GillianMcK Member

They weren't telling you not to log your exercise, they were telling you that they write it in a notebook, which is a much easier way to keep track of your exercise than on this site. This site is brilliant for calories and tracking them, but not so good for exercises. Like the other poster I don't log any of my exercises…

Try Dirty Weekend, they have 3 of those 8ft walls stacked on top of each other for the last obstacle, our boys made it look easy, I was more like a TMNT on too much tequilla!!

I don't carb load at all, I was doing long runs in excess of 16 miles during my training and was eating normally the night before them (I did eat extra after to replace the calories), but would have to say (for me) there was no benefit to carb loading (unless you want an excuse to eat pasta, in which case, eat up)!!

As above, with pretty much everything we eat it comes down to portion control, watermelon is high in natural sugars (as with a lot of fruit), just because it's a fruit and a natural food, doesn't mean we can eat unlimited amounts of it. I really like watermelon but I couldn't eat 3.5kg of it every day (I love chocolate…

Proper shoes and socks are a must and as is a good bra (everything else can be cheap as chips, but don't skimp on these items). I downloaded an app called Half Marathon Trainer by Fit Kit, 12 week program that will actually tell you when to walk, when to run, starts off dead easy and finishes with 2 x 1hr run non-stop with…

Well done on the 7.5k. The weight loss could be glycogen levels in the muscles being depleted because it's the first time you've done that distance. I know someone that started a nutrition programme earlier in the year to get ready for an endurance event, he lost 5kg (so over 10lb) in a day, but it was the shift in water…

It's all personal choice, the more of these you do, the more you'll figure out what works for you, for a 10k, personally I would only take the Saturday as a rest day, if it's your first race you may want to take the 2 days. My biggest issue with a race start at 2pm would be figuring out when to eat, morning races are…

Personally I have issues with my Achilles if I do a lot on tarmac, I run a lot of trails and it keeps it in check, however, all running surfaces can lead to injury, impact from the tarmac, uneven on the trails potentially leading to sprains/slips. I have road running shoes for the tarmac and trail shoes for the trails,…

If I still look good at the end of a workout, I haven't worked hard enough!! Lines don't matter to me as I'm all red and sweaty by the end of the workout!

I'm the opposite, I detest the first 30min of my run, I seem to take ages to warm up and find my stride, after 30min I feel much better!! I tend to let my mind drift I do the majority of my running in the forest with the dog, so I always have company, even if he can't answer back:) Shock Absorber Ultimate Run Bra's are…

This, although I may not sprint for a full 60secs, I went back and done the first few weeks again, slow running for the walk (except the 5min warm up) and then pushing for a faster pace for the jogging periods, starts to get you ready for when you decide tempo runs/strides are a good idea!!

What are the goals that you're aiming for with the walking that you are doing?? What reason does your friend give for the cross trainer being better than walking!!! Walking is great:)

Not a problem I have, but I'm from Scotland so 100 degree weather is not really an issue for us!! What about fit sip, they are wristbands that get filled with water http://www.amazon.co.uk/FitSip-Pro-Lite-Hands-Free-Hydration-Runners/dp/B00HU6F3QS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409090472&sr=8-1&keywords=fitsip I really dislike…

Mentally they get easier, physically they get faster (most of the time), what I would say is that the actual marathon itself at the end of October will actually be the easy part, it's the 18-20weeks training that you have to put in before hand that's the difficult part. I didn't do my first 20mile run on a work day, I done…

As other people have said, Tempo runs and hill sprints, maybe throw in some tabatta sprints on the days you're short on time (I really hate when my trainer does these as part of a session, how an 20 secs seem so long)!! Just remember that not every run can be a PB and with the gains you've already made, the gains will…

a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat!!! Weight loss is mainly done in the kitchen, don't cut your calories so deep that it slows your metabolism, eat back half your exercise calories and allow a couple of weeks before making any adjustments.

Get you gait analysis done and check that your shoes are appropriate, I always end up with Hamstring problems on a treadmill, so I only run outside now and only on the treadmill if it's part of the circuits class and is limited to 2min max. Try different terrains as well.

I am training for a specific goal, so I eat according to the training I am doing at the moment.

Contact the restaurant and ask for approx nutritional values of the meals.

I think I would object quite strongly to not being able to eat something healthy that I wanted to eat, just because 1 person in the area was allergic. If I was aware of the person being allergic I certainly wouldn't mind making sure that it was no where near them and was disposed of in specific bins to avoid contact with…

Both of the above, if you're unhappy with the salesman in the running store, either speak to a sports podiatrist who will analyse your gair and advise on shoes without actually selling you the shoe, or try a different store. You have to be very careful if changing to barefoot shoes, you've spent all your life and built up…

Other people with more experience and knowledge will say if I'm corrcet or not, but I thought that it was the forearm strength that affected the grip in the deadlift. I struggle with my grip as well in my left hand, but was told by my trainer that it was the forearm that was causing the weak grip, the only one where I find…

zenlabs C25K trainer has a free version (also has the 10k version free), I used to use that and run MapMyRun in the background for the distance/pace/elevation etc. They're pretty much all the same from the trainer point of view, finding a tracking app can be a bit more tricky, I used to use Endomondo but it got a bit…

Don't think it's something your can really do yourself watching in a mirror, the shop I use actually video your ankles/calves from behind and then slow it down frame by frame so they can see where and how the foot is planted; any bulge/bend in the achilles etc, you're not going to be able to do that yourself from side on…

This, if you do a fair bit of running go and get your gait analysed and then get them to suggest some of the hybrids (or as an excuse for more, buy a road running pair and a trail pair)!!

Move onto week 2 and keep in mind what you've learned, remember not every run will be a PB, just forget the bad runs and remember the good runs. I've done a marathon and I'm still really bad at pacing myself, but been going out with a friend on her C25K as support for her and found it so much easier because I'm forced to…

Could be what you're eating and goes back to the whole 'you can't out exercise a bad diet', you can be within your calorie goal and workout everyday but still have high visceral fat because of what types of food you're eating. Could be you're not eating enough (think of the pictures of famine victims and protruding…

A decent amount depends on what you're doing, how much effort you're putting into it and if you have any goals you're working towards, on workout days where I'm running and then doing a circuits class it depends on how many miles I do (I normally count about 100 per mile, anything above that I feel is generous) but my…

If you're craving carbs, could it be to do with the overall amount of calories you're eating, you might be eating too few calories for what you're doing?? How many calories are you eating a day and what exercise are you doing, does it fit your TDEE or is it a bit low and your body is looking for energy boost (and going for…

Lifting builds the underlying muscle so would probably help with saggy skin, however when they talk about lifting they're talking about more than can's of beans, see the thread at the top of the board about 'I am the woman in the freeweights section of the gym', not just arms, legs are very important, compound lifts are…