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Snaggles

Thanks Maz - I know I do tend to rush at things and want to be great at them straight away.

My head is saying 'okay, just do Race for Life and get a bit fitter', but there's a bit of me that really wants to go further than that. I'm just not sure my knackered and unstable joints will take it though, so I'm trying not to get too carried away.

I think I have a reasonable level of non-exercise activity (wahey ), because I've been gradually losing weight for the last few years, but I want to be really fit and healthy for once in my life, so I need to try a bit harder.

Snaggles

notapenny wrote: »

You all are super keep fitties - netball, swimming, squash, spinning!!! Does dog walking, horse poo picking, carrying buckets of water count??

YES!!


(not sure about the poo thing.... :rotfl:)

becky_rtw

notapenny wrote: »

Morning all, managed right round lovely turf field again this morning!! yipee!!! Even managed to say 'morning' to lovely fellow dog walker with greyhound (glad I haven't got one of those - no chance of keeping up!).

Still trying to get with the lingo - whats a 'fartlek'?? I would hate to drop it into a conversation and find it was no where near appropriate.............!!

You all are super keep fitties - netball, swimming, squash, spinning!!! Does dog walking, horse poo picking, carrying buckets of water count??

That Rich chappie is certainly very well versed in many things.............how does he find the time to run and post on here??

Hi Notapenny,

Well done you on the field :j

Rich will be here with a proper explanation later, but fartlek for me is running whatever distance my body can cope with at a faster than normal, then taking a short time to recover, then doing some more...I think it builds fitness by pushing your body really hard, so it gets used to this and then you should be bale to add more miles at your normal pace relatively easily...

How did I do coach?

notapenny_2

Yes Poo picking - you ought to try it!!!!!! All that bending, shoveling and pushing a bl***y great wheelbarrow round a field (whilst trying to hold your nose!) must be a good all round work out - and its never ending cos you get to one side of the field from the other and the b****rs have done some more!!!! Sometimes I have to RUN and push to beat the dog to the next heap ( I am sure you can guess why the dog would be interested mmmm yummy!)

(Land_of)_Maz

Snaggles wrote: »

Thanks Maz - I know I do tend to rush at things and want to be great at them straight away.

My head is saying 'okay, just do Race for Life and get a bit fitter', but there's a bit of me that really wants to go further than that. I'm just not sure my knackered and unstable joints will take it though, so I'm trying not to get too carried away.

I think I have a reasonable level of non-exercise activity (wahey ), because I've been gradually losing weight for the last few years, but I want to be really fit and healthy for once in my life, so I need to try a bit harder.

Listen to your body, it's actually telling you that "ouch, i am just about coping with this missus, but let's adjust to this level of activity first, then we can progress"

time is on your side snags... ! don't rush!

Says me, slowest progress ever made, i am the opposite and this is what i'm trying to address....

(Land_of)_Maz

notapenny wrote: »

Yes Poo picking - you ought to try it!!!!!! All that bending, shoveling and pushing a bl***y great wheelbarrow round a field (whilst trying to hold your nose!) must be a good all round work out - and its never ending cos you get to one side of the field from the other and the b****rs have done some more!!!! Sometimes I have to RUN and push to beat the dog to the next heap ( I am sure you can guess why the dog would be interested mmmm yummy!)

yep, my dog does that too, but only cat poo, not horsey stuff thankfully!!!

minging innit!!!!

Idiophreak

sallyx wrote: »

I think this must be a northern thing as as a rule us west country people are very very friendly!

It's fair to say there's regional variation, too - I did one run in south wales and I think around 1/20 people I said "mornin'!" too actually looked up from their feet...I guess some places are just friendlier than others...

Snaggles

(Land_of)_Maz wrote: »

Listen to your body, it's actually telling you that "ouch, i am just about coping with this missus, but let's adjust to this level of activity first, then we can progress"

time is on your side snags... ! don't rush!

Says me, slowest progress ever made, i am the opposite and this is what i'm trying to address....

Maz!!! Don't knock the progress you are making - I think I find what you are doing more inspirational than anything else because I feel like we are up against similar restraints and difficulties, so if I see that you can do it, it makes me believe I can too.

RichOneday_2

notapenny wrote: »

Morning all, managed right round lovely turf field again this morning!! yipee!!! Even managed to say 'morning' to lovely fellow dog walker with greyhound (glad I haven't got one of those - no chance of keeping up!).

Still trying to get with the lingo - whats a 'fartlek'?? I would hate to drop it into a conversation and find it was no where near appropriate.............!!

You all are super keep fitties - netball, swimming, squash, spinning!!! Does dog walking, horse poo picking, carrying buckets of water count??

That Rich chappie is certainly very well versed in many things.............how does he find the time to run and post on here??

Fartlek is a word to use when nobodys listening to a word you're saying - because it always pricks ears up for some reason!

Fart-lek is actually Swedish for 'Speed Play' ( I wonder if a Swedish coach, when shouting faster shouts 'farter' - possible!).

So, it's basically a session where you take the speed up and down instead of running at constant pace, therefore getting some faster work in to the mix.

As Becky did such a session before getting up time this morning her explanation was good! (So, Becky, you can now explain fartlek to the unitiated - you're coming on leaps and bounds )

notapenny_2

Yuk Maz cat pooh ugh I think that must be worse!!

Thanks for the explanation Rich - I am glad it can be translated! So faster pace then eh? I have only one at the mo - steady/slow!!! Maybe one day! I must try it before I loose the light in the morning and can't see my way round the lovely springy stuff anymore and have to hit the roads!!