normie.fitness (76)in #health • 3 days agoDumb S**T people claim about health and fitnessI don't claim to have all the answers in health and fitness but I do know quite a lot from having done a lot of things…normie.fitness (76)in #fitness • 10 days agoWhat has happened to me since changing from weights to cardio?For most of my fitness life I have been focused on weights, bulking, and bodybuilding. In the many years that I have…normie.fitness (76)in #cycling • 16 days agoeasing my way back into regular exercise with a long and relaxed bike rideAfter that grueling hill race that took over 6 hours to complete and drained me like I don't think I ever have been…normie.fitness (76)in #fitness • 21 days agoDidn't exercise at all for a week and lost 5lbs. WTF?So after my big trail run in the hills a week ago I desperately needed some time off of moving at all basically.…normie.fitness (76)in #exercise • 23 days agoThe most consecutive exercise I have ever done in my lifeLately I have been working pretty hard on my cardio by my standards. For 2 decades prior to now I was mostly focused…normie.fitness (76)in #fitness • last monthMany vitamins are not what they say on the bottleIf you aren't new to the fitness game, you probably already know this. I was digging through all the case files that…normie.fitness (76)in #fitness • last monthHow long to rest between long runs?Now for starters I want to clarify that what a long run actually is will be very subjective. For me, since I haven't…normie.fitness (76)in #cycling • last monthCycling is a good moderate exercise for meI was talking to some local friends the other day about triathlons and cycling in general and we all came to the…normie.fitness (76)in #health • last monthFitness gets more interesting once it is no longer about weight lossFor most of the past year I have been doing cardio for the sake of improving my cardio but also because over the years…normie.fitness (76)in #running • 2 months agoFastest 5k of my adult life: how did it happen?Although these times are certainly not going to be impressive to everyone and wont be to anyone that has been doing…normie.fitness (76)in #running • 2 months agoReaching a wall by not taking a rest day (new experience for me)So I was real proud of myself for doing 12.5 km in a single day including one of them being a non-stop 10km jog that…normie.fitness (76)in #running • 2 months ago2nd try at non-stop 10k, this time with correct socksIf you follow me perhaps you read my last story about a planned 10 km run where I was 4km away from any assistance…normie.fitness (76)in #running • 2 months agoWearing the wrong socks results in a 10km disasterSocks are pretty important for sports and it wasn't until I started getting a bit more into distance running that I…normie.fitness (76)in #cycling • 2 months agoCycling is nice, but compared to other things it isn't great exerciseI live in a part of the world where almost everything is dead flat. There are barely any hills and definitely aren't…normie.fitness (76)in #life • 2 months agoA new easy pace for me with joggingIt's taken me a bit of time to figure this out but I have discovered the pace that I can run for longer periods of…normie.fitness (76)in #running • 2 months agoTackling a 10k with heart rate in mindSo after doing 5km runs for a while now I have started to feel as though rather than it being a question of whether or…normie.fitness (76)in #running • 2 months agoI push a bit too hard and find my limit / wallRunning is supposed to be enjoyable, right? I'm just kidding, of course it isn't. I go running because I want to…normie.fitness (76)in #running • 3 months agoSuccess on the progress using breathing methods and posture adjustmentsI am definitely not an expert on running techniques or even just running in general. What I do find myself to be good…normie.fitness (76)in #running • 3 months agoseeing real progress in my runs despite the intense heatI signed up for a half-marathon in about 7 weeks so I figured I would get out there and train for it a little bit and…normie.fitness (76)in #meals • 3 months agoI can't eat tacos but I can do the next best thingI love Mexican food or more specifically, Tex Mex which I think is superior and I will not apologize to people who…
