I'm not a guy who's ever been really fit.
I'm a big fella, 6 4 or thereby, and I've always packed more than is necessary.
I do a bit of running but, normally, I'll hit the gym maybe three or four mornings a week.
I call my regime "running to stand still" because I eat ........ lots. I love my chuck and normally don't have a great diet.
But having a respectable exercise programme keeps me on the right side of morbid obesity.
Since Covid, the gym's off the table. I believe some gym's are now back in business but because my Missus falls into a "risk" category, I'm keeping away for the foreseeable.
So I'm now trying to up the ante running wise.
Also, the Missus has cut my carbs right down.......low and behold, I've lost 10-12 lbs in a month or so.
I'm still way overweight, but but I'm getting my 5-8k runs in easier and quicker (I count sub 6 minute ks as respectable).
How has everyone else's post Covid regimes panned out?
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Thank you both 😘
Still sober, 72 days. And happy!
So, even after the Festive excess I've managed to keep my new running regime ticking over.
But now we're getting icy and I'm struggling to get the miles in meaningfully, I'm managing to plod the distances but slippy underfoot means slow "pecking" steps.
My runs are a combination of road and grass and I normally wear road shoes.
A colleague of mine suggested that wearing trail shoes on slippery/icy roads helps, but I've tried that.
Any experienced runners have some advice/recommendations on footwear/training techniques etc. in the current climate?
10 1/2 k this morning.......I made damn sure work the Garmin saved it!
I share a bottle of wine with my husband with a proper dinner maybe 4-5 times a week. Before I go to bed, I then drink a huge cup of herbal tea, so I don't even feel drunk, not even tipsy. Maybe just a bit sentimental...
Anyhow.... Recently I keep waking up at 5 am thinking that I drink too much. But before the evening comes, I change my mind again, we cook something good, and I can' help myself... I know a glass of wine is the daily limit for women.
I never drink anything stronger, I never drink if I'm not eating (unless I'm at a party). We never drink more than a bottle.
And then there are the calories. I run every night to burn some calories so that I can eat my dinner and have some wine with my husband. I know drinking water would be healthier, but this evening ritual works for us. We talk to each other and listen to one another which I think is fundamental. The benefits outweigh. I hope.