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Running Shoes - Narrow Heels.
I currently run in Asics Kayano 21s (and previously 20s). They're fine, and I've never (touch wood!) had any problems with shin splints. I've had my gait looked at 3 times now, and been told I overpronate each time. My problem is that I have pretty narrow heels and so running shoes tend to move on the back of my foot and…
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Struggling since Christmas.
So I started MFP in September when I came back to university. I joined the gym / pool and from late September - December I swam 3 or 4 times per week and ate 1200 calories per day. I lost 14kg in those 3 months. Then from around the second week of December things started going a bit wrong - I was eating out a lot, eating a…
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First proper gym visit - ADVICE PLEASE!
So my university sports membership includes the gym too (I usually just swim) and for a while now I've wanted to start going but have been making excuses not to. I went once a few months ago and did some treadmill time and was so SORE afterwards that I've been putting off going back ever since! SO, my moral support buddy…
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First run - how to stop the muscle pain?!!
I've been swimming 3 or 4 times a week for the last 2 months but have been wanting to branch out a little and start jogging, especially since I won't have access to the pool for a month over Christmas. I'd never been to a gym before but I manned up and went in there on Monday and decided to do a little treadmill before a…
