Lively Women

September 27th, 2007

Getting Started Running

Thanks to That’s Fit for highlighting this great list of the top 10 questions beginning runners ask (along with the answers, of course!) over at Complete Running Network:

How long should my first runs be?
What should I do if I can’t run non-stop for 15 minutes?
How often should I run?
How far should my runs be?
I’m afraid […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

October 17th, 2006

Three Secrets to A Real Woman’s Weight Loss

I met a woman over the weekend who really has her act together health-wise. She’s a busy mom and works as a software engineer from home, yet she looks great and feels great. I asked her what her secrets were. (Just for your reading pleasure, of course.)
She said she had trouble losing the weight after […]

By Heather -- 4 comments

September 22nd, 2006

Running Burns More Calories Than Walking

Of course, you knew that already. Running burns WAY more calories than walking. But did you know how MANY more? I checked a chart yesterday and saw that walking for 15 minutes with hills will burn 81 calories. Walking for one hour will burn 324 calories.
In contrast, if you run for 15 minutes, you’ll burn […]

By Heather -- 0 comments