Impressive on several fronts. 1. Everyone was actually wearing a Santa outfit. 2. You found the only kid in the world that will smile, laugh and let you shake/bounce it for over 38 minutes without throwing a tantrum and/or crying. 3. You didn't break anything. 4. You beat your fat younger self. Kudos.
I lost 80 lbs in my early 30s and have also recently noticed the weight creeping back up on me. Thank you for this video, it helps me get back on track! Your granddaughter is adorable and she's around the age of my own daughter, who is a big reason for me to stay healthy as well!
Mark, this is the substitute for the Die Hard Christmas movie we didn’t know we wanted, but so desperately needed. You sir are a Christmas hero, and a great grandfather to boot! Your granddaughter laughing while you struggle is hilarious.
I have recently lost 22kg and it really got put into perspective how much I had actually lost when I recently purchased a 20kg bag of dog food..... To think I had that much extra weight hanging off my body is insane. Still have 21kg to lose to be at my goal, but I'm over halfway there!!!
Very interesting video Mark, thank you. I'm 71 now, been following you for some time. I walk 11km three times a week, don't jog, surgeon's advice after acetabular fracture (hip socket fracture) 6 years ago. My target time is 1hr 50 minutes, best so far 1hr 54 and seconds, but plenty of thinking time. Today I was thinking about your video with the race walker and tried it out, with a less flamboyant style for 50 metres. Now I have two different targets.....get to 500metres with my version of 'race walking' whilst on a quest to reach 95kg which will be a loss of 10kg. From there I'll see what happens. Seasonal greetings from Thailand to you and yours.
I’ve been waiting for a fit human to do this exact thing for so long that I actually learned that pace doesn’t matter. As long as you’re doing it, you’re better than you were before. With that said, I started running at 310lbs. I’m now 290 and ran my fastest 5k a month ago at 34:44. The feeling of breaking the 35 mark was a big deal. When I first started, it was a struggle to even go 100meters. Keep to it everyone!
i've learned a few things from your recent videos, your granddaughter giggling her way around the parkrun made me smile through the whole video and we need more Josh.
At least one of you is having fun! Glad to see how humbling it was running with the extra weight. As someone who's gone from 130kg to currently 93kg and haved used running to help me get there. I have found your content inspiring over the last 18 months I've been watching your videos! Keep up the good work.
Weight on the scale is 298 lbs this morning. Thanks for making these videos, Mark; they are a godsend. I've been struggling with obesity my whole life: swinging dozens or hundreds of pounds. I have known what it takes to stay in shape for 10 years, but either a lack of courage or a lack of self worth has always seen me back in the Mcdonalds drive through ignoring this life ruining, and eventually fatal, problem of my own health. I've cobbled together a modest, but consistent and reasonably paced fitness and nutrition plan, and I'm tracking everything by pen and paper. I look forward to watching more of your videos this December at a much more reasonable 215-200 lbs.
quick thank you Mark for all the entertainment once again throughout 2022, been with you since the early days of trying to win a bet with the kids to reach 10k subs and look at you now, bloody awesome and credit to you, take care and see you in 2023 for more adventures
Interesting to see that your time here was very similar to my current 5k time (ran 38:07 yesterday). My current weight is 295 pounds at 6' 4", I just started running last year, eight years ago I was 525 pounds. Never would have thought I'd be out running 5k's for funsies.
I was a massive 475Lbs when I started my weight loss journey. I’m not 350 but when I carry my big weights up and down the stairs I’m reminded how much everything hurt before I started getting fitter. Thanks for the inspirational video
Every time Mark is talking about Parkruns i realise how much i envy him. The next Parkrun from my Home is 150 km away.... I just keep grinding by myself.
All sooooo relatable! I too run off quite warm due to my fat jacket 😂 I’ve been teetering around 110kg for a while now and I’d say I’m fitter, 5k is roughly 32 mins - pb 28 at 100kg and change. Weight counts for so much more than you realise. Thanks again for the content this year, all the best for 2023.
UA-camr + lens cap. Brilliant !!! Solid effort that Mark, Happy Christmas and thanks for laughs and common sense. Im at the weight i was when i was 30, and running some fastish times, im just slower at the short distances now. As you say, the 2hr + half marathoners and 1 hr 10km etc runners are putting in a shift and deserve heaps of respect. Anyone not on the couch all the time is a hero!
This is super impressive Mark! I’m less than half of 300lbs, been running for a year, but still can’t consistently break a 30 min 5 km. To me you seem like a super human!
Great videos, thanks for sharing your story. I just started my weight loss journey a year ago with cycling. This year I decided to take up running as well. Never ran over a mile in my life but with your lamp post method I jogged, walked my way through a 5k. It’s all about little goals and accomplishments.
Your videos have been an inspiration to this American. I first found your channel in mid-March and since then I have been inspired to run my first parkrun, sign up for a 5k in October, and most importantly I'm down 30 pounds with 15 more to go to my goal weight!
