do you work out?

I would read up on the forefoot strike, my friend! I don't run because I suck at it, but learning that has made me more likely to attempt it in the future. So much less impact on my feet & ankles. Plus your calves get crazy strong.

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll def look into forefoot strike. I want to strengthen my body, not cripple it!

  On 5/13/2013 at 12:08 AM, Kcinsu said:

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll def look into forefoot strike. I want to strengthen my body, not cripple it!

what kind of running shoes do you have? A forefoot strike is easier if you have neutral or minimal running shoes. Also running unshod when training for the first time makes the transition a lot easier.

yeah i run on the forefoot as well. But then again i always did. Always seemed weird to me, people clunking around on their heels and now apparently according to the magic of science i was right all along !! It might have something to do with the fact that i used to get around in bare feet as a kid, so you sortov had to run on the front of your feet as you had no artificial impact protection.

Also, as to wrecking your knees through too much running chen. I was reading in the new scientist or something a couple of years back that they have revised their thinking on that. As a study at the time found that older runners actually had healtier joints or no worse, than the average population. And better hips.

i had no idea that anyone ever runs on their heels

well it's more the back to middle of their foot isn't it. there was some horizon doco that featured it.

Thanks for the video! I have standard running shoes... Rooks? I'll report back after trying to do forefoot.

I couldn´t climb any stairs for a couple of days...have fun

I've read that for improving cardio, high intensity interval training trumps any other methods.

its where say you do 1 minute jogging, 30 second full sprint, 1 minute jogging, 30 second full sprint..
you just gradually increase the ratio of sprint:jog and how many intervals you do, it'll kick your ass for sure

Ran unshod for the second time and did a 5k, because it felt so good. Now I have huge fucking blisters on the sole of my feet and can´t walk

I'm back on the p90x program. This time though I'm committed to doing every workout and doing it at the pace of the video, without pausing it.

So far it's pretty challenging and I've had to use less weight or reps than before. Will post back if I get some decent results.

Just finished a run. I tried really hard to run forefoot but it's true, it's hard with normal running shoes. I tried to be conscious to land in the middle of my foot though, instead of the heal.

I did the whole 20 minutes today and it felt great! Definitely easier to run in 55 degrees instead of 75, and I avoided hills. I'll work up to those.

I run & lift weights & I wanna get into a yoga class (or something for flexibility) when I get settled in Montreal (no point joining one now & dropping out in 6 weeks I reckon)

Learning to dance is also high up on my list because I feel it would add a whole new dimension to music appreciation/composition/generally having more rhythm

I want to learn how to stepdance. must be a great leg workout and looks like a lot of fun.

  On 5/16/2013 at 5:18 PM, Kcinsu said:

Just finished a run. I tried really hard to run forefoot but it's true, it's hard with normal running shoes. I tried to be conscious to land in the middle of my foot though, instead of the heal.

 

I did the whole 20 minutes today and it felt great! Definitely easier to run in 55 degrees instead of 75, and I avoided hills. I'll work up to those.

hell yeah brother!!

i wasn't even aware of different "foot landing techniques", im flatfooted as is, so I just sort of accept that my ankles/knees are going to collapse and crumble regardless of how i run/walk/whatever.

I had no idea either.

I'm getting a pain on the right side of my right foot when I apply pressure to it after this weeks running. It's very odd, I can't figure what's wrong? Can you pull a muscle at the side of the foot?

  On 5/12/2013 at 9:20 PM, A/D said:

I would read up on the forefoot strike, my friend! I don't run because I suck at it, but learning that has made me more likely to attempt it in the future. So much less impact on my feet & ankles. Plus your calves get crazy strong.

well i finally got off my fat ass and ran today. bought toe shoes for it too. thank god i bought them cause i felt great afterwards.

I had a really good workout yesterday. Thank god for D&B! Would never manage to motivate myself without the pumping tunage.

Anyone else use Endomondo? It's a cool app that tracks your workouts via GPS and gives you a load of statistics on your workout, calorie burn, average pace etc. Great for people running or cycling like myself. I've started using it the last three weeks or so and it's great!

http://www.endomondo.com

If anyone uses it let me know your email so I can add you! It's great and motivating to see other peoples workouts. Here's a small overview of my stats:

Pretty neat!

  On 5/16/2013 at 3:23 PM, StephenG said:

I'm back on the p90x program. This time though I'm committed to doing every workout and doing it at the pace of the video, without pausing it.

 

So far it's pretty challenging and I've had to use less weight or reps than before. Will post back if I get some decent results.

Yeah man I do it too, I couldn't get to the gym anymore because I don't have as much time, so I started P90X. I did one round and felt good, but I didn't really start to see results until round two (now).

My back is where I see it the most though, becuase I couldn't do many chin ups initially maybe only one or two, now I'm at about 60 or 70 reps per workout. I want to get a six pack on my back and scare my neighbors when I cut my grass without a shirt this summer.

If you have a P90X account on the site beachbody send me your nickname and I'll add you for the next round, we can help each other through.

Later.

  On 5/22/2013 at 6:45 PM, Obel said:

Anyone else use Endomondo? It's a cool app that tracks your workouts via GPS and gives you a load of statistics on your workout, calorie burn, average pace etc. Great for people running or cycling like myself. I've started using it the last three weeks or so and it's great!

 

http://www.endomondo.com

 

If anyone uses it let me know your email so I can add you! It's great and motivating to see other peoples workouts. Here's a small overview of my stats:

 

 

Pretty neat!

wow this looks fucking awesome!! wish i had a smartphone :(

Unfortunately if I had that app my distance would be zero. Maybe I should run the roads instead.

  On 5/22/2013 at 10:59 PM, spratters said:

Unfortunately if I had that app my distance would be zero. Maybe I should run the roads instead.

It tracks your movement with GPS, no need to stay on roads. Unless you don´t run at all? I used it for quite a while, but stopped at some point since I wasn´t training for anything and I didn´t really need to know my time.