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If you are not injured then a gentle walk would be more beneficial than rest. I have this problem a lot. I do my strenght training on a Friday and sometimes it really hurts by Sunday, when I usually get a call to go rock climbing or mountain biking! You get used to it though and I just "suck it up" and work through it. As…

No, you are not wasting your time. Class these days as "active recovery days". They are good for helping your body recover from more intense workouts and you will still be burning calories, of which the primary source will be fats. What you won't be doing is burning as many calories, and therefore you will be burning less…

I know how that feels. Well, not 15, but the last one :) Good effort! Well done, and good to see everyone sticking with it!

I'm sure you can catch up. I was thinking I could skip the rest day and do a few days on teh trot, but don't think I will. It's tougher than I thought and I'm only on day 1...

Level 3 looks tough! It's bloomin' freezing here as well, I did it in my jumper today! I read that it's one calorie for each push-up/pull-up. I'll be doing them before a run as soon as my leg is better so won't count them at all. I will try that on friday, use the challenge as a quick warm-up before heading out in the snow!

Well done :)

That's todays done. I struggled to push out 8 for my last set but counted 7 which was todays minimum. I might need to run the pull-up challenge seperately. I currently do push up set, pull up set, rest, repeat. Might do pull-up sets on a different day if it gets any tougher!

I haven't run with a headtorch, but I like my black diamond headtorch with the battery pack on the back. It balances the light out a bit, rather than having teh weight of teh batteries over your forehead. I'd guess that would be better for running. It is for climbing and hiking.

You could do a search for: resting heart rate and recovery heart rate as a measure of cardiovascular fitness, and of course your blood pressure and waist to hip ratio's as measures of disease risk.

Then your daily activity level should be set higher. Work is not exercise. It is physical activity.

Without being critical, you say that you don't have a lot of time for schooling, so where will you find teh time to run classes/help others? Just a thought. I've returned to study and am studying sports science. I have also started volunteering as part of my local councils sports program. Maybe this is an option for you,…

2 Scrambled eggs with either salmon or cotage cheese stirred in. An extra egg and baked beans added if I have a big day in the hills planned.

It was said on this forum :noway:

I'm living in the North East, you can add me if you like, although I don't comment much on everyday stuff.

"Cardio doesn't burn fat, it just burns calories"

It might be trying to tell you to stop mucking around and give it more than 15 days to adapt? Stick with the healthier eating plan and regular exercise and providing you are in a calorie deficiti you will loose weight.

I'd say! I did 28, with 8 in the final set. I didnt find it over challenging. I think it is building up slowely. It says to repeat the day/week if you don't meet the minimum for the final set, but I guess you could drop a level instead? I might up a level after the first week if my final set matches the minimum final set…

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hundred-pushups/id301174591?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 I don't have an iphone so don't use it myself. I just print my weekly plan and stick it on the fridge. Old skool :glasses:

I was all excited...until I checked my inbox It's empty :huh:

Date :flowerforyou:

Not sure I do. I mean, I do have holes, but I don't need the filling thank you :embarassed: Maybe there are two types of people? Fillers, and those who need to be filled... I'll stand over here (with the "fillers") :tongue:

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A rest day doesn't have to ean a complete day off. It could be gentle swimming, a short, light jog, whatever. Something low intensity that is different from your normal exercise can actual aid recovery.

I think you should do them without breaks, just the break between sets. I do mine smoothly, not fast, and keep proper form (ie all the way down, straight back, no arching or poor form to assist the upward push etc). I've never done fast push-ups myself, and at Level 2 of the plan I'm able to do them slowly and complete the…

I think 9 is pretty good to be honest, the improtant thing, as you have said, is doing them all with proper form (on toes, inclined, on kness or against a wall to start with).

Wow, quite a few takers! Welcome all, and a reminder that the challenge starts today :tongue: I shall be logging mine here as well as on the logger. I think logging here will be a good motivator for others? For me, day one, finished at 8 on final set. Good luck everyone! PS: I am also using this plan to do pull-ups at the…

I cut down from drinking 6 nights a week to one night a week. I exercise in the afternoon before heading out (last night as it happens). I usually go over my calories by 500-1000 on Friday becasue of beer, but I figure that's still at my maintenance level so not a disaster for one day. It's just stalling my weight loss by…

Wow Troy, your nearly half way there already! Clover, have you registered at the log-in page? If not you can log here instead. Maybe we should all do that anyway (put our final max down for each day)?

My watch has an interval timer on it but it is not as programable as the gymboss timer and it's far too quiet a beap to hear to be honest. I just keep my eye on the clock, but if I was doing a lot (such as bodyrock) I'd get a gymboss.

I wouldn't use it as your only method of training. It's quite advanced in that you have to work flat out, maximal exertion, a point where you really cannot put anymore effort in and your reaching your heart rate max. I don't know how fit you are at the moment but I'd not be trying this as a beginner or if you are very…