Running for weightloss

QuestionI have devised a sled to carry weights that I can drag behind me while I jog. I am running in order to lose weight. Am I doing myself any good? or

Losing Stamina and Pace

QuestionThanks for your reply, Firstly I would like to say this is the european version of football (soccer). I would also like to add that I am only 14

What am I doing wrong?

QuestionI want to start running as a sport, but cannot do it for some reason.  When I tried to run a mile on my schools track for gym, I had to stop a

Hiking

QuestionI know your expertise is running but Im hoping the overlap is enough that you can help me with my problem.  Ive been an avid hiker since I was

Leg Pain during runnig

QuestionThanks John and I appreciate your quick response. I have read a lot of your responses to other questions and have gotten a pretty good idea of your

Exercise Routine

QuestionI am 58, 140lbs, medium frame, 25 years old and have no health problems (I recently had a medical checkup which confirmed this).  The only inj

How to increase my speed

Question  First of all I would like to thank you for your time.  I have been trying to improve my speed for track and basketball.  So far I

Calf Problems

QuestionI sent the you the question below and got the reply that you had already answered this for me.  I have never seen that reply. I went back 3 pa

Headaches

QuestionHi, I have recently started running again. My friends and I ran cross country in high school (6 years ago!) and we are going to run our local marat

jogging sickness

QuestionI have been jogging rather reliquary for the past year or so, but took the winter off due to bad weather and no place to run. This morning I experi

Running & lower back pain

QuestionI am a fit 48 year old woman who already does long distance walking & aerobics but do suffer from lower back pain when standing for any length of t

Blue toe from running

QuestionHi John; Ive been running for a few months.  My middle toe is blue under the nail, is swollen and painful when I press on the nail.  I h

Ear Pain

QuestionIm 23 years old, and rather out of shape for my age.  Ive been trying to get into better shape doing a schedule of push-ups, situps and joggin

Fast twitch muscles

QuestionJohn I have gone from being a turtle,running at 4 mph on my treadmill for 15 minutes,to where I can now go comfortably at 4.5 mph for 30 minutes. M

jogging soreness

QuestionHello, Everytime I jog some muscle on my left hip gets sore. Im not sure what muscle it is, but I think that it is between my hip flexor and my med

Obese, how to start running?

QuestionHello, I am 30 years old and have gained over 100 pounds in the last 7 years, before that I was already 50-60 pounds overweight.  I am 511 a

Mind

QuestionHow Can I reach peak performance running, what can I do as a cardio exercise that will shed fat/weight. Also what are some mental techniques to he

starting over

QuestionI had started running daily long distances from my young teens and had back surgery (fused L4& L5) in my twenties. Im now in my late 30s, can I sta

Cramping

QuestionEverytime I try to walk fast or jog the muscles in the front of my calf, next to my shin bone, tighten up so severely that you can literaly see a k

Hello Again

QuestionHello John. First Id like to thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. I really appreciate it. Previously I asked : Hello. I