Inspirational, thanks Mark. I'm 11 weeks post natal & 10 days off a tendinitis injury. You & your channel have kept me motivated during that time. I just ran my first 5k in 2 weeks at my fastest 33:53...training for a 10k in June & would love to get around the 1hr4min mark
Mark, first off I absolutely love your videos. Perfect balance of insightful information and comedy. I'm new to running and have also been on a weight loss journey currently 50lbs down from 288 in April of this year. It's equally inspiring to know that you also came from a similar background as myself. Thanks for all you do and continue to do, you're truly an inspiration! Have a Merry Christmas!
I recently lost a few KG’s and finally ran 5 Km’s in under 30 minutes, your video’s are a great inspiration to me! Have a great christmas and new year 💪🏼
Was 293 and had been heavy my entire adult life. At 45 years old, i decided to focus on fitness, lost 90 lbs, exercised regularly for 4 years, then had a minor injury. I allowed excuses to keep me from exercise for 18 months, growing back to over 270 lbs, but am back on the right track... below 250lbs now, but have a lot of hard work to put in to get back to 200. Thanks for sharing your journey, its always encouraging to see positive change!
Mark, You're always one of the most down-to-earth and encouraging guys in the fitness world. My whole family enjoys your videos. Merry Christmas, from some of your fans in the United States!
When i became a mom almost two years ago I was much more overweight (still am but still working on it) i started hiking while wearing my daughter and as I lost weight she obviously grew. Today I am 30lbs lighter and she weighs 25lbs plus the 8lbs pack i'm hiking at about the same total weight as I was when i first started but it feels much better, i can hike longer hikes, and faster! I keep saying that i'll be trail running as soon as she gets off my back! You're totally right though, on top of getting better at the sport, losing some weight makes the whole process so much easier on your body!!
Love your channel, Mark. I started running in mid-August. Two miles took me 29 minutes of walk-running. I was 101kg (6’3), no muscle mass to speak of. I was also battling a long standing alcohol addiction. Four months on, I’m 121 days sober, working out at the gym four times per week, down to 89kg, have a 24 minute ParkRun PB and ran my first ever 10k yesterday in 59 minutes. You’ve been a part of this. Thank you.
Nice work. Your size creates the same problem that I have. Your 10k time is a lot slower than your 5K time, even at your new light weight you are still heavier than most runners. I reckon you will be getting close to a 20 minute 5K before your 10k gets under 50 minutes. Be really interesting to see how your times develop. Also, should add - take a random hundred people, and most of them are not doing either of your times in 1 million years! Good stuff 👍🏼
@@MarkLewisfitness Thank you for a lovely reply, Mark. I reckon 83-85kg is where I want to be, but with everything health/fitness/body composition related, there will be plateaus, ups and downs along the way. I'm here for it. I'm genuinely loving running and working out, and being sober. And that's something I never would've believed I'd write four months ago. I'll let you know when I break the 20 minute 5k barrier, and how my 10k looks in parallel... Thanks again for everything. Keep killing it, as the yoof say.
I can relate a lot to this. I dropped 70lbs from 240lbs - 170lbs. I was always the guy over heating, summers were torture. The downside now being winters are a torture, I lost my insulation and am always cold. PS your neighbours must think you’re a mad man lol.
As always your an inspiration. I am in the process of losing weight. I'm cycling every day. 10km to 20km per day. 125kg now 106kg. Long way to go want to be under 90kg and ultimately 75kg. Thanks for your vids
For me this is the most informative video you’ve done - showing in a pretty straightforward way what effect increased weight has on performance - well done. Plus I’ve been worrying all week that you’d be running a baby round the distance, but you were obviously youngsters when it comes to having children.
I absolutely get this. When I turned 40 I bet a colleague that I could still run a mile in under 6 minutes. I failed. Afterwards, I said to another colleague that I couldn’t understand it. “I could go under 5 minutes when I was 15 years old!” She looked at me pityingly and said “how much do you think you weighed when you were 15?” Doh.
I started at 270lbs and almost 49 years old. First full 5k run took over 45 minutes. On my 50th birthday I was 210 and ran just under 30 minutes. I've been pretty stable since and I'm ok with that. I recently started adding weight training 3x per week, it hasn't made me lighter or faster but I'm definitely stronger. Next goal is to do a pull up. Results on the assisted pull up machine at the gym tell me that when I'm 20lbs lighter and 20lbs stronger I'll be there.
Love to see this video. I'm sitting over 300 lbs and starting my journey. Unfortunately, I hurt my knee when I started running, and the doctor says I need an MRI before I run again. Fortunately I'm cleared to bike and swim, so I set up my indoor trainer for the winter. Keep posting, I love your video's and use them as great inspiration!
This is awesome. I was 262 lbs in 2018 and I'm 131 lbs now, which means I lost half my weight, but I didn't start running until less than a year ago. I just got back from a 3 km run, which is far as I usually go. I will probably never be "a runner" but I like to use short runs as a contributor to my fitness. (My main sport is calisthenics.) Your granddaughter is the cutest!
