normie.fitness (@normie.fitness)
Just a guy who lost what I consider to be a lot of weight by making gradual and long-lasting changes to his life. I really believe that others can do the same and it isn't even that difficult - you just gotta change your mindset.
i've figured out my 10k pace that is comfortable, and so can you
Everyone is different when it comes to fitness. My friend who was trying and came really close to breaking a 20 minute 5 km run is in a different world than I am when it comes to cardio, and for hi...
A relaxed 10k with heart rate being my only concern
I've been working on my cardio lately but there has been one little problem in that my mindset was starting to be one of not slowing down or stopping until i get to at least 5km. This has been nega...
A friend of mine tries to break a 20 minute 5k speed, and nearly does it
When a friend of mine who doesn't even run very often told me that he was going to accomplish a sub 20 minute 5km run I at first laughed. But what I know about this guy is that when he sets his min...
Just a couple days of drinking can appear to seriously set you back... but worry not!
I am a big believer that life is all about balance. I have said many times before that I will never give up drinking beer entirely because I like the taste and especially the social aspect that com...
trying to stay out of zone 4 while doing cardio is easier said than done
I think this depends a great deal on who the individual is, this much is for sure. For an overweight person, getting into zone 4 or "anaerobic" beats per minute with your heart rate probably consis...
Drink Crystal Light!
I recall seeing this product on shelves of grocery stores when I was a kid and I would see it every now and then at the homes of some of my more wealthy friends. My family had Kool-Aid because that...
Relaxed run/jog/run for an hour is my new summer normal
It's too damn hot to really push myself outdoors in the summer here in Chicago and I nearly paid the price the other day when I tried to David-Goggins my way through what he calls a "punishment run...
What's one non-nutritious thing you won't live without?
Ever since I gained a ton of weight where i got to more than 110kg back in my late 30's I have been a lot more sensible about what I consume. I also started to do a lot more cardio, even if it is j...
Nutrition and my ability to run
Some days I feel like I can run and run and run forever. Some days I feel like simply the first 2km at a reasonable pace are torture. During the summer months I have made a deal with myself that I ...
A quick 5k but I don't seem to be getting any better
I think a great deal of it has to do with how unbearably hot it is in the afternoon where I live but while I am reasonably happy with my 5k run times, I don't seem to be getting any better and this...
Drunk run! How'd I do?
Yesterday I got roped into going to a "lunch" even though I knew exactly what was really going to happen there. As I suspected the beers came out before the food did and well, it spiraled and the n...
Another rain run and pushed a bit too hard on this one
My casual run in the rain the other day was so wonderful that I decided to go at it again when it was forecast to rain the very next day at around the same time. The situation was similar in that m...
I quite enjoy running in the rain. Especially in summer
There are some people out there that will look for any ol' excuse to not exercise. One of the main ones that I hear from my more lazy friends is something like "I was going to go for a run today bu...
A walk/run does just as much benefit as a full-on jog
I've been reading up about what the best ways are to maintain weight and also increase cardio capabilities. Strangely, a lot, or even most of the literature I read is saying that for endurance runn...
A surprise cool day results in a fantastic run
For the past month or so it has been extremely hot here in Chicago and this is nothing new. It is like this every year. I have been going out and running anyway though and the last time I went out ...