energised. ‘Informal exercise’ – raking leaves, walking at every opportunity and taking the stairs instead of the lift – will also help. Personal trainer Luke Cunliffe advises his clients to take at least 10,000 steps (roughly five miles) in the course

at least 10,000 steps (roughly five miles) in the course of every day. 6. Dare to be differentVary your running so that you feel excited about each session. Change your regular route, try a park in another town, go to a track, explore a new trail, run

and maintain a reasonable pace, you still only have about 2,000 calories worth of glycogen stored in your muscles – enough to get most runners to about mile 18 or 20," he says. "As glycogen reserves are used up and fatty acid metabolism increases, your heart

Q After my long runs, I stretch and then hop straight into the shower. But when I get out of the water I sometimes suffer a fever-like ‘chill’. I have to get under the duvet for 15-20 minutes before I’m back to normal. What’s going on?A When you

. Vegetarians and vegans, women and people trying to lose weight are most at risk of protein deficiency. Male triathletes should consume 1.2g to 1.4g protein per kg body weight per day, females need around 15 per cent less than males. So a 70kg male

to leave three hours between eating and running, no one has ever said the same about drinking. Water or energy drink may relieve the discomfort. Taking an antacid tablet on an empty stomach may cause gas inside the stomach, which stretches it, causing

chance of winning a medal," he famously claimed before the Atlanta Games in 1996.Calorie countThere's no need to worry about sex zapping your energy before a race. Scientists say that the average bout of nookie expends a similar number of calories

-rate variability," says Dr Tim Church, coauthor of exercise guide Move Yourself. Think of it as having only two gears to tackle the Alpe d'Huez when you need 20. Low heart-rate variability leaves you at a higher risk for a fatal heart attack.Muscles:When you

as a preventative or to help recovery from a bout of cold or flu. Research has also shown that patients recovered three times faster when they took 150-300mg of elderberry extract four times a day, while nasturtium fights upper respiratory tract

Q During recent running I found that I lacked energy, and even though my heart rate was sky-high, I seemed to be plodding around every run. I went to my GP, and he diagnosed an underactive thyroid and prescribed Thyroxine. After a month, however