is on an ultra-low-fat diet, and seems to survive on sweet potatoes, sushi, fat-free laughing cow cheese (really!) and pasta (which he eats with protein powder). It reads like an amusing list, but I am becoming worried about him. He is already showing signs

be from anything between 30 minuets to 1 ½ hours. If I can control my intake of food then I will be laughing, however I have used a HRM for years and find it very very hard to run at a fat burning BPM (around 123 – 130) running at this BPM is slow very

tone whatsoever unless I tense my muscles, then it's a bit better. I'm determined to sort this out but know you can't spot reduce fat. So if I want on a low-fat, weight-loss diet etc I'd surely lose weight all over and get scrawny!  So what can I do

, there are reports showing that you actually burn more fat at high intesity than at low intensity. The "fat burning zone" is nonsense.It is based on the fact that exercising at lower HR uses a greater proportion of calories taken from fat compared to calories taken

eat what I want, when I feel like it. Just keep away from too much proceesed food and packaged ready meals and you'll be fine. Keep away from junk food period.No fast food, no ready meal, no fizzy drinks no high salt high fat food.fresh fruit and veg

and low in fat). Choose the 'healthy' ready-meals when visiting your supermarket if you lack the time or inclination to cook. Or make a hearty bean soup or a pot of vegetarian curry.Pop a multivitaminUnless you have special medical needs, replace your

I want to get some high-protein, low-fat snacks for eating between meals after hard training sessions, because this is supposed to help speed recovery. Ideally I would like to find something that requires zero preparation (so I can eat at work, etc

body to burn fat rather than glycogen (by lost of low intensity base training) you gain endurance and avoid glycogen depletion"there's an interesting article in this month's 220 triathlon mag about training when you are low on glycogen one week in 4

waistlineTHE LOWDOWN: If you're dieting and want to shed weight more quickly, then eat yoghurt and other dairy products. Such foods often shunned by the calorie - conscious actually boost the body's ability to burn up fat, according to scientists. They found

spectrums and found the eight most common runners' food mistakes. Read on to see if you recognise yourself, and to find out how to fix your problems.The fat phobeYou avoid fat because you think it will make you fatThere's no evidence that a very low-fat diet