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Physiologically it makes absolutely no difference to either net calorie consumption or energy source balance. It can help adaptation for endurance training, improving ability to draw from less readily available sources when training or competing for protracted periods. In terms of comfort, I'm generally happy training…

If I can make a coupe of observations. This is a tool, it's up to you how to use it. I can' recall the last time I weighed myself. For me, success if about my running being enjoyable. To do that I need to be mindful of what I'm eating, so some tracking is useful. Originally I logged,although didn't weigh/ measure as it was…

Significantly better aerobic capacity from running and the weight bearing aspect is beneficial, particularly for women. It helps maintain bone density. Recent research is also indicating better joint health in runners. But if you're finding reasons not to do it, then stick with walking. Adherence is more important than…

Given those activities neither of them will be particularly useful. Personally I wouldn't waste the money.

With Garmin you set it up in Connect and download it to your device.

Endomondo and Runkeeper have baked in C25K plans that'll give you audio prompts for the walk/ run intervals.

But for someone doing C25K, they're good enough. There's no need to buy a proper device until well beyond that stage.

And that's the issue here. There are several different ways to lace up, different approaches being appropriate to different gaits, distances, running surfaces. There is no best way.

I'd be interested to see peer reviewed, replicated, research on that.

The majority of the energy that your body consumes isn't coming directly from your digestion process. The majority of food you consume goes through a series of steps before being expended. Simple sugars will convert quickly, but more complex sources will take a significant period. Fwiw, from a personal perspective I'll…

However, since I've already got a triathlon watch that tracks pool swimming...

So this season what I've got booked already is: * Larmer Tree Marathon in March. I've DNSd this twice, in 2016 it should have been my first full, but I was ill so dropped to the Half. Last year a sprained ankle led to doing race photography instead. * Bad Cow 12 Hour in April - aiming for a 50K as the following day I've…

For a start I'd ask whether your GP has offered alternative medication, as side effects vary. Equally different manifestations of symptoms in combination with medications lead to different experiences. After my first tour in Iraq the antidepressants I went onto led to excessive fatigue and nausea, so moving to a different…

Really? I'm kind of stumped about how to respond given how flawed this statement is.

Oh if people are prepared to pay over the odds for something that they can get for a significantly lower price then that's up to them. Marketeers are third up against the wall come the time of the glorious revolution :)

Well it's just overpriced circuit training, so nothing special.

I think it's fair to say that the Garmin entry in the bargain basement end of the market didn't go well. The first generation of VivoSmart wasn't a reliable product. The VivoActive, on the other hand, is a solid entry level piece of kit. Wouldn't disagree with your underlying point though.

Whilst that's a fair observation, given that high volumes of running do lend themselves to a very lean physique, a slow walk for 45 minutes isn't going to give the same outcomes.

The trite answer is that it doesn't get any easier, you're just able to go faster/ longer. A bit like cycling in that respect. In all honesty I don't much enjoy short distances. It takes me a mile or so to relax into a run, so for a 5K I'm not comfortable for the first 10 minutes or so, then in the last 5 minutes I'm…

That's all pretty reasonable, despite your existing level of cycling fitness going from no running to 10K in six weeks is pretty aggressive. for short distances I'm an advocate of knowing you can do it in advance, but if you're still finding recovery challenging then perhaps no more than 10K on Sunday is reasonable. I also…

fwiw before my first 10K I was consistently doing 16K as my long run. The idea of not doing the distance only really kicks in at about 20 miles, where recovery from the long becomes disruptive to the rest of the plan. Personally I'd be pushing for 11K on Sunday, then a couple of 5Ks Tuesday and Thursday.

If you're only walking then HR can cause a significant overestimate.

FitBit customer service have a good reputation for replacing faulty units. You'll see lots of people raving about how easily they've had defective units replaced... make of that what you will. fwiw the original VivoSmart had a class wide problem with screens, they replaced mine with a VivoSmartHR without quibbling.

If improved cardiovascular efficiency and effectiveness is a goal, then you're going to have to train for it. I'm not sure that I see CV work and resistance work as exclusive, you can easily do both. As highlighted, neither one is the key generator of weight loss, that's about your calorie deficit.

In practice 500 people on a 10K is a fairly short field, the amount of congestion that you'll feel really depends on how wide the route is. You'll probably find that it opens up reasonably easily, but the main thing for me is being aware of my own pace length and not getting too close to whoever is in front of me. There…

Have to say my worst ever chafing was on an 8K recovery run.

That's quite common in most of the endurance runners I know. Everyone struggles to find a slow pace initially, and it's only when you're more comfortable with running that a slow pace becomes what felt originally like a fast pace. My easy pace is about 9:30/ mile. In some ways it's similar to the speed you'd cycle at for…

Generally if someone is wanting to start to run there are two approaches; a structured run/ walk strategy, or going out and running for as long as one can maintain. The latter pretty much turns into an unstructured run/ walk strategy as people aren't really able to judge how far that's going to be. Couch to 5K is just a…

I started with the Hurricane 11, and stuck with it. As of the Hurricane 16 I can't run in them. They put far more bulk in the sole and increased the forefoot cushioning, and I'll get shin splints in a mile. I now run exclusively in neutral shoes, all Inov-8. The RoadClaw has a 6mm drop, rather than the 8mm of the…

The observation that I'd make is that use of language is important, in discussion with someone excuse can easily be received as pejorative. If you're talking to someone who just can't then the likely reaction is defensiveness and barriers. From a coaching perspective it's more productive to to use more neutral language, to…