whom? The majority of the population who don't exercise at all? The 95 per cent who couldn't run a mile without stopping? As a slow runner, you're still the cream of the crop."I sweat too much."Women sometimes worry about this more than men, because

good idea to do a sweat test (weigh yourself before and after your run to see how much fluid you've lost). As the temperature increases, your body will lose more fluid as sweat, leaving you more at risk of dehydration, and a sweat test will let you know

rush hour. Take your kit to work, and do your run from the office after work, while everyone else is spending a miserable hour in fingernail-gnawing gridlock. By the time you’ve finished your run – sweating, pleasantly tired, totally de-stressed after

ran and ran as fast as my legs would carry me. I puffed and panted, the sweat was pouring off me, but I was doing it."Then I looked at my stopwatch – 30 seconds gone. No, that can't be right. I wanted to go home. I knew people would be looking at me

’s time to stir up your routine. When you do the same run, day after day, you’re seldom challenged and your motivation is bound to sag. Think of it this way: if you eat a tuna and salad sandwich four days in a row, you’ll probably notice how delicious a

If you don't have a big race in your sights, it can be hard to stay focused. Challenge yourself, or join others with weekly, monthly or annual mileage targets. By setting yourself a mileage challenge you can combine the motivation of having a target

ratio, and therefore gain more radiant heat on a hot day and lose more heat to the surrounding environment on a cool day. Children also produce more metabolic heat per unit of body mass, and have a lower sweating capacity, resulting in a decreased

healthier sex drives.It'll help you pace yourselfHeavy breathing, lots of sweat, a final desperate surge to the finish… Racing and love-making can be pretty similar, and if you ever find yourself coming to a climax too quickly, then applying race technique

at a local park, I was so proud of myself. I have been running ever since.”6. Sign up for a race “There is always something very special about taking part in and finishing a race, whatever the distance. You will be surprised how motivating it is to have

everyone else is spending a miserable hour in fingernail-gnawing gridlock. By the time you’ve finished your run – sweating, pleasantly tired, totally de-stressed after work’s rigours –the whole smoggy mess should have cleared out, and you can cruise home