I love watching your videos they have so much humor in them but also some really good experience advice. I have been a runner since middle school always like to do long distance. I am now 57. I'm about 40 lb overweight because of a break and running. My goal is to get back to my regular weight at 160. I'm a 5 ft 10 Grandma. But I don't like where I am right now. So watching you run with the extra weight makes me understand a little bit better about why I'm still kind of slow. So I'm on my journey to lose 40 lb and maybe make a PR at my next half marathon.
You saying this is horrible followed by the giggle of your luggage was superb 😂 Halfway the video I'm rooting for you to beat one of my only two timed 5km runs of a bit over 37 minutes. Go Gramps ❤ And my running shoes are shouting they want more than walking the dog.
This is great to see. I am a former top 5 all time in the world powerlifter and former pro bodybuilder working towards being more balanced in my health. I can run a sub 1 hour 10k at 280 lbs and watching this is great to see how much progress I would make if I just shed some fat and muscle. Thanks for the continued motivation!
Great video and what a wonderful idea to compare weight and fitness in running. Im 62 now and still run every other day , just a gentle 5k in around 28 minutes . When i started running at 40, i was 15 stone 10lbs, and running half a mile knocked me sick. I wondered why i had signed up to the great north run with a friend, which was 8 months away. I quickly realised i needed to lose weight, and combined with a good diet and slow running, got my weight down before the race to 12 stone 10lbs. The difference was literally like you have demonstrated, ( in reverse ) I comfortably ran the half marathon in 1 hour 42 minutes. And my running took off from there on, enjoying running for many years after, and my PB times vastly improved. For me the conclusion is that for running weight and fitness go hand in hand. Im not saying that in any way you should make yourself ill, trying to get to the weight of a Kenyan marathon runner,. But you need to be sensible and try and get your weight down to whatever point your body looks right at. You will enjoy enjoy your running much more, and be less likely to pick up injuries, as of course its all about the stress on our bodies, limbs and joints etc
Brilliant humour again Mark. We appreciate your content. It clearly takes a while to produce and the quality shows. Chuckled my way through that one. Merry Xmas to you both.
Another great video Mark, laughed my head off 😂. I especially loved the Aussie accent attempts. Keep up the great content and well done. What a cute kid, she loved the Berliner Carlisle reverberation through your motion, just need to teach her a song or two. 🤔🤣
Great video as always. Showing how much extra weight affects speed wasn't surprising, but was eye-opening to see as an experiment. I had to clean beer off my keyboard after your closing comment !
I’m 6’8” and weight definitely affects parkrun times. Currently at 304lbs and pushing 27 mins for PR, before Christmas I was 297lbs and close to breaking the 25 min mark.
I weigh 243 and just did my first 5k slow recovery run at 38 minutes the other day. Felt good to know I am on the right track. Just need to keep the diet under control to shift the weight. Muscles and bones got a lot firmer last two months so working towards fat loss. I can see and feel the recomp so far. Realistically that is my fast pace over that distance as I dont have enough base. Your run inspires me. Just need consistent weeks of around 30k running to maintain activity.
I'm about 25kg/50lbs overweight right now. Doesn't sound like much compared to where you started, but I find that my knees are the limiting factor for me. They start to ache well before I get too winded to continue. I'm hoping it gets better over time - maybe taking collagen would help. I don't have any nearby trails to run, so most of what I do is on pavement and I'm sure that's not great for my joints either. edit: forgot to mention that I'm 49 years old, so that's undoubtedly a factor as well.
Totally missed out on the elf outfit for the little one! What no snacks?!?! AND... I do pack runs too (sans mini-Santa). They really do make a horrible difference....
I've actually thought about weight vs fitness, glad you did the little science experiment since I couldn't. Don't think I'd get the same results though, I ran a 29m57s 5k at 76kg, I'm now 59.5kg and my 5k time if I went all out would be in the high 25 minutes. 16.5kg sounds like quite a bit to run 5km with, so I don't think I'd get sub 30 with that. Still glad I lost the weight though, went from 103.4kg and dropped almost 45kg in 7,5 months. This channel definetly helped me throught that process too. Not because I wanted to be like you or do the same things, but because everytime I saw a video I'd get exited about running and just wanted to push myself to see what I'm made of.
I hover around 90kg (6"2') year round. 95kg feels like the staypuff man from Ghostbusters. At 85kg I'm Rocky at the end of an epic montage. Even 10kg is massive. Love the straight talk as always.
Well done! I’ve never been that overweight but I’ve never been naturally athletic either. I ran my first marathon a year or so before my first grandkid was born. I was never very fast - But I loved running. Absolutely loved it. Now I can only wistfully watch. I found out during that first marathon training that I have osteoarthritis in one big toe joint. Finally after 15 years, it is painful and chronic enough that I can’t run anymore. The lesson here (besides keep running if you can) is - DO NOT under any circumstances wear high heeled shoes every day, all day, to your office job for 10-15 years. It’s just not worth it.
