GillianMcK Member

Think that was his point, apparently 'runners' always use the road to avoid injuries going up and down uneven pavements and to hell with the 2tonne car coming towards, personally I run on the road where I can but will get back on the pavement to get out of a cars way, I can recover from scrapes and bruises if I injury…

Yep, I live in a town just outside Edinburgh and it's the same, pavements are tarmac but that uneven (peoples driveways) and broken (or covered in wet slippy leaves) that I do tend to run on the road where possible, however where I am running on the roads I run towards traffic so I can see it coming towards me and I will…

Same here, I'm 2000 cals on a normal day and up to 2400 on the days I exercise, I'm training for a marathon at the moment so my mileage is quite high, I also have a PT session once a week, swim once a week and do weights once a week. My average weekly mileage is between 30-40miles (will be over 40miles this week but will…

Can I also add that if I had just read about cranial oesteopaths I would have probably written it off as some new age treatment that was in the minds of the people being treated, it was only because of the dramatic improvement in the animals she treated that I actually would recommend it, she also treated a dog on the…

No I would expect a cranial oesteopath to be a registered practioner, Osteomyologist tend to be oestepaths or chiropracters that have been refused to be regulated by the general oesteopathic council or the general chiropractic council (either for politcal or philosophical reasons) This is a google search description of it-…

Have you considered a Cranial Oesteopath?? Google what they do as I just won't be able to do it justice. We actually first heard of one when in a last ditch attempt for one of our horses that had become unrideable on the left rein. We had tried everything with the vet, nerve blocking, magnetic therapy, physio, you name it…

It's one measurement (according to my BMI I'm too short!!!) Body Fat analysis done correctly would be a better indication, as otherwise (as people have already commented on) BodyBuilders and Rugby Players etc would be considered obese!!!

Get gait analysis done and get shoes that are appropriate for what your running style and where you're running (i.e. my trail shoes will kill my knees if I try running on tarmac for any length of time because the soles are a different composition, my road running shoes don't give my ankle enough support on the uneven…

Cut some fallen tree log sections in the forest and use as weights, set up a harness and drag logs/old tyres behind you on your run/walk??

Could be doing too much, the repetetive nature of running (or walking) most places tend to not run every day, I used to run every other day, currently I do run 4 times a week with 2 days in a row because i'm in training for my first marathon, however as soon as that's past I'll be back to 3 times a week every other day…

The colder the air is the worse my breathing is (however I don't like the heat), I've gotten through it however I still cough constantly after a run in the cold!!

Check this forum post, it's really good and covers pretty much every newbie mistake you could make http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1217573-so-you-want-to-start-running

Pine nuts, I like that you can push your calories up with a relatively small amount, I have about 10g of pine nuts before exercising for the energy.

I run in the evening, but I tend to stick to pavements in populated area's, don't think there's anywhere I would feel safe enough to be out on my own after midnight, my other concern would be injury, earlier in the evening there would be more people likely to be passing if you ended up injured (I never gave this a thought…

Like Man-Flu I do believe that Man-Periods are worse, so well done you!!!!

I managed to get through the ballot and I'm doing The Great North Run as well (maybe see you there, I'll be at the back) I'm currently doing my marathon training (Edinburgh Marathon) but wish that I had done a couple of half marathons first just so I would have an idea of what time I was doing it in and maybe set some of…

Would also like to edit my response but it won't let me to add that if the exercise program created by the prefessionals is advising 1 or 2 rest days, I would be listening to the people with the knowledge, think if rest days weren't necessary then the likes of JM and Sean T would be pushing to have people working out 7…

Recovery and rest is as important as the exercising, you might be able to sustain it for a while but you might find that you'll run into the over-training issues (where you do start to ache after doing things that shouldn't make you ache, tired all the time and more prone to injury), I done a lot of training this time last…

I find outside more difficult than a treadmill, treadmill I have a nice cushioned flat landing, outside the ground is much harder and never as level as a treadmill. I've ran outside all winter including the snow (trail shoes work just fine in the snow and mud), I would get out and try outside as soon as possible. Time…

I have 1 full rest day a week, when I was doing C25K I was running Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, bootcamps on a Sunday, Monday and Wednesday and Friday was my rest day. I had been doing bootcamps 3 or 4 times a week for about a year prior to starting the C25K.

As aboev, weight is only 1 measurement, take you're body measurements as well and compare these as well. My trainer does a body fat assessment every 6 weeks, my weight loss probably wasn't where it should have been for me to be happy with it, however I had inches off everywhere with my waist and abdomen being the biggest…

I go to a womans weights class and I'm hungry half way through the class (normally right after the clean & press), I tend to have some milk or nuts within about 10min of finishing for the high protein/fat content. I'm normally ok the following day, but after 30min of weights I'm looking for something to eat!!!

Agree with Terbusha above, there's a difference between 'this hurts' and 'I am hurt', if it was just muscle fatigue because you haven't done 50 squats in years then I would say suck it up and get on with it, however if there's a physical reason that you can't do these (bad knees) it's the trainers short-comings that he's…

Well done, I'm still working towards this goal but noticing a difference in my recovery already when I'm out running:)

Well done, I had my measuerments and body fat analysis done last week and I'm the same, I've moved from obese to overweight. Extra motivation to get down to within the BMI range:)

This above!!! I tend to take my rest day on a Monday, so after work, home, hot bubble bath, dinner, bed and watch movie. Summer time if it's a nice evening the dog may get an extended walk, but it's not even really walking properly it's more of a saunter, proper sleep in my mind is the most important, if I don't get enough…

I loved Run for Pink C210K app and also use MapMyRun all the time, I love going onto the website the following morning and checking my splits and comparing them to the previous weeks (sad I know, but it's the highlight of my morning, especially when I've knocked another 10sec off my 1st mile)!!! Used to use Endomondo but…

Don't think it's weird, probably wouldn't do it in the middle of a work out, I would probably wait until they had finished:)

I used to hate Greek yogurt, but have gound one by Rowanglen that has a layer of strawberry compote on the bottom and I could live on the stuff. Don't like hummus or cous cous (texture more than taste).

Brilliant, wish I's had this 18mnths ago when I first started, didn't have a clue and was just using store bought trainers, queue shin splints, followed by an issue with my achilles. Now have (several pairs of) proper running shoes (get gait analysis done each time just in case), more technical tees and running tights than…