turpz Member

I'm not a fan of running in built up areas either (or at all for that matter :wink: ) so what I did was drive to a nearby park or off-road path. Makes it a bit more effort, but if it's an option might help going somewhere a bit quieter while you get your confidence up? Couch to 5k is definitely a fab way to get started,…

Doctors can be useless with these things, I was having wheezing problems (though not full blown attacks) when I exercised - My GP decided I was young & otherwise healthy, so it must be asthma. When all inhalers & tests suggested it wasn't athsma, the docs pretty much went 'oh well'... You'd think they'd be doing all they…

No worries, I've been taught this one but still don't quite 'get' it!

Turkish Get Up? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq4g13c836s

Evening UKers, I have piggied out all weekend (impressed even myself by managing to polish off most of a large pizza hut, oops!) so made up for it today with a nice long (for me) run. Aching now though, but it means I got another 10k in the bank ready for my race next weekend, feeling a bit more confident

Hope everyone's enjoying the lovely weather today, spent a nice morning training in a park. Shall be spending this week preparing for/panicking about the Great Yorkshire run next Sunday hehe, dreading it!

Thanks everyone for listening to my rant, think I'm just annoyed that I was suddenly nearly at goal, and then regressed just as quickly lol. To answer, I don't drink alcohol often at all, once every few weeks/months, so that's not the issue. I try and drink more water now than I used to, but probably could get more in (who…

Thanks, will try that :)

Well I'm just browsing the New Rules of Lifting threads, and looks like I could at least make a start on something like that. Not sure why, but figured I should be lifting a lot more than my dumbbells, but looking at other ladies's weights I think I've got a while to go before they're too light! I do find squatting with…

I've got a pair of dumbbells, 20kgs in total (so just under 50lbs?), but just can't seem to find as much info about working out with dumbbells as proper barbell set ups, I got the impression it's a poor substitute?

I'd love to give proper lifting a go too, but not a member of a gym and wouldn't know where to begin at home

I had breathing problems that started when I was doing BMF, which is boot camp style classes too, and the cold did make it worse. The first thing that everyone, including my GP said was exercise-induced asthma. It's probably worth going to see your doc and they might try you on some inhalers etc and see if that helps.…

Slightly off topic but I'm interested in the confidence side, did it really make a difference for this? I really suffer with self confidence and have wondered about hypnotherapy before

I finished it in June - I do circuit style training and have done for 2 years now, so did a fair bit of running each week, but only short sprints, I couldn't go for any length of time at all, hence doing c25k. I signed up for a 5k run in July & wanted to make sure I'd get around it. (Which I did, in 50-odd minutes but in…

Wow, that's a fantastic time :) I'm doing Bupa's Great Yorkshire Run (also 10k) but no idea what my potential time is - only doing about 4k in training at the mo, but got til October to work up to 10!

Does anyone have the opposite problem? I'm nearer the bottom end of my ideal weight, but still got the muffin top/love handles to lose. Do I ignore the reccommended so long as I look ok? Ideally I want to put some muscle mass on after cutting the fat anyway, so would plan on the scale numbers coming back up to within the…

Wow... I have been on countless forums for many years, thought of myself as quite the net expert... never realised 'bump' was actually 'b.u.m.p' hehe - just thought it was 'bumping' it to the top. Learn something new everyday lol!

I know, lovely to know we're not running alone out there lol! I've just finished week 3 and I'm surprising myself with how well it's going for me. I've always struggled with running, and started this program about 3 times over the past couple of years, but this is by far going the best. Even with 3 pretty intensive fitness…

I'm confused about my ideal weight, I'm already closer to the bottom end of the range for my height, but I've got flabby bits and not even really started losing yet. Reckon I'd need to drop maybe 7-10lbs to see a noticeable difference in wobbly bits, but then will be underweight. And it's not like I don't have any muscle…

Another UKer here - first post on MFP :) (though already recognise a name in lrns88 - I'm on Cosmo too) Never really done the weightloss thing before so MFP is making it all a bit more simple. Been exercising regularly for about 18 months after years of being a couch potato lol, and whilst I'm loving the training I'm…