Tremendous video Mark. Great message based on your experience, comedy duo for the sponsor, two Stallone movies, Josh "moist in the middle" and The Duck Pond 🙌😎
Great video! Your granddaughters reactions are just priceless. I wondered if all the movement was going to make her a but errrm queasy 😂 but she was just perfect all the way through. Thanks for the explanation of the camera. Thought for a moment you’d wired your granddaughter up to a hi-power radio transmitter…😂 Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 😊 ….oh and I love that Grinch t-shirt. Just found out where it came from….no stock. Bah humbug. 😂
This was very informative. I recently started school and after one semester put on a good bit of fat. Nothing crazy but immediately before school I was a personal trainer, marine officer candidate who could run 3-5 miles without stopping. But that’s gone down to barely 1.5, I constantly feel hot which is new, and when I run, my ankles and hips take a lot more pressure than before. Now I know I just gotta get the fat off!
Entertaining as usual Mark, run looked pretty painful but your granddaughter's giggles made it funny, just wondered, have you done a sprint triathlon, I am sure you could encourage many people to have a go at what seems to be a fairly easy and enjoyable way into a different discipline. I am putting my toe in the water in '23, the Boundary Breeze sprint triathlon in Cheshire:)
Serious chuckle factor with this one. If you are looking at weighted events, maybe consider the 'Fan Dance' series. It's in the Brecons where you have run before. Up and over Pen y Fan from the Storey Arms to Torpantau and back again carrying a pack and booted. As a light weight racing snake, I am completely unsuited to it, but also completely hooked. Your power running physique should work well for this type of event.
Mark, I have been using running and fasting to loss my weight. I was at one time an avid runner. Running at 220 pounds (100kg) is not easy. I have lost 50 pounds (22kg) so far and have another 40 to go. When I was thinner it was so much easier. Gotta keep motivated. Thank you for the video. It defiantly hits home.
Christmas theme to this one 😁🎄🎅
Gotta love that shirt
What are those gloves you are wearing running?
@@waiveyvibes neoprene, kayak gloves - handy because I keep my fingers warm, but I can take the finger covering off to use the camera
Mark - how old are you now? how old were you when you lost all the timber?
Shoulda let your grandkid do more commentary!! Adorable!
Mark: "This is horrible. "
Granddaughter: carefree giggles at Mark's pain.
Awesome!
*granddaughter
Evil laugh is another way to describe it 🤣
2.5k in - ‘I’m dying’ - grand daughter ‘ho ho ho Merry Christmas’ 😂
"Half way, shall we swap over?"
Impressive on several fronts. 1. Everyone was actually wearing a Santa outfit. 2. You found the only kid in the world that will smile, laugh and let you shake/bounce it for over 38 minutes without throwing a tantrum and/or crying. 3. You didn't break anything. 4. You beat your fat younger self. Kudos.
We nailed it 😁
Your granddaughter is an absolute treasure. What a good sport. Always smiling, always positive, a true partner in crime.
When is she partnering with you at Hyrox?
That little kid on his back smiling and laughing all the way is the most wholesome thing
I lost 80 lbs in my early 30s and have also recently noticed the weight creeping back up on me. Thank you for this video, it helps me get back on track! Your granddaughter is adorable and she's around the age of my own daughter, who is a big reason for me to stay healthy as well!
Mark, this is the substitute for the Die Hard Christmas movie we didn’t know we wanted, but so desperately needed. You sir are a Christmas hero, and a great grandfather to boot! Your granddaughter laughing while you struggle is hilarious.
Yipi Kai Yay!
Definitely a video idea for next Christmas Mark. You running up a skyscraper dressed as John McClane
I have recently lost 22kg and it really got put into perspective how much I had actually lost when I recently purchased a 20kg bag of dog food..... To think I had that much extra weight hanging off my body is insane. Still have 21kg to lose to be at my goal, but I'm over halfway there!!!
Don’t forget the camera adds 10 pounds. Merry Christmas.
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Very interesting video Mark, thank you. I'm 71 now, been following you for some time. I walk 11km three times a week, don't jog, surgeon's advice after acetabular fracture (hip socket fracture) 6 years ago. My target time is 1hr 50 minutes, best so far 1hr 54 and seconds, but plenty of thinking time. Today I was thinking about your video with the race walker and tried it out, with a less flamboyant style for 50 metres. Now I have two different targets.....get to 500metres with my version of 'race walking' whilst on a quest to reach 95kg which will be a loss of 10kg. From there I'll see what happens. Seasonal greetings from Thailand to you and yours.
Great to hear age is no reason to stop setting some targets! And walks are a perfect time for thinking.
Well done. Could you do some cycling though, thats another great way to get around without too much stress on the joints.
I’ve been waiting for a fit human to do this exact thing for so long that I actually learned that pace doesn’t matter. As long as you’re doing it, you’re better than you were before. With that said, I started running at 310lbs. I’m now 290 and ran my fastest 5k a month ago at 34:44. The feeling of breaking the 35 mark was a big deal. When I first started, it was a struggle to even go 100meters. Keep to it everyone!
