Q for personal trainers on BB

[Turkish Delight]

Thanks CQ.

I did take your advice and went for a jog/run last night on the treadmill at the gym and guess what?? I ran for 5 mins I really can't run. I am not a runner at all. I was afraid of running but last night decided to run and just see how far i got without having the need to stop and i ran for 5 mins. I was so proud of myself. What i did was i ran for 5mins, walked for 2mins and kept going on til i completed about 30mins. Then incline walked for about 30mins.

Thank-you for giving me the encouragement to run. I never thought i could! I will definitely be running from now on.

[paradise lost]

Hey TUrkish - i'm not a PT either, just an interested person

I am also not at all a runner. I'm endomorphic (tendency to gain weight easily, always at the heavier end of BMI, even when "thin", tend to gain fat all over not just on the hips/bum area) and as such i'm far more suited to swimming. But in 2006 after DD was born i decided to give running a go. I did my first 10k road race in May 2007, and a half marathon in September 2007. I have a 10k this sunday

I am SLOW (9.5min/mile is my sustainable race pace, 10-11min/mile is my normal training speed) but i enjoy myself and i have learned that there is NO person who is "not a runner", it's all about getting your body used to it. With good trainers, sensible training and some patience anyBODY can run. I know a guy on a runners website whose first mile took him 23 minutes on a treadmill, he weighed over 230kg, now he weighs less than 100kg and is FAST!

Anyway, if you want to run i'd recommend the couchto5k (just google it). It's interval training, not dissimilar to what you're already doing. And if i can run, ANYONE can

Bx

[C~Q]

Woohoo TD that's awesome!!! And listen to Hoobs - she really knows what she's talking about

I'm going to be working out my interval training tomorrow with my PT and I am scared! Going to be hooked up to the heart monitor and working out all my levels for peak training so i'll let you know how he does it to give you an idea.

And congrats again that is so awesome...you can do ANYTHING you put your mind (and legs) to!!!

[Turkish Delight]

Thanks Hoobs and CQ.

I will google couch to5k. I ran for 2 x 5mins intervals yesterday just to prove to myself that the day before wasn't just a fluke. I did it alright. Don't enjoy it as much as incline walking but i feel good knowing that i can run to some degree

I'm a naturally fat person. Always have been since a kid. My fat is mainly concentrated on my thighs, bum and tummy. Typical mediterranean body. No boobs. In fact, i joke that they are concaved in now!
My lower abdo fat has decreased. Not as saggy as it was. CQ, your advice on losing more weight will reduce my lower abdo fat too is true.

Congrats on the great running work Hoobs. I really admire those that can push themselves to the limit. It is such a high to achieve sporting goals when your body isn't designed to be an athlete. But then again, you can train to be one. Goodluck on Sunday and remember that i do envy you!

Oh, and another... i have broken my plateau! YEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH.

I had crept up to 69kgs and today i am 65.1kg. Total loss of 3.9kgs in 2 weeks. I know i should not weigh myself everyday but i love my scales and it shows me that i have to be good for the day. I read that people who do weigh themselves daily are better at being "good" i.e not eating crap. For me it does work. When i see the scales creeping up i quickly get back to good behaviour again.

CQ, any pointers would be GREAT! Having somebody stand over you, watching, monitoring must be torture. I did a boxing class last week and the instructor would come over and check technique and i would get all unco. Not fun at all. Goodluck. I await your good results!

I'm going on a cruise in November, so i have to lose the 5.1kgs by then.

[C~Q]

Well done on the weight loss! I think if weighing yourself everyday gives you motivation and encouragemnet then do it!

I did my interval training and it was full on!!! Wow, what a workout. It's really helpful if you can get a heart rate monitor as the ones on the treadmills etc are really innacurate. First I did 5 mins on the Xtrainer at a level that got my heart rate (hr) up to 85% then 5 on the treadmill making sure my hr didn't drop below 85% then on to the rower. I rowed 1038m in 5 mins. Then we did it all again and the second row I did 1081 and my god was it hard!!! Then after the second row I did 10 mins on the bike again keeping my hr up. It was the hardest thing I have ever done!

I wouldn't recommend doing what I did though, it was very full on and very intense. Again, for fat loss you want to be between 55-70% not 85%! Maybe try one circuit of what I did and see how you go - but don't over-do it! And don't forget to ask for help if you need it. There should be fitness instructors on the floor who are paid to answer questions and help out!

5.1Kg by November - easy, you can do it