wet as it looks like being for my run tomorrow evening. This evening a bit of cross training: 20 minutes intense on my home made wobbleboard. Good for my ligaments and lateral leg muscles that don't get much workout when I run but having them toned makes a difference as I age. IMHO folk have no idea as to how much effort is required to be really fit, or to get in shape if they've let themselves go. Is it 30% of UK women that are obese? To go from obese to fit is impossible for the vast majority. Only ten years back the recommended calorie intake for a bloke was 1500, now its 2500, why? Consumerism and consumption have encouraged this rampant gluttony.. I do sincerely hope and expect that the study referred to in the article that says you can be "fat and fit" was sophisticated enough to exclude well-muscled rugby players in the "fat" category just because they have an obese BMI (a known issue with BMI , which is a broad measure that's supposed to be roughly accurate across populations, rather than individuals). Surely something like that would have been picked up before they published. Perhaps, but the body expends far fewer calories through exercise than is often supposed. You're right. You burn roughly 100 calories for every mile you walk or run. That's equivalent to two small chocolate biscuits, 1oz of cornflakes, (about the same for Special K), 1/2 pint of beer, 1oz of doughnut,