The Get fit club!

[fandango]

I'm gradually getting back my running routine. I did my early morning Sunday run today. I've always been an early riser, so it's great to get out for a run with some good music on the headphones. 15km along the seafront in Barcelona. Sun, light breeze, Mediterranean - heaven. And I managed to do it at an average of over 10km/h. And when I'm back in Dublin someone always asks if I'm thinking of moving back...

[Big Ben]

Thanks for the support guys.

I'm gradually getting back my running routine. I did my early morning Sunday run today. I've always been an early riser, so it's great to get out for a run with some good music on the headphones. 15km along the seafront in Barcelona. Sun, light breeze, Mediterranean - heaven. And I managed to do it at an average of over 10km/h. And when I'm back in Dublin someone always asks if I'm thinking of moving back...

wow... very good pace. I envy you for the surroundings too. I'm doing my running on a treadmill usually. I go to the gym quite often so it's hard to do that and run somewhere outside too. The good thing is I don´t have mosquitos between my teeth when I finish. I usually 'do' '10 km' in one hour. i don't know if i could keep that pace in the 'real world'. I usually get really bored after an hour. It's also quite painful after that. I once ran for an hour and a half, my feet were quite damaged and there was blood on my t-shirt. I don't know how normal is that but I've decided it would be wiser to do shorter sessions more frequently.

Last week I went to tae bo for the first time. It was me and 10 girls . It was quite intense. I sweat like a sick horse. I think I shall go again.

[52Paddy]

I'm gradually getting back my running routine. I did my early morning Sunday run today. I've always been an early riser, so it's great to get out for a run with some good music on the headphones. 15km along the seafront in Barcelona. Sun, light breeze, Mediterranean - heaven. And I managed to do it at an average of over 10km/h. And when I'm back in Dublin someone always asks if I'm thinking of moving back...

Ha! Don't bother : I went on a 6k run around Drimnagh and Bluebell yesterday. I started off my running routine in Limerick, where there is some nice scenery - running in Dublin suburbs just doesn't cut it

[tfp]

Thanks for the support guys.


Last week I went to tae bo for the first time. It was me and 10 girls . It was quite intense. I sweat like a sick horse. I think I shall go again.

Tae bo? 10 girls? Where do I sign?

P.s, what is tae bo?

[Big Ben]

Tae bo? 10 girls? Where do I sign?

P.s, what is tae bo?

Tae Bo is a portmanteau of tae kwon do and boxing. It uses the motions of martial arts at a rapid pace designed to promote fitness. This is pretty much what wikipedia says about it. Basically you pretend you are Neo beating the living days out of countless agents Smith . You also do a lot of push-ups and stuff like that.

[donKey jote]

I'm just back from 3 days of fish & chips, pies and curries, so I probably need to get rid of 6 kilos just to get back to my normal 100kg

Just back from 2 weeks on a forced diet and down to 92 - or what I was 15 years ago.
Now I just have to see how long I can keep it down

[ioan]

Just back from 2 weeks on a forced diet and down to 92 - or what I was 15 years ago.
Now I just have to see how long I can keep it down

You can go for another 2 weeks forced diet any time!

[donKey jote]

It's not really something I'd want to go through again

[tfp]

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 jogging with middle back pains or will it not affect me too much? I really dont want to leave it too long before I can run again!!

[Garry Walker]

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 jogging with middle back pains or will it not affect me too much? I really dont want to leave it too long before I can run again!!

I tend to follow the following principle - I am not a top athlete, I am not preparing for the olympics. My goal is to stay healthy and do sports for my own enjoyment. That means that whenever I suffer from some kind of injury, I try to cut down on exercises to get healthy again. So depending on how much pain you suffer from, a 2-3 day rest is not a bad idea.