the desirable from the disastrous. Even if you're not trying to lose weight, these five popular diets include healthy principles that are perfect for runners too.The Abs Diet (Rodale, £7.99) What's on the menu? The Abs Diet centres on 12 categories of highly

You know that adding some weight training to your programme will help your running by making you more stable and powerful, but what if you don’t fancy joining a gym? Here’s the answer: stay at home and use your own body weight for all-round strength

Cranking up the intensity is the best way to take your running to the next level. It’s also an effective way to burn extra calories and shed body fat. A 68kg runner who picks up the pace from eight and a half minutes per mile to seven minutes per mile, for example, burns about 1...

simply wasn’t fit enough to get the job.Andy knew that he needed to lose weight if he was to fulfil his ambition. It wasn’t just a matter of a few stubborn pounds; he needed to shed a quarter of his 16.5 stone bodyweight. His job was one of the worst

(monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and omega-3 fats) and minimise the ones that can harm your health (saturated and trans fats).Aim to consume around 0.5-1g of healthy fats per kilogram of your body weight per day. Choose olive or rapeseed oil for cooking, use

1. Remove the skin from poultry before you serve it. This simple tip will save you as much as 5 grams of fat in every serving of chicken and turkey. Also roast meat on a rack so that excess fat can dribble out onto a tray below – this will prevent the fat from being reabsorbe...

that way. She shrugged and walked away. I was no more aware than that student. I was waiting until I got into shape before I got into shape. I never put the two elements together. Until I started running, I never understood that the shape, form, weight

GETTY IMAGES The "season of mellow fruitfulness" really lives up to its name, so make the most of Britain's autumnal bounty of seasonal fruit and vegetables. Gluts of autumn fruit and veg are packed with nutrients and right on your doorstep - which is great for the env...

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

be. My other problems: I’m overweight by about a stone and a half; and step aerobics and evening classes take up a lot of my time.A Obviously, losing weight will be a help in being able to run faster. You will have to keep a strict watch on your diet