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  1. Thread: The Get fit club!

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    I started jogging again at the turn of the year,...

    I started jogging again at the turn of the year, lost 7 pounds, then increased my running distance to 4.5 miles then gained a pound, then promptly gave up...

    I get put off way too easily!
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    Bench press, incline, flat, then decline :) ...

    Bench press, incline, flat, then decline :)

    that way you get the hardest one out f the way (incline) then the middle one (flat) then you've got the decline, the easiest.
    Barbells will work but I...
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    I once did an 11 mile run averaging about two...

    I once did an 11 mile run averaging about two minutes per mile. That was after I realised I left the GPS app on my phone switched on and I'd driven my car for a few miles :D
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    Pits pretty good for a mountain bike though! I...

    Pits pretty good for a mountain bike though! I did 44 miles in a day once. Granted, I did 24 first thing in the morning and the other 20 at about 6 at night. Reaping the benefits of long British...
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    Nice :up: I want a new bike too, want to go back...

    Nice :up: I want a new bike too, want to go back to full suspension!
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    We certainly are! Hamsterley forest for me...

    We certainly are!
    Hamsterley forest for me yesterday, first time since my accident 2 years ago.
    I'm very proud, I diddnt hospitalise myself or kill myself once!!
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    Keep it up, it's surprising how quickly your...

    Keep it up, it's surprising how quickly your stamina builds!




    Don't give in! But yeah, I can completely believe about good cyclists not being able to run. Good cyclists have legs like tree...
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    No, because all of the ones I have used are...

    No, because all of the ones I have used are rubbish! They dont pick up my heart rate....

    So if anyone has one to reccomend, I'd like to know aswel :p
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    +1000, I remember a cycling accident I had and...

    +1000, I remember a cycling accident I had and broke a bone in my foot, was more or less house ridden for 6 weeks and couldn't bike ride for at least 2 months! I was fed up beyond words, and by the...
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    That sounds like a plan, I'm game :D This...

    That sounds like a plan, I'm game :D



    This sounds like an even better plan, I'm game for that aswel! :D
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    Through sacriston? Haha! I probably cycled...

    Through sacriston? Haha! I probably cycled right past you :) I was up that way, near waldridge and ended up near that mini moos farm place.
    Theres a cycle path on witton gilbert? How did I not...
  12. Thread: The Get fit club!

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    I was out today biking, mapping out another...

    I was out today biking, mapping out another jogging route, or Id probably have asked you if you wanted to go and try it out, looks like you beat me to it :) Well done on getting it done though! and...
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    I wouldnt bother joining a gym, just keep on...

    I wouldnt bother joining a gym, just keep on cycling through the winter. I found that this year the off road tracks have actually been worse this summer than back in the winter! And if its tarmac...
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    Iveston is near the peth bank, have you cycled up...

    Iveston is near the peth bank, have you cycled up there before? 60 Peth Bank - YouTube

    That is on my to do list, I'm surprised there was a youtube video :)
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    Thats a really nice hill, I did it going down a...

    Thats a really nice hill, I did it going down a couple of weeks ago, went around the back roads near the garden centre, along and ended up at the top of the hill next to the cricket ground you...
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    My entrance is slightly further up, pelton lane...

    My entrance is slightly further up, pelton lane entrance, right next to the lambton worm, about 2 mins away from the Wheathsheaf one :) I've probably cycled pat you and not even known!



    I...
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    Sounds identical to the route I take, We may even...

    Sounds identical to the route I take, We may even join the old line C2C route at the same place :)
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    A good journey Mark, its been a couple of months...

    A good journey Mark, its been a couple of months since I did that route! Did you make it all the way to the coast line? Its about 27 miles round trip from where I am.
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    I try and avoid road cycling aswel. Where will...

    I try and avoid road cycling aswel. Where will you move to in the North East? If you like forest cycling,(if you havent been already) why not try Hamsterly forest? I may even meet you there :)
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    I've had two of those things now, neither of...

    I've had two of those things now, neither of which worked! What make/model do you use?

    I must be doing something wrong, they would work for about 30 seconds and stop picking up my pulse, then I'd...
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    Agh, no good, hope you get over the sickness...

    Agh, no good, hope you get over the sickness soon!

    I've got to be careful myself, I sprained my shoulder at work the other day, and my biking exercises are on hold :mad:
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    Thanks to Garry and Ioan for the advice :up: I...

    Thanks to Garry and Ioan for the advice :up: I think we should promote these two to the fitness thread moderators :)
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    I have a question for the get fit club...I hurt...

    I have a question for the get fit club...I hurt my back at work yesterday, i have middle back aches and pains, I have already missed my daily sprint last night. Is it not a good idea to go out...
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    Tae bo? 10 girls? Where do I sign? P.s, what...

    Tae bo? 10 girls? Where do I sign?

    P.s, what is tae bo?
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    We dont have so much of a problem with snow here...

    We dont have so much of a problem with snow here :) I only had to stop the bike rides for two weeks until the snow was all gone!

    I have Hope brakes on mine, I dont think they live up to the...
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