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Q+A: Why can I sometimes feel my muscles ‘shaking’ when I lift weights?
By on 07/02/2011 15:39:05
Q. Sometimes when I'm lifting weights I can feel my muscles 'shaking' and after some sessions they twitch intermittently. What is this?One of the key points here is that it is entirely normal for muscles to twitch - called fasciculation by doctors
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A Tale Of Two Steves
By Daniel Benson on 11/02/2004 16:19:53
Steve Lloyd's inspirational tale of weight loss and running. From 31 to 16 stone in four years!
If you were to ask a bunch of runners as to why they took up the sport, you would immediately get a whole load of different responses. It might be that they wanted to get fit, maybe it was to loose weight, or even because they thought
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Tipping The Scales
By Kristine Clark on 16/05/2003 09:59:55
Want to lose weight? Exercise alone not enough? Here are nine weight-loss strategies, just one of which will help you shed those unwanted pounds
Keith Fitzpatrick was very active when I first started seeing him at my sports nutrition clinic. He ran 25 miles a week, played rugby and lifted weights regularly. In the previous three years, Keith had lost almost three-and-a-half stone on his
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Light On Your Feet
By Martha Schindler on 06/02/2003 08:44:40
Forget diet shakes and hamster-size portions. The secret to losing weight is better training - here's how
As a runner, you’re already in on the best-kept secret of weight-control. “Running is one of the most efficient ways to burn calories,” says sports medicine specialist Dr Cathy Feiseler. Depending on your gender, body size and running pace, you can
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Combat The Fat
By Matt Barbour on 15/01/2009 10:03:52
Leave bad nutritional habits behind with this simple ten-point weight-loss plan
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
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BMI Calculator
By on 12/08/2009 14:02:31
Calculate your Body Mass Index to determine if you're in a healthy weight range
Weight Status Below 18.5 Under Weight 18.5 - 24.9 Normal 25.0 - 29.9 Overweight 30.0 and above Obese
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30 Things Every Woman Should Know About Running
By The RW staff on 05/06/2002 21:41:02
Health, psychology, weight loss, pregnancy and motherhood, training, racing... all from a female runner's angle
UAN: Article type:-->Knowledge is power, in running as in any other pursuit. The more you know about training, nutrition and health, the better youll be at getting the most from your running, whether that means fitness, weight loss, great race
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A Waist of Time?
By Andy Blackford on 08/09/2003 17:33:18
After a festive season of indulgence, it's time to shift some weights
exercise for weight loss and muscle tone. I have mixed feelings about the gym. I’ve never quite mastered the special etiquette that others seem to find so natural. There seems to be an inherent contradiction in striving, on the one hand, to become
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Calculate Your Calorie Needs
By on 21/12/2010 12:22:29
Our simple formula will help you work out how many calories you need to eat to maintain or lose weight.
It can be difficult to know how many calories to eat when you are running. The Department of Health recommends women have an average daily intake of 1,940kcal and men 2,550kcal. However, the exact number needed depends on your age, current weight
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How Many Calories Do You Burn?
By Runner's World on 05/06/2002 20:35:57
How many calories do you burn when you run? Here's a weight- and speed-adjusted table
and Science in Sports and Exercise.Speed (min/mile) 12 10 9 8 7 6 5:30Weight (lb)110 66 83 91 103 116 132 149120 72 90 100 113 127 144 162130 78 98 108 122 137 156 176140 85 106 117 133 149 170 191150 90 113 124 141 158 180 203160 97 121 133 152 170
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