Losing weight thread

[kinkysleftfoot]

You run bare foot? Who are you, stig of the dump?

Didn't stop Zola Budd...

Ooops, showing my age again...

nor Abebe bikila who won the olympic marathon barefoot

 

[pee dubya]

Yeah, last year i got into reasonable shape quite quickly but i think i went too fast, got some problems with my hips/shins, build it up slower this time. New trainers should help, they have more support.

Just need to wait for these hiccups to stop...

your feet have natural support......I haven't run in trainers for years now .......trainer companies are making fortunes out of something they say we need!

Yeah you're the barefoot guy. You must be brave, where i go running my feet would come back full of syringes and broken glass ;-)

Anyway, i have an uneven gait, twisted hip, perhaps given enough time i'd naturally adjust, but i still think i'd have problems.

 

[kinkysleftfoot]

your feet have natural support......I haven't run in trainers for years now .......trainer companies are making fortunes out of something they say we need!

Yeah you're the barefoot guy. You must be brave, where i go running my feet would come back full of syringes and broken glass ;-)

Anyway, i have an uneven gait, twisted hip, perhaps given enough time i'd naturally adjust, but i still think i'd have problems.

the funny thing is when running barefoot these problems go away......in cushioned shoes you dont 'feel' the run......when running barefoot or minimal you feel it straight away when running form is off so problems don't arise

 

[pee dubya]

Yeah you're the barefoot guy. You must be brave, where i go running my feet would come back full of syringes and broken glass ;-)

Anyway, i have an uneven gait, twisted hip, perhaps given enough time i'd naturally adjust, but i still think i'd have problems.

the funny thing is when running barefoot these problems go away......in cushioned shoes you dont 'feel' the run......when running barefoot or minimal you feel it straight away when running form is off so problems don't arise

Yeah, it's too much of a leap of faith really, to go barefoot. Although i do actually try not to run on the heels (easier going up than down), i try and be a bit more bouncy, land on the front, use your natural shock absorption.

 

[kinkysleftfoot]

the funny thing is when running barefoot these problems go away......in cushioned shoes you dont 'feel' the run......when running barefoot or minimal you feel it straight away when running form is off so problems don't arise

Yeah, it's too much of a leap of faith really, to go barefoot. Although i do actually try not to run on the heels (easier going up than down), i try and be a bit more bouncy, land on the front, use your natural shock absorption.

thats the way....and land with your feet under your hips you will take more steps but they are lighter and you wont stress the knees or hips........you will find trainers with the big heels dont allow the foot to land properly

 

[leighton]

Cant do the running part find it too hard on my ankles. So I stay mainly on the bike and my god the wind in your face at times cuts through you like a knife. I dont mind it but it is always hard when you first start out. Got into it asap this year out on the bike since Sunday so I am working up the kilometers on it. Taking it easy at the moment 20 minutes in the morning and the same in the afternoon.

 

[FeedTheGoat10]

I lost half a stone over Christmas, had that flu that everyone's getting.

 

[Ovo]

I went on a 20 mile bike ride earlier. I now feel like I've been bummed by Didier Drogba.

 

[Stillsy]

I went on a 20 mile bike ride earlier. I now feel like I've been bummed by Didier Drogba.

brilliant.

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Not that I wish to brag or owt but I lost 2 stone in two months. All you have to do...
Ditch the car and cycle to work every day and cut out snacks. Jackpot! I'm now fit as a fiddle too! :)