Year's resolutions is by no means uncommon. Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire conducted a year-long study of 3,000 people and discovered that less than 30 per cent managed to stick to goals of losing weight or improving their fitness

Heath and Injury | Motivation | Nutrition | Racing | Shoes + Kit | Training | Weight-loss | CreditsThese are highlights and frequently asked questions from our beginner forums. They were created by members of Runner's World just like you. If you

, every time I started down a path towards better health and weight loss, I’d choose a destination. In terms of losing weight, I’d tell myself that when I’d lost 10 or 20lbs, I’d be thin. And every day I’d stand on the scales and ask myself if I

.But, she wrote, she wasn’t willing to change her eating habits, drink less, or quit smoking. She asked how much activity I thought she’d need to overcome the rest of her lifestyle. I didn’t know how to answer.You’d think this approach to weight loss

. But after watching the race I was so inspired, I decided I’d give running a try. Logging on to the RUNNER’S WORLD forum and seeing lots of other beginners in the same boat as me gave me a real boost. I know running is one of the best exercises for weight

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on fitness and weight-loss programs with unbridled enthusiasm only to fail in a matter of a few weeks? Do you, as I did, have a closet filled with "fat" clothes, "thin" clothes, and "clothes that I’ll never be able to wear again, but keep just to make me feel

Speed, like weight loss, is a simple concept. The only way to run faster is to run faster. What that means in practice, especially for a beginner, is moving from a single-speed run to variable paced training. This is initially difficult because

't automatically drop five pounds just because you run, says Clark. You also have to reduce your daily food intake. Each mile you run burns roughly 100 calories. Cut out a biscuit or two every day, and you can add another 100 calories to your weight-loss effort

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