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There is a limit to the amount of muscle and speed at which you can put on mass doing bodyweight training. Both training methods work but it all depends on your personal goal. Weight training will yield the best/fastest results for mass building as hypertrophy work is much easier to achieve and target specifically. Both training methods emphasise different things, it's best to incorporate both types of training into your routine for optimal programming.

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Yes it will. Having a higher percentage of lean body mass will also raise your resting metabolic rate. Hence why you'll eat more when consistently training.

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Definitely recommend going to see a physiotherapist in person. They can properly diagnose and prescribe you an appropriate rehab program.

Eat well. Don't even need to work out to look healthy. It's in your best interest to do some sort of exercise though.

There is an extremely low chance that you have a metabolism outside of the average. Numerous studies have been done in regards to the percieved metabolism in subjects and their actual metabolic physiology. You are simply not eating enough. (This is the case 95% of the time for almost all "hard-gainers"). Take this from me, I used to think I had a fast metabolism but in reality, I wasn't measuring or eating a caloric surplus.

So look up your TDEE (google TDEE calculator) and look up your maintenance requirements. Eat a couple hundred calories about that. Use a calorie tracking app (e.g. myfitnesspal) and see how much you eat in a regular day. From there, slowly begin to add on food. Milk, peanut butter, constant snacks like nuts etc. will help build up your calories. Eat more carbs, make sure you work out. Just use whatever weight you can actually do, if it's the lightest possible weight, so be it. Everyone starts somewhere. I couldn't bench your standard olympic bar when I started.

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Yeah you can, fruits are a healthy way to spike your insulin to help nutrient absorption. Just don't be excessive.

If you're trying to put on weight fast, eat any and everything you can. If you plan on doing a clean bulk with consistent exercise and working out, try to squeeze in what GREEN vegetables you can. They contain good micronutrients that you need for healthy day to day function. Fruits are good for you but don't eat them in excess. 2-4 serves a day is more than enough. Try to eat them after your meals to help boost nutrient digestion and absorption. Try to put on most weight through a healthy combination of 35/45/20. 35% proteins through lean meats etc., 45% through carbs e.g. potatoes are good, rice is fantastic, bread too. 20% fats e.g. aim for healthy fats, extra virgin olive oil etc. Avoid transfats.

A strategy you can use is to break up your day into numerous meals. Instead of 3 big meals, eat 8 small ones.

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Do you have a proper training program? Doing running with no goals or objective in mind will lead to little improvement. Before you start doing any sort of training I advise you to check with your GP or doctor that you're good to run, describe to him what you feel after 5-8 minutes and let them clear you to train first. You shouldn't be to the point of feeling faint.

Now with supplements, do keep in mind that certain vitamins and micronutrients being suggested will conflict or decrease the absorption of others. So I'd advise spreading out how you take your supplements. Also try to stick to foods before resorting to them. Also be careful with anabolic steroids (if that's what you have), depending on the type you have, different effects and risks associated.

Onto the training: start integrating interval training (google any decent interval training program). Utilise FARTLEK (google this), you essentially change your pace and speed at random to vary your distance-runs. Practice the beep/pacer test (multi-stage fitness test). Do hill sprints. Do laps with increasing intensity. All these can help improve your running.