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Rant about wedding dresses
Hi All, I get married on 30th July this year. I ordered my wedding dress in the summer and it finally came in this week. Between that time I have lost 7lb (another 6 to go) I was expecting my dress to be bigger, and it was. But the woman in the boutique said quite sternly that I should not lose anymore. (I didnt specify…
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118lb 5ft1" 26yo female looking for fitness twins
Hi all, I'm looking for my fitness twin. My vital stats are: 26 years old 5ft1" HW 125lb CW 118lb GW 110lb Training for first marathon in April. Getting married in July. Thanks
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Zumba and marathon training
Hi all, I searched for answers to my question on Google with no results so I thought I'd ask you guys on here. I'm currently in my 4th week of my first marathon training, the big day is 19th April 2015 in Manchester. I've given myself plenty of time to account for winter weather/injuries etc. I'm using the bupa beginner…
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First half marathon completed!
Hi everyone! I finished my first half today on behalf of kidney research uk! My time was 2hrs 11mins 30secs I'm really pleased with the time, a whole 3mins faster then my practice run! I feel alright in general but there is a severe soreness in my left thigh at the back. The soreness doesn't feel muscular, it's painful to…
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Ran 10miles for the first time!
Well chuffed with my progress so far well on track for my first half in oct. Just wanted to share that! :D
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5mile race tomorrow, nervous!
Hi, Im taking part in my first 5mile race tomorrow and its meant to be pretty hot out, luckily it's in the morning so I'm hoping it won't be too bad. My worry is that since running 8mile last weekend for the first time, I've been suffering a little bit with mild shin splints and its affected my training this week. My…
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Hello everyone!
Hi everyone! I've been running for about a year now, I completed the bupa 5k training program, then the 10k, now I'm about to start half marathon training today after randomly running 8miles at the weekend just to see if I could. I have my first race (5mile) on Sunday, my best time so far is 44mins. I'd like to just be…
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beginners 10k running - wanna join me?
Hey everyone, Happy new year! One of my resolutions is to be able to run 10k and ive just started the bupa beginners 10k training program (http://www.bupa.co.uk/running/training/training-programmes/beginner-10km/). I completed the 5km program last year and it was very good. I haven't got any races lined up so its quite a…
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How to get curvier shape?
Hi, I'm wondering what exercises I should be doing to pull in the sides of my stomach in order to get a more desirable hourglass shape? At the moment I'm doing alot of twisting situp type exercises twisting situps with feet on the floor, feet in the air, side situps with knees to one side on the floor (they are a killer)…
