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archeranthony
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I?ve owned a Fitbit and now own a Apple Watch . It really depends on what phone you have. I find that they are great motivators to get out and exercise. What I really like is you can set calorie goals and can compete with your friends/family. That pushes me the most. I just use the Apple Watch because it does so much more than the Fitbit with my phone. But if you don?t have a iPhone I would highly recommend the Fitbit.
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I like my fit bit do challenges for steps with my family and love the HR monitor part that use what zones I'm in for workouts. It also helps me track how well im sleeping as it tells you which zones you are in of sleep and how much time you spent in each
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Timr245
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I agree with Marcus and Anthony that they are great motivational tools if nothing else. I have a TOM TOM Spark 3 Cardio and I absolutely love it. They are also very helpful in determining actual daily calorie expenditure which can be a huge help with weight loss and maintenance.
archeranthony
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Guys and Gals, I have a question on running. Ive exercised most of my life in a gym and my cardio usually consists of 30 minutes on a stairmaster or row machine intervals focusing on HIIT training. Ive been able to maintain a healthy body weight (currently 6'4" 230lbs and some unwanted love handles) but my cardio game has never been as good as i would like it to be. I also do some outdoor jogging as you can see when i post on here. My goals have changed a little now that i am about to turn 32 in august. It seems that the unwanted weight gets harder and harder to keep off. I do understand that diet is the biggest part and have made some big changes. My questions are as follows.
1. What do you eat/drink before you go on a run. (i have bcaa's and protein isolate already, and believe i should take those post run?)
2. Usually at about 1 1/2 miles in i start to side stitch pretty bad what can i do to prevent these?
3. Do you bring water on the run? I usually do about 4 miles. ( im in texas and most runs are in 80-90 degree weather)
4. What kind of stretching do you do before and do you foam roll before and after.
Thanks for all your help, Sorry for rambling.
1. What do you eat/drink before you go on a run. (i have bcaa's and protein isolate already, and believe i should take those post run?)
2. Usually at about 1 1/2 miles in i start to side stitch pretty bad what can i do to prevent these?
3. Do you bring water on the run? I usually do about 4 miles. ( im in texas and most runs are in 80-90 degree weather)
4. What kind of stretching do you do before and do you foam roll before and after.
Thanks for all your help, Sorry for rambling.
archeranthony
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1. I dont eat anything starting an hour before a run cause I had issues with runners trot if I did. What I did was through the day (I ran at dusk ever other day) i tried to keep my proteins and potassium foods higher during the day and ate something small after my run like a banana . Water water and water. All day to stay hydrated.
2. Not 100percent sure but some warmups and side stretching might help that. Upping Potassium level will help also if it's more of a cramp.
3. I normally ran 3-5 miles and I always had water. I have a running belt that holds two small bottles I used one during and one on my cool down walk.
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Bonecollector
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archeranthony
I do have to say I don't run, so take that for what it is worth. For the last 15 years I have been doing some steep hikes from the house in the morning(not this year though) they take me roughly an hour and it is 3 miles and 1200 vert feet. I never take water, no need to.
I do a lot of biking, if your diet is correct, you should be able to do about 2 hours worth of exercise without needing to eat anything before or during the activity. once you go over 2 hours, yea, you need to replace calories. hope this helps from a 50 year old.
I do have to say I don't run, so take that for what it is worth. For the last 15 years I have been doing some steep hikes from the house in the morning(not this year though) they take me roughly an hour and it is 3 miles and 1200 vert feet. I never take water, no need to.
I do a lot of biking, if your diet is correct, you should be able to do about 2 hours worth of exercise without needing to eat anything before or during the activity. once you go over 2 hours, yea, you need to replace calories. hope this helps from a 50 year old.
archeranthony
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Timr245
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I also run, but.....im a lil different than most because I practice 16/8 intermittent fasting. Unless im running over 8 miles (1hr) I run it totally fasted, often 12-14hrs fasted. I drink 16oz of plain water then 10oz of a bcaa/pre-workout mix. If im going beyond 8 miles i carry a camelback with 32oz of water & ill have a protein bar containing some carbs 45 mins before I run. Me personally, I get the side cramps from not drinking. For fat burning purposes, fasted cardio & hiit is shown to burn more fat as your body has no glycogen stores or carbs to use for energy so fat is the next best option.
Warm up for any run is the same, foam roll entire lower body and about a 2 minute dynamic warm up consisting of high-knees, butt kicks and stiff legged marches.
Post-run is static stretching followed by foam rolling. Hope this helps.