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Penn, i'm now mega jealous! I love running off road, but oxfordshire is flat like pancake :( I have to drive for 30/45 mins to get a decent hill to scream down.

Also avoid any manhole covers! I now envisage you zigzagging along the pavement. When running in the rain, it's best to go somewhere you're used to walking (dog walk route for instance) that way you actually know the terrain already and know where the potential hazards are. If you are unsure about a patch, slow your run or…

Find your local triathlon club and ask if they have a qualified swim teacher. Quite a few have coaches who can teach you to swim. If they don't they should know of a local swim teacher/class (they will get asked this all the time! trust me). Once you can swim the tri club coaches will help you improve your technique. You…

Not sure if anyone's suggested this, but how about breaking your main meal(s) down into two smaller plates. Put one plate out of sight (in oven to keep warm or fridge to keep cool). Eat the first plate, wait 5 mins or go do something else for a bit, eat second plate. Or if you're eating little and often, break your food…

I agree with Megsie, Shock absorber running bras are amazing, well worth the expense. Decathlon (uk at least) have good high impact bras that I also run in for £20-ish. I do so many high impact sports bra's don't last very long so shock absorbers are treats.

I agree with Lorr - talk to the instructor. You shouldn't be injuring yourself just to keep up with the class. The instructor should be offering modifications anyway! If it's something like spin however, ask the instructor to check your set up, it could be bad posture or alignment causing the issue, especially if you're…

(apology edit - sorry, this is massive!) ooh separated at birth! Same issues, stress eating, mindless eating, little- no-motivation, binge eating, no willpower, lots of self recrimination, embarrassed and ashamed of myself. I have Mal de debarquement... i'm basically forever drunk or forever on a very bad sea crossing.…

...less eating... Seriously, it's the only reason i'm fat, i just can't bloody stop myself. I get worse when i'm 'on a diet' or 'NEED to lose weight'. Since trying to make a massive effort for a particular event, i've put on half a stone!!! I am just ridiculous.

Oi Tony, off backside, do squats! Bairn is no excuse. Get a buggy good for doing walks/runs and take miniture out with you, age of said bairn is no excuse either. Work out at lunch, you only need 30 mins for a good work out 15 to change and 15 for shower and get food to eat at desk (assuming you're not a lab tech or…

After every sport, so 6 times a week or more. Unlike North I 'glow' buckets, but most of the sports I do are high intensity (quite a few are technically hiits for 2+ hours). I also sweat in anything over 10 deg C though (height of summer NE scotland), so that might also have something to do with it as i now live in sunnier…

Hi OP remember not to just go on weight, but also by how you look and feel. Your weight might not change a huge amount once you start toning up. You also don't say what your hiits are, cardio or weights? Do both. Also, is 3 times a week more than usual for you or normal? If you're not following a plan that changes after a…

I have heard of this but it's usually associated with extreme weight loss, to do with an extreme loss of subcutaneous fat loss resulting in less cushioning than the nerves are used to increasing likelihood of nerve entrapment, often found in gastric bypass patients. Usually weight gain causes more issues than weight loss…

Hi! Well done on your 5k. Like everyone else says don't worry about your current speed, you will get faster and go longer. Sprint/hiit/fartlek training is a good way to up endurance as well as speed, so stick at it :smiley: You mentioned hip pain: see if your chiropractor (totally recommend seeing one), your gym or a local…

Have you noticed any difference in how you look, how your clothes fit? 10lbs could be coming off slowly but you might not notice in in actual weight difference.

I'm assuming your american and stuck over there (i jest) have you managed to watch them? They are worth getting used to the accents. You also need to look up: Black's Books, The IT Crowd, 2 Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, and The Thick of It. You might have luck on youtube or netflix, or buy them?

humankind in general have been are on my ignore/blocked list.

Metal is one of the best things to listen to while working out. Find it hard to run to though, only have a few metal songs in my run list, lots of punk instead.

I'm from Aberdeen and that second lot is scottish/doric as well, you can shorten them too: cannae - ca. Ca dae 'at = can't do that. dinnae - da. Da dae 'at = don't do that. gonnae - Go not/going to/go and. Gonnae nae dae 'at - stop it/that (lit: go and not do that) hae - can also be hiv. Ah hiv'nae nane/ony - i haven't…

Hey OP, don't worry about your speed. I think i could walk faster than run when i started (brother and husband both 6ft2.. i have to walk pretty fast to keep up). People did actually walk past me on several occasions. Also had a retiree jog past me A LOT... seriously good motivation that. Have you looked into running or…

Try thinking/treating of fruit as sweets instead, helps me alot. I'm also a binge eater. Make sure you portion everything correctly though as obviously fruit is full of sugar. I have wee tupperware pots to put all my weeks food in so that i'm not taking the whole lot to work or having to portion it out at the time i'm…

Aside from all the great food/logging advice, have you tried changing one day to another sport? It might just give you an extra boost alongside upping your logging accuracy. It usually does works well for me. I often double up on my sports, I run to and from karate for instance, using it as an extra warm up/cool down, it's…

Don't rely on the scales, they won't tell you what is happening, going up in weight is perfectly normal when you exercise more. You need to start measuring your body as well, to see if you are gaining muscle (which weighs more than fat but takes up less space). You can have a goal weight, but bear in mind that you may…

You really don't need an app. You are already doing the right thing. Walk and run when you can, you will slowly build up to running more than walking. Try to remember that no one is really looking at you, they might glance or watch you, but that's just humans, we do that. They're probably wishing they were running too.…

Agree. Christ, if someone did BMI on me, I'd be thrown out for asking to see their Uni Degree and then wetting myself laughing.

Have to agree with Bzah's post in totality. Irrelevant 2nd-hand gossip doesn't matter. YOU matter, that is all you need to remember. Well that and exercise is addictive... participate with caution or you'll end up doing crazy stuff like triathlon's, rollerderby, karate, yoga or fencing... or, you know, all 5. Never stop…

If the person is possibly fragile about the weight itself go for the reason it's come about instead tread carefully but say something and just be as supportive. they might think the 'issue' they have is trivial and embarrassing, and that's why it's go to this stage. You said he's changed behaviour so try something like:…

I've not read all replies so sorry if i repeat: , thekitchn.com/how-to-make-creamy-ice-cream-with-just-one-ingredient-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-93414, you can add yoghurt, pb etc to give it more/different texture flavour, greek yoghurt and tablespoon of honey/agave/syrup, or…

Sorry. I usually run 7 miles and I'd like my long runs to be 11 or 12 for starters. I'd love to do it once a week if I could build it up! I used to run a half marathon once a week but that was 2 years ago before I gave birth to twins :)[/quote] take the kids with you, then it won't seem quite so weird when you shout…

I regularly do two to three exercise/sports sessions in a day, cos i have the food will-power of 10 things with no will-power. Most of sessions are side-by-side but occasionally they're split, usually a different sport but not always. Do whatever works for you and your timescales. It might take a while for your body to get…

If you're unfortunate and don't have much off-road trails around you, do what i do - pretend you're being chased by wolves, dinosaurs, zombies or schemies (poor people; yes yes i know how un-pc of me). Get your music sorted so that you have an eclectic assortment to chose from to change your pace to, slow to full-on 'arg…