> > Thanks for that. I lost 4 stone last year - mainly through > illness rather than trying to do so - and I've put some back > on. Oddly enough, I've felt less fit since I've lost weight, > but I'm sure this is down to less physical work. I enjoy > getting out walking, and since Epping Forest is on my > doorstep, I really have little excuse not to do so. I will > read this up and get to it. I'd like to run 5 miles without > feeling breathless and asthmatic.
Walking 6 miles and running 6 miles will burn more or less the same number of calories - it's the amount of energy needed to move a certain weight a certain distance - but running does it more quickly. I think it will give your cardio system a lot more exercise though, which is more important than mere weight loss. You get an endorphin high from the exercise and start a positive feedback loop which encourages you to take more exercise still. This makes you feel better about absolutely everything, as well as improving your physical health. Epping Forest would be a great place to run, except perhaps in the dark with no lights and all those highwaymen. It's probably not more than 10 miles from here along the Lea Valley - we should meet up sometime. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
