to 200 metres. Your 200-metre time should be about 10 seconds more than your 100-metre time. Estimated Burn 340 calories BRAD HUDSON’S MILES AND HILLSBrad Hudson, a former 2:13 marathon runner and coach, likes to incorporate lots of short hill sprints
. First, there's the 100kcal-per-mile expenditure: run 15 miles and you burn an impressive 1,500kcal. You may even burn more than 110kcal per mile, depending on the amount of oxygen you use while running and on your body weight. (It costs more oxygen
day: basic existence 160 x 10 = 1600 calories; daily existence 0.5 x 1600 = 800 calories; running 5 x 100 = 500 calories. Add the three together and you get the total calorie burn for the day: 2900 calories.
GETTY IMAGES1. WALK AND RUNRemember: miles are miles, as far as your belly's concerned. "Coming back from injury last year, I needed a plan to stop me piling on weight," says James Smith from Hemel Hempstead. "I stopped taking the bus and started
later be replaced by fat. Very obese people sometimes can lose a lot of weight (because they have more to lose), but for most of us, a goal of 1-2lbs a week is more realistic.…And write them down Having goals and putting them down on paper is a simple
-out with a friend who is also trying to lose weight. Youll motivate each other. A 30-min pm/45-min am run will burn more than 1,000 calories in total for a 12-stone man and many of those will be fat calories.Pump up the Weight LossBy adding a once
(preferably twice) a week: six to eight 400s at your best one-mile pace; four or five 800s at 5K race pace; three or four mile repetitions at 10K race pace. These sessions will incinerate calories and rev up your metabolism in the process.Run TwiceIt may seem
. Change your ways If you're stepping up your mileage, adjust your calorie intake. You will need to eat an extra 1,400kcal a week for every extra 10 miles each week to maintain your muscle glycogen stores and prevent a rise in cortisol. If weight loss
Runners need the right fuel to provide energy. Even if you are running to lose weight, you still need to make sure you are eating enough - enough of the right food groups that is. Our panel of nutritionists and five weight-loss runners explain what
of trekking, you’ll burn between 800kcal and 1200kcal. Carry a 25lb pack, and you’ll burn an extra 200kcal.Sunday Run long, then hit the pool later for a few laps. In 15 minutes of leisurely swimming, you’ll burn between 125kcal and 175kcal. Pick up the pace