Under 35 minutes at 290 is fucking impressive as hell dude!!
What was the slowest time you remember running a 5k?
@@suserman7775 around 48mins give or take
i've learned a few things from your recent videos, your granddaughter giggling her way around the parkrun made me smile through the whole video and we need more Josh.
No one needs more josh 🤣
@@MarkLewisfitness Bwahaha
At least one of you is having fun! Glad to see how humbling it was running with the extra weight. As someone who's gone from 130kg to currently 93kg and haved used running to help me get there. I have found your content inspiring over the last 18 months I've been watching your videos! Keep up the good work.
Nice weight loss-almost 40 kg is a huge difference
The giggling in the background really was the best soundtrack for your suffering.
Weight on the scale is 298 lbs this morning. Thanks for making these videos, Mark; they are a godsend. I've been struggling with obesity my whole life: swinging dozens or hundreds of pounds. I have known what it takes to stay in shape for 10 years, but either a lack of courage or a lack of self worth has always seen me back in the Mcdonalds drive through ignoring this life ruining, and eventually fatal, problem of my own health. I've cobbled together a modest, but consistent and reasonably paced fitness and nutrition plan, and I'm tracking everything by pen and paper. I look forward to watching more of your videos this December at a much more reasonable 215-200 lbs.
Good luck 👍🏼 inspiring to hear that people are so motivated from watching these 🙏
quick thank you Mark for all the entertainment once again throughout 2022, been with you since the early days of trying to win a bet with the kids to reach 10k subs and look at you now, bloody awesome and credit to you, take care and see you in 2023 for more adventures
Thanks for sticking around🤣
Interesting to see that your time here was very similar to my current 5k time (ran 38:07 yesterday). My current weight is 295 pounds at 6' 4", I just started running last year, eight years ago I was 525 pounds.
Never would have thought I'd be out running 5k's for funsies.
Absolutely love it that they gave a medal for your grand daughter too!
Man, the look on their face at 3:28 was just priceless.
I was a massive 475Lbs when I started my weight loss journey. I’m not 350 but when I carry my big weights up and down the stairs I’m reminded how much everything hurt before I started getting fitter. Thanks for the inspirational video
Your Granddaughter's commentary was hilarious Mark. Loved it.
@6:25 😂 it's halfway shall we swap over? Killer line
Talk about forming great memories! Granddaughter will remember this forever! Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
Your seriously one of the best fitness UA-cam was Ever you deserve Times of millions of subs
Thanks for the Aussie accents. I could finally understand what you were saying. 😂
Every time Mark is talking about Parkruns i realise how much i envy him. The next Parkrun from my Home is 150 km away.... I just keep grinding by myself.
Set one up
Sorry that wasn't meant to seem so flippant, but they're volunteer organised events so yoh could set one up. Unless you live in Shetland.
I'm lucky - 4 within 15 mins drive! One I can run to!
@@purplemonkeydishwasher5269 I look into that. Thanks.
@@purplemonkeydishwasher5269 there is one in Shetland, on Bressay!
All sooooo relatable! I too run off quite warm due to my fat jacket 😂 I’ve been teetering around 110kg for a while now and I’d say I’m fitter, 5k is roughly 32 mins - pb 28 at 100kg and change. Weight counts for so much more than you realise. Thanks again for the content this year, all the best for 2023.
UA-camr + lens cap. Brilliant !!! Solid effort that Mark, Happy Christmas and thanks for laughs and common sense. Im at the weight i was when i was 30, and running some fastish times, im just slower at the short distances now. As you say, the 2hr + half marathoners and 1 hr 10km etc runners are putting in a shift and deserve heaps of respect. Anyone not on the couch all the time is a hero!
Always love your videos Mark. Your granddaughter looked like she really enjoyed that run, especially the sprint finish.
This is super impressive Mark! I’m less than half of 300lbs, been running for a year, but still can’t consistently break a 30 min 5 km. To me you seem like a super human!
Brilliant, the contrast in emotion between you and your grandchild was priceless.
"moist on the inside...' - I was waiting for the 'that's what she said...' moment 😂
That kid on your back is the happiest I've seen in a while - good job on the race.
6:02 Amazing. This is such a good video, Mark!
Great videos, thanks for sharing your story. I just started my weight loss journey a year ago with cycling. This year I decided to take up running as well. Never ran over a mile in my life but with your lamp post method I jogged, walked my way through a
5k. It’s all about little goals and accomplishments.
Loved this Mark,really good fun video. Have a great Christmas and all the best to you and your clan for 2023.
Your videos have been an inspiration to this American. I first found your channel in mid-March and since then I have been inspired to run my first parkrun, sign up for a 5k in October, and most importantly I'm down 30 pounds with 15 more to go to my goal weight!
