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Quitting alcohol - effects?
After 8 months being a bit lax, and quitting smoking which combined caused a 6-7kg weight gain (which at 57kgs is very noticeable) I am now re-starting exercise and moderate food tracking. Four weeks in, I know I have significantly reigned in my unhealthy habits and I am also exercising pretty hard (5-6 days a week full…
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How long does it take you to get back on track after an exercise lapse?
I completed C25K just over two years ago. For 6 months after I was building to 12k an improving speed, doing weight training etc. Then in 2015 it went a bit up and down, and 2016 has been very sketchy - 40k one month and none the next. I seem to find it tricky to get in the "zone" I was in where exercise no longer felt…
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C25K - if I can, anyone can!
Wanted to share to encourage others: Just completed my first 6.5k race! 42 years old who have never exercised (at least not since I was 14 or so). I always hated running, and couldn't do more than 3 minutes when I started in March. Discovered C25K and somehow got the running bug. I had to stop on two occasions for a week…
