AboutScott Demaree Expertise I can answer questions about training, physiology, nutrition, technique, equipment and injury prevention. My background is not medical, so I will not be able to answer detailed questions about injury treatment. However, during 30 years of endurance exercise I have had a few injuries so I feel qualified to talk about things that have worked for me and others.
Experience I have been a long distance runner since 1978 and took up racewalking in 1982. More recently, I have worked as a certified personal trainer helping people with a wide range of exercise needs. Last year, I coached several people to successfully finish the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk in Dallas (60 miles in three days).
Organizations American College of Sports Medicine, American Council on Exercise, National Science Teachers Association
Publications Journal articles associated with my graduate work with me as the primary author were published in the Journal of Nutrition, Acta Physiologica Scandanavica. Additionally, I co-authored the chapter on exercise metabolism in ACSM's Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 4th Edition. Finally. I co-authored a book for beginning marathon runners (Marathoning 101).
Education/Credentials I have recent Master's degrees in Exercise Science from Wichita State University and Nutrition from Texas A&M University.
Awards and Honors I won national championships in the 1986 100-Kilometer Racewalk and the 1989 24-Hour Run.
Question Hi,
I start to walk 4 and half mile 4 times week last 2 weeks but now I am having this problem, when I walk I get rash on the inside of my leg from friction. I leave in north florida where its been very hot.
I am trying to loose weight too. I am 36 y.y. 5"2 and I have a diet of 1400 calorie day.
I am not seen much change in 2 weeks,I am eating very healthy and keeping up the walk.
Please any advice would be great.
Answer There is a product called Body Glide that is very good for this problem. You should be able to find it at a running specialty store, along with good quality shoes.
I am concerned about your low-calorie diet not taking weight off. Are you sure it is only 1400? If you could walk every day, it might help. Also, I would advise you not to consume too few calories, with 1500 calories the lower limit. Too little food can cause your body to go into starvation mode, which slows down your metabolism, making it even harder to lose weight.
A better measure of progress would be checking your body fat percentage. It could be that you are losing fat, but gaining about the same amount of muscle at the same time.
