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  • If you ran a marathon last year but are struggling with 3 miles you might consult a doctor, that just doesn't sound normal. It isn't unheard of to struggle a little for a week or so when getting back into it after a long break but that extreme difference is very concerning. (Also do you have enough meat/protein in your…
  • I had something similar happen with my foot, I strained it but kept working out until it was so bad that I couldn't walk right anymore and pain was hitting other areas because my gait was off. I had to end up taking almost 2 months off to heal the strain but then when I started working out again the muscle was weak so I…
  • If you actually might have pulled or strained something resting now is better than making it worse and needing to take a lot of time off down the road (I've learned that the hard way). If you are just a little sore or tight from a hard work out or poor cool down an easy, relaxed workout can loosen it up. If you think you…
  • Most people find that once they are used to running outside they like it much better than a treadmill, when I'm in shape I actually run faster outside since I am more engaged/happy it leads to putting more effort out, with a treadmill it gets easy to put it on the same setting and stick with the pace, outside you can…
  • I wake up at 4:30 am to get in a 30 minute run with my dog and leave enough time to get ready for work, I have to be ready and out the door by 6:30 am, I tend to go to bed a little earlier than I used to to adjust, once winter hits I switch to going out after work since it is cool enough for my lab to run. Since I am…
  • I think it also has a little to do with a change in perception people have, we live in a society that has more people who are overweight than at their bodies healthy weight, so many of them start accepting it as a new norm. Many overweight women around me tell me that I don't need to loose weight because compared to them I…
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