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Anxiety, depression and harm
It's really bad at the moment. I had started on new tablets a month ago but ran out and it's taken a week to get a new prescription so the sensible part of my brain knows this is making it worse but hard to see how it gets better just now. Anyone who has been through this give me some hope/tips? GP knows how I feels, saw…
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Fitbit /strava syncing - help!
I am very untechy so dont normally record my run times. I am doing a challenge to run 30 miles between 26 Dec and 6th Jan. I have to upload all the evidence at the end. I have a Fitbit Charge so can record each run, but i dont know how to retrieve the information once my watch has gone back to normal setting, and i am very…
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Exercising with asthma
I started the year with a bad chest infection which set off asthma. I am now recovered but the asthma has stayed with me. I currently take a steroid inhaler 4 times a day and reliever when needed. I had another chest infection about 4 weeks ago. Generally doing ok but my stamina is not what it was, and i generally need to…
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Sick of being sick
A whiney post im afraid. I have been ill for weeks! Started with a wheeze on 27th when i went for a run, i had a chest infection. 2 rounds of antibiotics and steroids, blue and brown inhalers (not normally asthmatic) 4 urgent care appointments and i still feel rubbish! The infection is sorted but everything is still…
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Sick of being sick
A whiney post im afraid. I have been ill for weeks! Started with a wheeze on 27th when i went for a run, i had a chest infection. 2 rounds of antibiotics and steroids, blue and brown inhalers (not normally asthmatic) 4 urgent care appointments and i still feel rubbish! The infection is sorted but everything is still…
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Knee pain
I ran a 10k in August. It was really slow as I ran with my son who has learning disabilities but that evening my knee locked up. I went upstairs to put my daughter to bed and 30 minutes later when I came down I couldn't bend it. It was still painful in the morning and difficult to bend, but after an hour (ice and…
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10k run - Mother and son story
My son is 16. He has autism and learning disabilities. He's a big lad at nearly 16 stone and 5ft 9.He has never seen the point of competitive sport but he will happily walk a few miles. Earlier this year he started doing some personal training at the Cross fit gym I go to. He enjoys it and he is quite strong. A few weeks…
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First half marathon
So on Sunday I completed my first half marathon. I was in my early 40s before I started jogging. I jogged with an ‘all comers’ group for a while at my gym which dwindled to me and one other. I was always the slowest. I did a couple of 10k races , not fast but ok. In a moment of madness I entered the half marathon after a…
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Am i too old to learn to do a handstand?
I realise this is probably a crazy thought as a) i am nearly 48, b) i never learnt to do one as a child, c) my balance isnt good! I have been watching people in the gym and at crossfit and it just set me wondering. I would like to be able to do one handstand and one pull up. The pull up is harder as i dont always have…
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Dry skin
I'm 47 and about a year into this not so wonderful phase of life! I am HRT which has helped with hot flushes and brain fog. However the months new development is really dry skin, especially on my face. I had Slapped Cheek a couple of weeks ago so I think it is partly because my face was very flushed for several days, but…
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My slowest 10k
In January a friend and work colleague died suddenly of a stroke. She was fit, active, not overweight. It was such a shock. She really encouraged me when I started jogging and we did a Race for Life together so when I saw an advert for a 10k for the stroke association it felt like the right thing to do. I do jog regularly…
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Experiences of cycle trainers please
Hi all I'm thinking of getting a turbo cycle trainer for indoor training especially in bad weather, and hope to get my son, who isn't confident to ride a bike ( he's 14 with autism and learning disability). Anyone got any experiences of these good or bad? I keep my bike in the house anyway so easily accessible - how easy…
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Remind me why its worth it?
I was a late starter to exercise. I was the kid who no-one wanted on their team because was slow and had no coordination! I joined a gym in my late 20s and quite enjoyed some of it, and it helped me stay overweight rather than obese, for quite a long time, then i stopped. It wasnt til I was nearly 40 that I decided to lose…
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20 mile ride tomorrow - yes or no?
There's a 20 mile (and a 44) ride near where I live tomorrow. I haven't trained for it, but I'm reasonably fit, and I cycle to work, run and do gym classes twice a week.I did a 60 mile ride last year, and have done a couple of 30 milers before that. Should I go for it?
