rice balls with wasabi rolled in sesame seeds Dried fruit bites Falafel cereal bars

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I'm no expert, but don't eat back all your calories, you may go to the gym for an hour but you potentially don't work solidly for an hour. I would suggest (and could be shot down here) to stick to the food calories only and not eat back your exercise and see if you experience a loss.

We all find our own path to the fitness we want, I like the variety, I like the challenge. But I can certainly see the results from when I started cross fitting to now.

I have signed up for my first Mudder on the 23rd of Feb. Never done anything like this before but part of a team so fingers crossed. I've added in 2/3 2 mile muddy runs a week to my normal cross fit routine and get outside regardless of weather conditions as I won't have that choice on the day. Love the duct taping…

The Dave Tate article that Vegasbaby posted was really interesting so I will definatly take a look at the youtubes, thank you.

I cross fit 2-3 times a week and one of the things I love about it is that the work outs are varied and challenging, I find you have to listen to your body and you push yourself more. It isn't for everyone, but always worth a try if it means you commit to something you love and benifit from. Warming up and stretching out…

Again thank you all for your comments. I spent an hour last night with one of my instructors, breaking my technique down to see where I was failing/faultering, captured the movement on record and again worked until I kept getting it right. So I now have a plan and homework.

Do listen to those who say nothing! Good all round exercise helps so whole body is worked. But I have added 10 dips every morning and I can see a difference.

Does anyone know about iron values in almond milk? I would have thought this would have been a good source but Iron appears to show as N/A for this?

I’m a recent returnee as well. Looking at tweaking my diet to ensure I get enough iron and calcium in my diet without relying on supplements Dream day Breakfast: Fruit compote with Greek yogurt Lunch: Butternut and cashew soup with toasted pumpkin seeds Dinner: Massive salad with pomegranate, falafel, lemon roast baby…

Really good article, thank you Vegus Baby. So last night I took it right back to basics and worked with just a bar with no added weights and worked on making sure I had the right depth of squat, repeating the move and feeling that little movement that you get when you know the squat is right. Tonight I have lined up my…

Oh Crumbs what have I started? I know I have to squat lower & with form. Unloading and moving up slower sounds like great advice and failing on purpose also might stop my block on increasing the load. Thank you all for your comments and I will see how I get on this week.

You might have hit the nail on the head, I don't like failing. I'll give it a go next time I am in. Thank you

So glad I'm not the only one. Band or beanie work for me and I've found that running on soft ground rather than roads helps.

Being prepared is the best way I find to avoid junk, if you have homemade dishes in the freezer you are less likely to reach for the junk. Make sure you have enough fruit to reach out for that you enjoy.