<p>Awesome… getting ready to order them. The ones I found at WalMart were like 3.5" circles which I didn’t think would work very well…</p>
<p>My crappy local KMART usually has them in stock. You could probably just swing by any KMART and pick them up. WalMart and Home Depot don’t stock that size.</p>
<p>I’ve been doing ValSlide mountain climbers (hip flexion) and ValSlide Painful Pushaways as part of my warmup recently.</p>
Unfortunately I’m not even sure where the closest K-Mart is! It’s at least 25-30 minutes away… cheaper to just ship it and they’ll be here middle of the week 
<p>great mileage BC!</p>
<p>I am losing interest in my Half… what is going on?! I feel like quitting.
It’s June 24, I have worked so hard…My longest run so far is 9 - I know I can do it
(slowly) , I just feel like bailing. Maybe its because I havent lost as much weight as I thought - that’s discouraging. I have only lost 10 since Jan.
Can I cut back on my calories AND train for a Half?</p>
<p>Its decision time, Half is June 24.</p>
forgot to say : MOWC, IU did an outstanding job.
They really wined and dined DS, brought DD along too, she’s a soph.
Now they are both thinking IU/Kelley Bus. School.
Not EZ for this Boilermaker
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<p>Running is not a “lose weight” sport. Contrary to what a lot of people believe…</p>
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<p>No. You need the energy in order to run. Burning fat cells is not an efficient way to fuel the body during a run…</p>
<p>Don’t give up on the half. You are just about THERE!! You could finish it tomorrow. It’s normal to want to give up and to lose interest (trust me on this…). Just take it a day at a time. I think you can cut back on calories as long as you don’t go too low.</p>
<p>One thing that I’ve learned from running and losing weight is to try to keep the goals relatively modest. Injuries, work, life stuff get in the way of running and losing weight - you have to be very disciplined in losing weight or running and that’s only half the battle - the other half is what life throws at you.</p>
I’m having a lot of trouble wrapping my head around the idea that someone can run 9 miles straight and would need to lose any weight. Maybe that’s because I have so much trouble with the concept that any human can run 9 miles!
<p>There are many overweight people that run marathons. Oprah contributed to the start of this in the 1990s where the goal is to finish.</p>
<p>My hat is off to anyone doing a half marathon or marathon.</p>
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<p>^^^ Amen.</p>
<p>Long distance running is not a particularly effective approach to fat loss. It certainly can work, the success rate is not high. It can actually be counterproductive because successfully training for distance running means programming the body to burn as little energy as possible. Distance running is all about energy conservation and efficiency. You don’t want that to lose body fat; you want the body burning as much energy per minute of exercise as possible. Endurance running also tends to limit building lean muscle mass, which is almost essential for looking better and keeping extra fat off. </p>
<p>Many of the skinny runners you see are runners because they are naturally skinny type folk. For those who don’t have skinny runner-type bodies, the mileage required to lose weight through shear calorie burn results in a high rate of injury. As fat loss traiiner/author Alwyn Cosgrove points out, you would not start a fat loss program by asking an overweight person to do 750 reps of one-leg hops on the right leg and then 750 reps of one-leg hops on the left leg. That would be insane. But, that’s pretty much the wear and tear of running a mile. The classic truism is: You don’t run to get fit; you have to be fit to run.</p>
<p>The upshot: if you enjoy running and want to run, then run. If the goal is losing fat as quickly as possible, fitting in smaller clothes, and keeping a trimmer figure over the long haul, then there are approaches that will give you a better bang for your buck.</p>
<p>Here is an article that lays out the priorities for maximizing fat loss:</p>
<p>[The</a> Hierarchy of Fat Loss](<a href=“AlwynCosgrove.com”>AlwynCosgrove.com)</p>
<p>You want to start at the top of the hierarchy and concentrate on the items at the top of the list. Then, if you can throw even more time at it, move down the list.</p>
<p>*1. Correct Nutrition</p>
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<li><p>See #1</p></li>
<li><p>Activities that burn calories, maintain/promote muscle mass, and elevate metabolism</p></li>
<li><p>Activities that burn calories and elevate metabolism</p></li>
<li><p>Activities that burn calories but don’t necessarily maintain muscle or elevate metabolism*</p></li>
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<p>So, you’ve got to eat well. Then, the first two or three hours a week should be spent on fairly intense, whole-body resistance strength training. This will burn calories, build lean muscle, and kick start hormonal/metabolism (insuln response, human growth hormone) that makes your body want to burn fat.</p>
<p>Then, the next level would be to add some conditioning/cardio, but not long slow cardio. Instead, short bursts of very high intensity (10 to 30 seconds) that send your heart rate through the roof. So, alternating walking with sprinting, or walking with going up steep hills/stairs, or pedalling easy then hard on an exercise bike, or doing kettlebell swings for 20 seconds and resting for 60 seconds. This is just a few minutes (10 to 30 minutes) a couple times a week. This can be done at the end of your other workouts or as separate workouts, depending on your schedule and capacity.</p>
<p>Once you’ve done all that and you still want to run, walk, swim, bike or do the elliptical while watching TV, go for it!</p>
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<p>BTW, we are all different and people lose weight all kinds of different ways. So whatever works for you is great. But, I’m proof that this approach can work. I lost 90 pounds without running a single step.</p>
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<p>idad, have you figured out a way to swim and watch TV at the same time? Awesome!!</p>
<p>I’m about as much of a swimmer as I am a runner! Hmmm, I wonder if TJ Maxx sells Speedos?</p>
<p>They had swimsuits in the store this past weekend.</p>
<p>I swim as well as a cat.</p>
<p>10 pounds in 4 months seems like a very sustainable weight loss. I think people who lose more quickly are much more likely to put it back on.</p>
<p>Planet Fitness workout for me this evening. And, shame on me, I grunted. </p>
<p>I grunted on the Pallof presses. </p>
<p>I grunted on the dumbbell snatches.</p>
<p>I grunted on 60 lb goblet squats</p>
<p>I grunted on the dumbbell alternating bench press.</p>
<p>Whole lotta grunting going on.</p>
<p>Nice solid workout!</p>
<p>It’s a good thing that Sharapova and Azerenka don’t work out at Planet Fitness.</p>
<p>I believe that I would pay $20 a month if Sharapova worked out there! Heck, I’d pay to watch her read People magazine on an elliptical… :)</p>
<p>Why do you think I enjoy going to the gym? ;)</p>