Inspirational, thanks Mark. I'm 11 weeks post natal & 10 days off a tendinitis injury. You & your channel have kept me motivated during that time. I just ran my first 5k in 2 weeks at my fastest 33:53...training for a 10k in June & would love to get around the 1hr4min mark
Mark, first off I absolutely love your videos. Perfect balance of insightful information and comedy. I'm new to running and have also been on a weight loss journey currently 50lbs down from 288 in April of this year. It's equally inspiring to know that you also came from a similar background as myself. Thanks for all you do and continue to do, you're truly an inspiration! Have a Merry Christmas!
I recently lost a few KG’s and finally ran 5 Km’s in under 30 minutes, your video’s are a great inspiration to me! Have a great christmas and new year 💪🏼
Nice work!
Was 293 and had been heavy my entire adult life. At 45 years old, i decided to focus on fitness, lost 90 lbs, exercised regularly for 4 years, then had a minor injury. I allowed excuses to keep me from exercise for 18 months, growing back to over 270 lbs, but am back on the right track... below 250lbs now, but have a lot of hard work to put in to get back to 200. Thanks for sharing your journey, its always encouraging to see positive change!
Merry Christmas Mark. Still love the content and don't miss a video. Keep them coming and all the best for the new year.
Mark, You're always one of the most down-to-earth and encouraging guys in the fitness world. My whole family enjoys your videos.
Merry Christmas, from some of your fans in the United States!
Thanks 🙏 merry Christmas 🎄
Mark and Joshua’s Australian SqaureSpace commercial should be used by them on every platform. This channel is the best.
ha! It was our last one, we are doing no sponsored videos next year - so glad we ended in style! 🤣
When i became a mom almost two years ago I was much more overweight (still am but still working on it) i started hiking while wearing my daughter and as I lost weight she obviously grew. Today I am 30lbs lighter and she weighs 25lbs plus the 8lbs pack i'm hiking at about the same total weight as I was when i first started but it feels much better, i can hike longer hikes, and faster! I keep saying that i'll be trail running as soon as she gets off my back! You're totally right though, on top of getting better at the sport, losing some weight makes the whole process so much easier on your body!!
Love your channel, Mark. I started running in mid-August. Two miles took me 29 minutes of walk-running. I was 101kg (6’3), no muscle mass to speak of. I was also battling a long standing alcohol addiction. Four months on, I’m 121 days sober, working out at the gym four times per week, down to 89kg, have a 24 minute ParkRun PB and ran my first ever 10k yesterday in 59 minutes. You’ve been a part of this. Thank you.
Nice work. Your size creates the same problem that I have. Your 10k time is a lot slower than your 5K time, even at your new light weight you are still heavier than most runners. I reckon you will be getting close to a 20 minute 5K before your 10k gets under 50 minutes. Be really interesting to see how your times develop. Also, should add - take a random hundred people, and most of them are not doing either of your times in 1 million years! Good stuff 👍🏼
@@MarkLewisfitness Thank you for a lovely reply, Mark. I reckon 83-85kg is where I want to be, but with everything health/fitness/body composition related, there will be plateaus, ups and downs along the way. I'm here for it. I'm genuinely loving running and working out, and being sober. And that's something I never would've believed I'd write four months ago. I'll let you know when I break the 20 minute 5k barrier, and how my 10k looks in parallel... Thanks again for everything. Keep killing it, as the yoof say.
I can relate a lot to this. I dropped 70lbs from 240lbs - 170lbs. I was always the guy over heating, summers were torture. The downside now being winters are a torture, I lost my insulation and am always cold. PS your neighbours must think you’re a mad man lol.
You can always put on an extra jumper to warm up - when you are sweating 24/7 in the summer, you can't solve that 😂😂😂
What a pleasant experience this video is!
Merry Christmas Mr. Lewis and family :)
Same to you! 😁
As always your an inspiration.
I am in the process of losing weight.
I'm cycling every day. 10km to 20km per day.
125kg now 106kg.
Long way to go want to be under 90kg and ultimately 75kg.
Thanks for your vids
For me this is the most informative video you’ve done - showing in a pretty straightforward way what effect increased weight has on performance - well done. Plus I’ve been worrying all week that you’d be running a baby round the distance, but you were obviously youngsters when it comes to having children.
I absolutely get this. When I turned 40 I bet a colleague that I could still run a mile in under 6 minutes. I failed. Afterwards, I said to another colleague that I couldn’t understand it. “I could go under 5 minutes when I was 15 years old!” She looked at me pityingly and said “how much do you think you weighed when you were 15?” Doh.
Yep - my mile at 208 is 5:11 - like this is would be 10:11 🤣
Your granddaughter looks like she's having the time of her life back there!
I started at 270lbs and almost 49 years old. First full 5k run took over 45 minutes. On my 50th birthday I was 210 and ran just under 30 minutes. I've been pretty stable since and I'm ok with that. I recently started adding weight training 3x per week, it hasn't made me lighter or faster but I'm definitely stronger. Next goal is to do a pull up. Results on the assisted pull up machine at the gym tell me that when I'm 20lbs lighter and 20lbs stronger I'll be there.