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My 10k
So today I did my third 10k (same one 3rd year running, no other races in between.) Menopause is hitting hard and my body is doing all kind of weird stuff, hormones all over the place, and my anxiety and stress levels have been way out of control. I have also had problems with Achilles tendinitis and plantir fasciatis. So…
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Muscle and joint pain
I still work out, I run 5ks but less than I used to, but this year, feel like everything hurts! Heel pain after running, elbow and scaphoid pain from a old injury, back, neck, knees. Is this part of it? Any suggestions for how to help? Exercise is key for my mental health so I don't want to stop but I don't want to make…
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Just a bad run?
I jog generally twice a week, 2-4 miles normally, not the fastest but steady and feels OK. I had pneumonia last year and chest has never been quite so good since but I generally only notice during exercise. Wed did 2 miles ( short run as week out with Achilles issue), mile 2 was 9.43 which is fast for me, felt great. Today…
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Its official - menopause is here!
Doc confirmed it yesterday, I'm in menopause. Weird mix of emotions really. The reproduction hormones never worked properly for me so needed IVF and adoption to get my family but still strangely final. Anyway, at least I know there is a reason for some of the new weird stuff my body is doing, though plenty of weirdness was…
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Panic attack!! What now?
My gym changed owners a while ago and they installed new pod entry system activated by thumbprint recognition. You can access the gym 24/7 but it's only manned during the day. I have various anxiety issues, and this pod just totally freaked me out. No way could I do it, I was terrified about getting stuck inside. After a…
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Sign of a good workout?
Is it a sign of a good workout or a bad one when your legs are like jelly after, and it's 10 minutes before you feel safe to try and go downstairs? I wasn't properly hydrated before and I'm paying for it now! Glad I didn't give up on the class but man I feel rough now
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Getting back to exercise after chest infection
I know this has been asked before but putting it out there as I am fed up and open to suggestions to hasten progress. I have had flu, followed by a chest infection. I finish antibiotics today and while I definitely feel better than I did I still feel wiped out and cant walk very far or lift anything heavy. After never…
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100k bike ride
So on the first day of our holiday hubby and I did a 100k charity bike ride. I have done the 50k of this event twice before but this was the first time I've done anything like that long. So hands up I didn't train enough. I had pneumonia in March and was out of action for a couple of months. I also did a10k race a couple…
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Snacks to pack for a 100k ride
I am going a 100km bike ride on Sunday. I'm a picky vege who doesnt eat nuts, and I find my blood sugar can drop quite sharply when I'm doing a lot of exercise, and this can leave me feeling quite wobbly for quite a while afterwards. I know I need to make sure I keep hydrated all the time. There are several food and drink…
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My 2nd 10k!
After losing 5 stone, and discovering I could quite enjoy exercise, I have become a runner. Now i'll never run a marathon and i'll never be fast, but I enjoy it. I started with a running group at my gym, and then it dwindled and now I have a great running partner (one of that original group), and we go out twice a week…
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Running advice please
I started running with a small group at my gym in April, and I've run once or twice a week most weeks since. With support and encouragement (and practice!) I have shaved about 4 minutes off my 5k time, and I can certainly do a much faster first 2k. The problem is that about 3k I get a sharp stitch in my back, shortly…
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The long run
Sometimes the journey seems so long and hard its impossible to see how we can ever get there. How can we do it? One step at a time. It sounds like a cliché but its true. I had such a visual reminder last night. A couple of years ago I started jogging. I ran round the lake near where I live, trying to jog between lampposts…
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I'm a 1 in 124!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33551498 198lbs to 123lbs and have kept it off for 4 years. Not always easy, but it can be done!
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Go on, laugh
It's easy to laugh at us I guess, as we run past. I feel the cold really badly, so sometimes I am jogging in a ski jacket and sheepskin gloves, even though we are in the UK on a Sunday afternoon. And my boy, my beautiful boy, how easy to laugh at him with his flapping arms, and the strange words that are coming out of his…
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Ready to stand on my own two feet
An ending today -my PT left the gym. I have been working with him for over 2 years. I started after and injury, and then continued to drop some more weight, and then have continued working with him. For over 18 months its usually being half hour sessions once a fortnight or so. He was based in the gym I am a member of, so…
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NSV only big girls will understand!
Just done a core class at the gym ( someone asked so it would have been rude not to!). One of the exercise they got us to do was dorsal raise (lie on stomach, hands on back and lift upper body), and I realized that I was actually making movement that you could see - before weight loss (5 stone, much of which was bust) I…
