Beginner’s Guide to Running

Post written by Leo Babauta. Are you just starting out as a runner, or is it something you’d like to do? From experience, I know that a beginner runner has a million questions and never enough answers. I won’t be able to answer every question here, but this should be a good starting point for anyone who wants to hit the roads. Disclaimer: I am not a certified trainer, coach or running expert. I consider myself an intermediate runner (on the lower levels of intermediate), having spent all last year running, doing a marathon, some half marathons, 20Ks, 10Ks and 5Ks. Most Important Advice Many people, when the begin running, shoot for the stars. It’s best to start out very easy, at a slow jog, and focus not on intensity but on how long you’re on the road. From there, you can stay at 30 minutes or increase the amount of time you run gradually, every two weeks. Walk and Run Plan If you are a true beginner, and cannot run for 10 minutes, you should start out with a walk/run plan.

iCan. You Can. WE Can » Top 42 Exercise Hacks Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. You’ve read and enjoyed the Top 20 Motivation Hacks and Top 10 Productivity Hacks and the Top 15 Diet Hacks… and now you’ve asked for exercise hacks. You want ‘em, you got ‘em. These hacks will make you healthier, slimmer, and yes, sexier. Rrrowrr! Just to note, I’m not a certified trainer. Top 42 Exercise Hacks Start slow. See also:

Beginner’s Guide to Cycling Every Friday is Health Tip Day at Zen Habits. A couple weeks ago I posted my Beginner’s Guide to Running, which turned out to be pretty popular. Today I present my Beginner’s Guide to Cycling, which I hope is just as useful. I’d like to note that I’m not nearly as qualified to write this guide as I was to write the running guide. Also, I’d like to note that this guide applies only to road cycling, not mountain biking, as I haven’t hit the trails yet. Two Most Important Tips There are a lot of important tips here in this guide, and in the links I provided, but here are the most important two. Start slow. The Bike What’s the best bike to get for cycling? The really nice bikes are optimal, of course, but they are also well over $1,000 (some are well over twice that), and they aren’t necessary to get into the sport and enjoy it. The nice road bikes are lighter, with strong frames, thin tires (for less friction), with a whole host of other nice features to make riding fast and easy. Helmet.

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» The 7 Essential Rules To Optimum Health & Weight Loss Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Chris Lopez of Fit and Busy Dad. We live in an information overloaded society. There has not been a moment in history when information has been this available, right at our fingertips. By typing one simple phrase, we now get hundreds, thousands, sometimes even millions of answers to our most desired questions. No more confusing has been our struggle with living excessively. There are too many questions on how to exercise, how to eat, or how to live healthily – cardio or weights? I don’t profess to know the answer to EVERY question out there, but I do know that all things being equal, the simplest answer is most likely the right one (Ockham’s Razor). So in saying that, I have devised a list of The 7 Essential Rules to Optimal Health. You may read these rules and be turned off that I’m insulting your intelligence. We’ve veered off the path of “simple” and have really made things more complicated than they are.1. 2. Now, we go to the gym. 3. 4. 5.

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