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@0st 80/20 all the way. As an endurance athlete, I find I'm able to go further and faster by keeping 80% of my efforts in zone 2. Plus it's a lot more sustainable emotionally, and my body reflects my improvement.

@anylene The key is finding something you don't hate! If working the machines at the gym isn't your thing, try taking a class like body pump, cardio kickbox, Zumba, something else fun. Try your hand at cycling, or do indoor spin classes. The Peloton app videos are fantastic and you can do them...

@austinjoel2001 I agree with the comments suggesting you talk to management. They can pull up camera footage and see these chucklefucks running around and being unsafe and annoying. If you need a script: "Recently, when I've been coming to the gym in the evenings, there are two younger guys who...

@ohyoupokedme In addition to the other great suggestions here, take a look into active recovery. I find that if I follow up a leg workout or circuit with about 20 minutes of walking, stretching, yoga, something like that, it really helps with DOMS the next day. I also have really good luck with...

@christineleex3 Hi! I have bipolar and OCD. Here are some things that have helped me: Start slow! Don't try to jump back into where you were before you took a break, you'll just get frustrated. Getting started at all counts more than doing long workouts, lifting very heavy things, or any other...

@meredithgao Fellow derby player here, totally agree! Come over to /r/rollerderby for info!

@crucisdecristo I'm pretty certain I look like a goof at the gym, even when I'm doing things I'm confident in (spin class, swimming). But then it occurred to me, if I'm self-conscious at my basic competence level, everybody ELSE is probably self-conscious too! So now I don't worry about it too...

@holmie I do triathlon, getting ready for a big race, and averaging maybe 12 hours of training per week. If I don't get 9 hours, I'm dead on my feet.

@samuelpautu I've been doing it for years and it's worked really well! From what I understand of the science behind it, it's really good for building up your cardio and endurance, which is nice because I don't care about speed :)

@samuelpautu Nope, my plan is 80/20 so the amount of high-intensity work in the intervals sessions is low enough that there's a ton of active recovery built in.

@samuelpautu I do triathlon, so I've got a standard training plan that gets all 3 disciplines in for me. Here's an average week: Monday: swim (PM) + stretch/yoga (lunch hour) Tuesday: run (lunch) + bike intervals (PM) Wednesday: swim (PM) + bodyweight (lunch) Thursday: bike intervals (PM)...

@uticus I find that setting goals is tremendously helpful. I do triathlon, so my goals are typically performance based. "I want to be able to run a mile in X," or "I want to finish a 70.3 distance before the cutoff." During my training, I compare my own data and I'm proud of myself for making...

@kmar123 I'm right there with you! Biking, swimming, and rollerskating, I can go for hours. Running? Eff no. I've settled on run/walk intervals, and have even done a couple of half-marathons this way! The "None to Run" method is a fantastic way to start with interval training, I highly...