I did my first pull-up ever in my 50’s. It’s a great feeling
Love to see this video. I'm sitting over 300 lbs and starting my journey. Unfortunately, I hurt my knee when I started running, and the doctor says I need an MRI before I run again. Fortunately I'm cleared to bike and swim, so I set up my indoor trainer for the winter. Keep posting, I love your video's and use them as great inspiration!
Did my first 5k at 326lbs on Valentine’s Day 2022, just today weighed in at 208lbs and biking an imperial century tomorrow
Similar stats to me! Nice going!
Nice to see some running content again Mark! You got me into doing Parkruns, and I have managed to improve a lot this year. Happy Christmas 🎄
I laughed out loud, when you asked to swap over half way through. I enjoy your videos. Motivating, educational and funny.
This is awesome. I was 262 lbs in 2018 and I'm 131 lbs now, which means I lost half my weight, but I didn't start running until less than a year ago. I just got back from a 3 km run, which is far as I usually go. I will probably never be "a runner" but I like to use short runs as a contributor to my fitness. (My main sport is calisthenics.) Your granddaughter is the cutest!
Mark. My favorite video of yours!!! I loved it. Keep it up!!
I love watching your videos they have so much humor in them but also some really good experience advice. I have been a runner since middle school always like to do long distance. I am now 57. I'm about 40 lb overweight because of a break and running. My goal is to get back to my regular weight at 160. I'm a 5 ft 10 Grandma. But I don't like where I am right now. So watching you run with the extra weight makes me understand a little bit better about why I'm still kind of slow. So I'm on my journey to lose 40 lb and maybe make a PR at my next half marathon.
"Ho-Ho-Ho! Merry Christmas!!!" She's so precious!
You saying this is horrible followed by the giggle of your luggage was superb 😂
Halfway the video I'm rooting for you to beat one of my only two timed 5km runs of a bit over 37 minutes. Go Gramps ❤
And my running shoes are shouting they want more than walking the dog.
This is great to see. I am a former top 5 all time in the world powerlifter and former pro bodybuilder working towards being more balanced in my health. I can run a sub 1 hour 10k at 280 lbs and watching this is great to see how much progress I would make if I just shed some fat and muscle. Thanks for the continued motivation!
Great stuff Mark, love it.
Mark: 'What was your mum thinking letting you come along?'
Grand daughter: *Laughs*
Great video and what a wonderful idea to compare weight and fitness in running. Im 62 now and still run every other day , just a gentle 5k in around 28 minutes . When i started running at 40, i was 15 stone 10lbs, and running half a mile knocked me sick. I wondered why i had signed up to the great north run with a friend, which was 8 months away. I quickly realised i needed to lose weight, and combined with a good diet and slow running, got my weight down before the race to 12 stone 10lbs. The difference was literally like you have demonstrated, ( in reverse ) I comfortably ran the half marathon in 1 hour 42 minutes. And my running took off from there on, enjoying running for many years after, and my PB times vastly improved.
For me the conclusion is that for running weight and fitness go hand in hand. Im not saying that in any way you should make yourself ill, trying to get to the weight of a Kenyan marathon runner,. But you need to be sensible and try and get your weight down to whatever point your body looks right at. You will enjoy enjoy your running much more, and be less likely to pick up injuries, as of course its all about the stress on our bodies, limbs and joints etc
Bless - I think she enjoyed your hard work! Merry xmas to you, Jenna and the family. You've certainly created some smiles in 2022 😊
Brilliant humour again Mark. We appreciate your content. It clearly takes a while to produce and the quality shows. Chuckled my way through that one. Merry Xmas to you both.
Thanks, you too
Fun video :) Is this the first grandkid appearance on the channel? She's freaking adorable. Nice stealth R4 footage at 6:55 :)
First and last 🤣
@@MarkLewisfitness she's a total rockstar :)
Another great video Mark, laughed my head off 😂. I especially loved the Aussie accent attempts. Keep up the great content and well done. What a cute kid, she loved the Berliner Carlisle reverberation through your motion, just need to teach her a song or two. 🤔🤣
Great video as always. Showing how much extra weight affects speed wasn't surprising, but was eye-opening to see as an experiment.
I had to clean beer off my keyboard after your closing comment !
I’m 6’8” and weight definitely affects parkrun times. Currently at 304lbs and pushing 27 mins for PR, before Christmas I was 297lbs and close to breaking the 25 min mark.
Thanks Mark, reminded me I need to get back to being more consistent with my own journey.
Nice video!🎉🎉. I started my running journey this year in July - fun to watch this video for inspiration
I've enjoyed your videos this year. Happy Christmas to you and your family.
Fantastic video! Merry Christmas
Great inspiration mate, I’m on my current fitness journey & look forward to being able to do challenges like this!
I weigh 243 and just did my first 5k slow recovery run at 38 minutes the other day. Felt good to know I am on the right track. Just need to keep the diet under control to shift the weight. Muscles and bones got a lot firmer last two months so working towards fat loss. I can see and feel the recomp so far. Realistically that is my fast pace over that distance as I dont have enough base.
Your run inspires me. Just need consistent weeks of around 30k running to maintain activity.
