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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-q-as5/">Ask Shannon: Fitness and Nutrition Q&A</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted January 24, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Shannon Clark</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">With years of training under her belt, resident fitness and nutrition expert Shannon Clark is ready to help you on your way to a healthy, informed lifestyle. Got a question? <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var l=new Array(); l[0]='>';l[1]='a';l[2]='/';l[3]='<';l[4]=' 59';l[5]=' 116';l[6]=' 111';l[7]=' 117';l[8]=' 113';l[9]=' 38';l[10]=' 108';l[11]=' 105';l[12]=' 97';l[13]=' 109';l[14]=' 69';l[15]=' 59';l[16]=' 116';l[17]=' 111';l[18]=' 117';l[19]=' 113';l[20]=' 38';l[21]='>';l[22]='\"';l[23]=' 59';l[24]=' 116';l[25]=' 111';l[26]=' 117';l[27]=' 113';l[28]=' 38';l[29]=' 109';l[30]=' 111';l[31]=' 99';l[32]=' 46';l[33]=' 101';l[34]=' 102';l[35]=' 105';l[36]=' 108';l[37]=' 101';l[38]=' 118';l[39]=' 105';l[40]=' 116';l[41]=' 99';l[42]=' 97';l[43]=' 114';l[44]=' 101';l[45]=' 104';l[46]=' 64';l[47]=' 116';l[48]=' 99';l[49]=' 97';l[50]=' 116';l[51]=' 110';l[52]=' 111';l[53]=' 99';l[54]=' 59';l[55]=' 116';l[56]=' 111';l[57]=' 117';l[58]=' 113';l[59]=' 38';l[60]=':';l[61]='o';l[62]='t';l[63]='l';l[64]='i';l[65]='a';l[66]='m';l[67]='\"';l[68]='=';l[69]='f';l[70]='e';l[71]='r';l[72]='h';l[73]='a ';l[74]='<'; for (var i = l.length-1; i >= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') document.write("&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"); else document.write(unescape(l[i])); } //]]> </script> her your inquiries, and be sure to check back every week for the latest Q&amp;A. Q: I’d like to get started with running but am not sure which training program I should choose. Do you have any suggestions? I’ve exercised consistently for the last six months, but I’ve yet to try running. It’s great that you want to get started with running! The first thing to realize is that running will place a slightly different stress on your body, so you need to take into account that you’ll need a longer recovery time between each run. It’s a good idea to start out…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-q-as5/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-q-as5/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-q-as5/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-q-as5/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-fitness/">her-fitness</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/athletics/">athletics</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/training-programs/">training-programs</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/special-features/">special-features</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/qa/">qa</a><br /><br /> </P>