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Inbetweenies - not skinny, not fat, need to lose around a stone ...

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Hanneke Mar 2021 9:50pm, 23 Mar 2021 71,791 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke Yes, I think that is right. You can use any poles I would say, provided you can adjust the length to suit Nordic walking. It is very similar to cross country skiing in that you push backwards onto the poles. Walking, you move the poles one after the other, running you can use the both together for extra push, like you would do x-country skiing. After only two walks, I am a convert: it is much more fun than plodding run/walking and it puts less strain on my damaged body. I may just stop run walking altogether, 2 weeks after starting it again after a 12 year break. My right knee is niggling, my right IT band is tight and causing a hip niggle and my pes anserinus is tender, all to do with the difficulties my quads have stabilising my right knee, totally without cartilage, bone re-shaped. The joint has been putting out more fluid too, to protect itself. I think my experiment ends here, before I do myself an injury I regret! I mean, it could go either way but right now, I think swapping run/walking for Nordic walking is the way forwards. In fact, I'd recommend it as recovery too, after hard running workouts. OK, it uses muscles differently, but that is the whole point: diversity counteracts repetitive strain!
Hanneke Mar 2021 9:52pm, 23 Mar 2021 71,792 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke EP that sounds an amazing session
Totriornottotri Mar 2021 6:53am, 24 Mar 2021 1,613 posts	Quote Pin Totriornottotri Up around a lb to 83.5 after my pig out. Start again today and hopefully it isn’t a disaster.
azx Mar 2021 6:56am, 24 Mar 2021 204 posts	Quote Pin azx Morning. -0.4/-0.2%. Good day for me as I'm edging off my weight plateau finally, though my BF% has gone down every day.
Welshpoppy Mar 2021 7:06am, 24 Mar 2021 770 posts	Quote Pin Welshpoppy One day will not undo the hard work you have done. That is a good sign with Bodyfat AZX.
Mouseytongue Mar 2021 11:40am, 24 Mar 2021 7,558 posts	Quote Pin Mouseytongue ^ True, WP Weight up slightly today but BF down a fair bit. It occurred to me that yesterday I consumed almost 1.6kg of food for 1,500 cals but have not had adequate throughput, and conclude the extra weight is food-in-transit. The metric I'm most interested in is waist circumference. I measured 101 cm beginning of the month which is just 1 cm below 'danger' level. Hoping for a reduction by beginning of April.
Welshpoppy Mar 2021 12:08pm, 24 Mar 2021 773 posts	Quote Pin Welshpoppy Mousey: Is it your Birthday if so have a great day and enjoy the food.Good luck with waist measure in April. I am similar weight up slightly but BF% down,It is interesting looking at all the data and there always seems like a positive. I also found on MFP that I had not ticked the garmin negative adjustment seems to have dropped the calories maybe what is needed?
WtnMel Mar 2021 12:13pm, 24 Mar 2021 2,101 posts	Quote Pin WtnMel Thanks Hanneke. My right knee problem from mid-Dec was diagnosed by my physio as due to my leg/hip/core muscles not working hard enough to stop the knee from moving inwards toward the left. Hence, why I've been doing a strengthening routine since then (squats, bridge, plank etc.) to build up the muscles to protect the knee. I'm going to try run/walking next week but based on your experience, if the knee proves troublesome and I have to hang up my running shoes, it may be that Nordic Walking is the way to go. I belong to my local U3A and am already wondering if there are other members in a similar position to me - I shall investigate and who knows, maybe when covid restrictions allow I'll find myself organising a NW group? (once I've learnt the correct technique myself!)
Mouseytongue Mar 2021 12:15pm, 24 Mar 2021 7,559 posts	Quote Pin Mouseytongue Thanks, WP!
Hanneke Mar 2021 1:17pm, 24 Mar 2021 71,805 posts	Quote Pin Hanneke Excellent Mel! Mousey also most interested in waist circumference. I have just bern for a little MTB ride, coffee stop in the middle with a friend, he had cake, I had a slice! Only 18 kms and less than an hour but Garmin says 604 calories burnt! Came home, changed my muddy legs into gardening gear. The very trousers that popped a button beginning of the year and... Drumroll... They are no longer tight! Just had a modest lunch, now preparing water and herbal tea and fruit for a few hours gardening.