I'm about 25kg/50lbs overweight right now. Doesn't sound like much compared to where you started, but I find that my knees are the limiting factor for me. They start to ache well before I get too winded to continue. I'm hoping it gets better over time - maybe taking collagen would help. I don't have any nearby trails to run, so most of what I do is on pavement and I'm sure that's not great for my joints either. edit: forgot to mention that I'm 49 years old, so that's undoubtedly a factor as well.
Totally missed out on the elf outfit for the little one! What no snacks?!?! AND... I do pack runs too (sans mini-Santa). They really do make a horrible difference....
I recognise that slow plod at the end of the race…. Getting faster now though! Started at 280lbs, now 210.
Chuffed to see you mentioned in Coach Greg's top 10 fitness influencers. Always entertaining, hilarious, but also great advice
Congratulations man, that's impressive... Looking forward to more inspiration in 2023.
I've actually thought about weight vs fitness, glad you did the little science experiment since I couldn't. Don't think I'd get the same results though, I ran a 29m57s 5k at 76kg, I'm now 59.5kg and my 5k time if I went all out would be in the high 25 minutes. 16.5kg sounds like quite a bit to run 5km with, so I don't think I'd get sub 30 with that.
Still glad I lost the weight though, went from 103.4kg and dropped almost 45kg in 7,5 months. This channel definetly helped me throught that process too. Not because I wanted to be like you or do the same things, but because everytime I saw a video I'd get exited about running and just wanted to push myself to see what I'm made of.
Another great video. Thanks for the encouragement Mark
"I look forward to seeing his UA-cam video" said the lady at the finish haha :D
Minor celeb! 😁
Legend, great inspiration! Loving all the videos.
Thanks for the video. I am 210#, currently running a pretty consistent 43min 5k. I can't wait to drop more weight and hopefully run faster.
"Youtubing Grandad crushes man to death at Santa Race" is a GREAT headline. I'd read on...
agreed - I'm a little bit disappointed that this video wasn't titled with that headline
I hover around 90kg (6"2') year round. 95kg feels like the staypuff man from Ghostbusters. At 85kg I'm Rocky at the end of an epic montage. Even 10kg is massive.
Love the straight talk as always.
Well done! I’ve never been that overweight but I’ve never been naturally athletic either. I ran my first marathon a year or so before my first grandkid was born. I was never very fast - But I loved running. Absolutely loved it. Now I can only wistfully watch. I found out during that first marathon training that I have osteoarthritis in one big toe joint. Finally after 15 years, it is painful and chronic enough that I can’t run anymore. The lesson here (besides keep running if you can) is - DO NOT under any circumstances wear high heeled shoes every day, all day, to your office job for 10-15 years. It’s just not worth it.
Hi Mark, very nice vid! Still riding on Zwift? Really enjoyed those videos too. Greets from Belgium
Tremendous video Mark. Great message based on your experience, comedy duo for the sponsor, two Stallone movies, Josh "moist in the middle" and The Duck Pond 🙌😎
Lewis video BINGO!
Thanks for the fun vid Mark! Ohh the memories of Being overweight…! All the best Bro!👍
so true about over heating
Great video! Your granddaughters reactions are just priceless. I wondered if all the movement was going to make her a but errrm queasy 😂 but she was just perfect all the way through. Thanks for the explanation of the camera. Thought for a moment you’d wired your granddaughter up to a hi-power radio transmitter…😂 Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 😊 ….oh and I love that Grinch t-shirt. Just found out where it came from….no stock. Bah humbug. 😂
This was very informative. I recently started school and after one semester put on a good bit of fat. Nothing crazy but immediately before school I was a personal trainer, marine officer candidate who could run 3-5 miles without stopping. But that’s gone down to barely 1.5, I constantly feel hot which is new, and when I run, my ankles and hips take a lot more pressure than before. Now I know I just gotta get the fat off!
Entertaining as usual Mark, run looked pretty painful but your granddaughter's giggles made it funny, just wondered, have you done a sprint triathlon, I am sure you could encourage many people to have a go at what seems to be a fairly easy and enjoyable way into a different discipline. I am putting my toe in the water in '23, the Boundary Breeze sprint triathlon in Cheshire:)
Serious chuckle factor with this one. If you are looking at weighted events, maybe consider the 'Fan Dance' series. It's in the Brecons where you have run before. Up and over Pen y Fan from the Storey Arms to Torpantau and back again carrying a pack and booted. As a light weight racing snake, I am completely unsuited to it, but also completely hooked. Your power running physique should work well for this type of event.
Mark, I have been using running and fasting to loss my weight. I was at one time an avid runner. Running at 220 pounds (100kg) is not easy. I have lost 50 pounds (22kg) so far and have another 40 to go. When I was thinner it was so much easier. Gotta keep motivated. Thank you for the video. It defiantly hits home.
Yep - useless weight is just so....useless! 50lbs down is great going!
@@MarkLewisfitness Just a start. Thank you for the motivation.
Love all your videos, and this one is next level! Interesting and fun!