RonandDi Member

Thanks all. I'm looking forward to kicking it into maintenance mode. :)

I run between 35 and 45 min (depending on the day) a day 6 days a week. You might have to build up to it. I won't comment on if it will affect your other training....I don't know about that. But as far as too much, there are a lot of people that run a lot more than what I do.

Not sure if this applies, but when I started running I pushed a little too far, too fast and started having some calf pain. I finally had to take a few days off from running and just walked instead. It finally settled down and I was able to start running again. In my opinion, once a muscle is pulled/sore, stretching won't…

Like others have said, you can change your stride to reduce the impact. You don't land on your heals when you jump rope, you shouldn't when you run either.

This isn't entirely true....there are a lot of people that run a lot of miles in their bare feet.

For me, it was all about taking it slow. I don't know how fit you are or how much you can run now, but when I started I did a walk/run combo, and slowly increased the run part of it. I would get a dull pain at the bottom of the knee cap if I did too much. I got to the point that my lungs weren't the limiting factor, just…

I have the guide 6's and tried on the 5's....in my opinion, they are very different. I don't know if I could put a finger on the reason why I liked the 6's better, but I did.

I am not more an expert on the subject than anyone else here, but I will give you my experiences. I thought I had bad knees. I had all kinds of trouble standing up in the morning....and after sitting at my desk for a few hours, it would take me a hand full of steps to get "loose". 6 months ago I started walking on the…

I didn't do the C25K...hadn't even heard of it, but from what I gather, I did basically the same thing. I wen't slow and took my time. I would also suggest a good warm up walk before every run ( I do 5 min at a brisk pace). At least till you get to know your body a little. I started with 30 minutes....I walked 10, then ran…

it has worked for me, but I suppose there will be a point that I will stop seeing much improvement.

I have found that if I eat as much as MFP tells me I can, I don't lose. So, I had to play around with how much I eat. I have been averaging a little over a pound a week, but according to MFP, I would be losing more than 2 pounds per week. Don't be surprised if you don't lose by following their guidlines...IMHO, there is…

All I know is that the same workout in a sweatsuit will make my heart rate higher (according to my HRM) than without. I'm not saying that it is enough to consider a benifit, but it is higher.

So you don't think it is more of a workout to say, run in 100 degree heat as opposed to a cool 50 degree day?

1) Cottage cheese 2) Cantalope 3) Honey Dew My daily breakfast and lunch....and that's only because I don't log coffee.

The only thing I've noticed is that if I wear a sweat shirt while working out, and sweat more, and it raises my heart rate quicker and for a longer time. So I guess as a by product, sweating is making me lose weight more than not sweating. But I don't think it is enough to worry about one way or another.

Good luck. I was leaning towards the Spirit, but there wasn't anything remotely close and I didn't want to order online.

Again, take it for what it's worth, but most of the "independent" reviews that I read had the Nordic Track at or towards the bottom. Mainly for overall construction and reliability. Personally, I think a lot of these reviews are rating the machines for a lot more abuse than what most people will put them through. Like you,…

You will need a little oil in the pan to pop it. I good heavy bottom pan works best.

I like sea salt and cracked pepper on mine.

There's a lot of info out there....almost too much to digest. What I came up with is motor size and service availability. There are some real reputable machines out there, but none close enough to me that I could go see/buy in person. I ended up getting a Sole from Sears. They seem to be liked by everyone buy the die hard…

Your only 4 weeks in...give it time. Don't compare yourself to what you did yesterday, compared to a month ago, your flying.

Up at 4:30 and on the treadmill by 4:45 for a 3 mile run, some push-ups and pull-ups every morning. Take some cottage cheese to work for breakfast (or a protein drink if I'm feeling lazy). I find that exercising first thing in the morning eliminates the excuses of every day life. Besides, I like the feel of going through…

I didn't use the C25K...had never even heard of it at the time, but I started out at 5 days a week, Mon thru Fri and take the weekend off. I did a walk/run combo for 30 min a day. Increasing the run time a little each week. That was 6 months ago and I now run 3 miles every weekday morning.

Just out of curiosity...for those of you that have been doing the low carb thing, have you been looking at your calories as well? If you are in line with your carbs, are your calories close to what MFP suggests?

Dont know about all the technical stuff, but I am losing weight and getting stronger. Meets my goals, so I'll continue what I'm doing.

My guess is that you recently changed your exercise to increase your heartrate...chances are it won't be long before your HR drops. I try to increase either my pace or distance every few weeks, and for the first week, my HR is always real high, but it eventually goes down as you get used to the change. This morning was one…

If you are walking 3 miles in 30 minutes, you are walking faster than a lot of people run. As long as you get your heart rate up, you are doing good.

I hope to not have to log every day, but I do plan on keeping a regular schedule of weighing myself. I figure if I start to put some weight back on, then I'll log again to see where I am screwing up. I think the biggest thing will be to keep a regular exrecise schedule.

One more loop on the belt.

Your talking extremes. I doubt anyone is saying it's okay to eat 7000 calories every weekend. But even if you did, chances are you would only maintain. 500 calories through a week is well within the margin of error.