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Will sweating irritate and make cold sores worse?
Hey everyone, Unfortunately this morning I woke up with a HUGE cold sore on my lip and it's already got really swollen. I am taking some valacyclovir to help make the healing process faster. I really want to go to the gym and work out. But last time I exercised with a cold sore when I was taking valacyclovir, it wasn't…
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Waist trainers? Belt?
I’ve been seeing a lot of people wearing waist trainers in the gym while they’re working out. Especially when they are lifting / doing ab workouts. Does it help with anything? Especially does it help with losing your “rolls” and make it rounder or flatter ? I have no idea what I’m talking about lmao. So I’m v curious on…
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Exercising with thumb arthritis
Any tips for working out with thumb arthritis? I do strength training at the gym and yoga, and my painful thumb arthritis is making it difficult.
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Nordic Track Treadmill - ifit?
Looking at a Nordictrack 1750 treadmill but not sure I want to commit to a monthly subscription for iFit. Does anyone have a Nordictrack and just use the programs that come preloaded? If so, what kinds of things do you get with it?
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Garmin watch for tracking?
Hi everyone, I have been considering getting a Garmin watch to replace my fitbit bit but I have a couple questions. If you have a garmin watch, how has it been for tracking your running and other fitness activities? Have you had issues connecting it to my fitness pal? How has your watch held up? I am a heavy equipment…
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Barefoot running
Hi I would love to have a thread/discussion about the health benefits of running barefoot as I started doing it in 2020 and my knee and hip niggles disappeared !
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Pilates / Barre / Yoga suggestions
Hey! I love all three of these, but need more suggestions. Who do you love for trainers? Can be YouTube, apps etc...
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Best c25k?
I've recently started running again. It's been a while and although I've been going to the gym doing weights, I haven't done decent cardio for ages (foot, achilles, toe issues). So now I'm able, I decided to do couch 2 5k. I downloaded the British NHS one which has data fields and I can use it with my garmin. However, I've…
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Favorite chest workout?
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Feeling Sick During Floor Exercises
It's hard for me to do any floor exercise without feeling incredibly sick. I would love to do Pilates, even attempted yesterday, but I got too sick. I feel fine with cardio and weights, but for some reason, once I'm moving around on the floor, I get nauseous. Can anyone else relate? If so, how did you overcome this?
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Any other bone on bone arthritis suffers
About 2.5 years ago I woke up and my knees were so bad - on the past a few sore days but they quickly got so bad I swore I tore something. Nope went to an orthopedic Dr and he asked how I've been managing - they were bone on bone - on warfin for heart valve so not a great replacement candidate. Looking for others to share…
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Smart watch for run/walk
I am looking for a smartwatch (or any wearable) that I can download an intermittent run/walk app as well as play music without carrying my phone. Does anything like this exist?
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Vertical Climber, Anyone?
Does anyone have feedback or experience using a vertical climber like the MaxiClimber? Looks like a hard workout, and wondering if maybe this is why there aren't a lot of people talking about them? Thoughts? Experience? Results?
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Exercise Bikes
Hi everyone. I'm looking to buy an exercise bike. What kind do you guys have? Do you love it? If so, why?
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Alternatives to sugar hit for workout?
I personally find my life is better when I avoid sugar. But it provides a really nice hit to fuel a workout. I definitely notice better performance when I eat a sweetened snack before working out. But I don’t like the other effects on me! Any suggestions? My ideas: - just quit eating sugar and deal with whatever level I…
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Body measurements
Hey all I’m still getting used to figuring out all that is included in this app. I’m not seeing anywhere that I can track body measurements like inches lost/gained.. is there a place to do that in MFP? If not, does anyone have a good suggestion on an app you use to measure your progress? I love having more than one visual…
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Swimming days and time
Hi y'all. I am near the end of my 2nd year of weight loss journey. The 1st year I lost weight the 2nd year I maintained that. I do a 30 minute step Class at the YMCA on Monday and Tuesday. I was doing other group classes as well but I am sticking with that one. I just added the treadmill with a 4.0 incline and a 2.0 speed…
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Toning and building muscle
I have lost 94 lbs. I have alot of loose skin. Please can someone with toning and muscle building knowledg,. set me up with a routine? I go M, T Wed off T, F I usually take a Pilates class Friday mornings. I need to know in order what to do including cardio. Please don't abbreviate I won't now what your talking about 😆 I…
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Running: Does speed impact calories burned?
I know this topic exists in other spots, but I wanted to add a wrinkle. From a physics perspective, Work = Force x Distance. So moving a 120 kg object 5km is the same amount of work, whether it's done in a minute or an hour. To that end, you'd imagine that someone walking 3 miles would burn the same calories as someone…
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Hip/thigh stretches for runners? Or exercises?
After a few years of running with zero stretching (yes, bad, I know :tongue: ) I'm starting to get some minor complaints. Not while running, but in daily life. My hips can be a bit stiff (especially my right side) and my range of motion is quite poor. My squat depth is ludicrous without propping my heels up. Butterfly pose…
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Ladies Who Run Walk or Cycle
If your local police department or college offer the RAD series of classes, please consider signing up. RAD stands for Rape/Agression/Defense, and is a standardized 12 hour course, taught as either two or four sessions. I’ve only done the first class and it’s been outstanding. The only other defensive class I’ve done was a…
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Damn plantar fasciitis
For runners out there who've had it, what shoes have you purchased that helped to alleviate it? The shoes I have are good, but since I've upped my game in intervals (running up to 10mph), it's caused an issue. When I ran under 10mph, I didn't have much of an issue. Once it's totally subsided, I plan to do intervals again…
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Rebouding
Anyone use rebounder to lose weight?
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Does it matter if you start the week with upper or lower?
I do a 4 day upper/lower split. I normally start the week with heavy legs then arms next day. I read somewhere you should do heavier days towards end of week to recover? My arms tend to get tired on lower days (short girl probs) so wondering if I should flip it, and start the week with bench press/upper day then "heavier"…
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Plantar fasciitis
When not in the mountains skiing (my primary sport) my main cardio training is running. I run in “proper” running shoes and change them out every 5-700km. My current shoes have 300 and <100km on them (2 pairs). My usual mileage (sorry mixed units coming) is of the order of 15-20km per week. Over the summer, somehow I would…
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Scapular winging: strengthening exercise
So yeah, you probably know I had a bad shoulder accident. Things are getting better. One thing still not ok is strength around the scapular on one side: there's winging, it's a bit too far away from the spine and when lifting up the arm the shoulder still rolls a bit to the front. And that reduces strength in that arm. I…
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Getting Shredded
Hey guys I am on a journey to get my body shredded, need friends with like goals, let’s work as a team.
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Duplicate exercise entries
Exercises from Samsung Health are duplicating themselves even after disconnecting the app. Wow
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Damn you, 2022
Just a quick note because I'm super frustrated. I really wanted to run 300km from October to end of December. Things didn't look good due to being sick a few times too often but hey, there was still a chance this might happen. Last week Monday I had a wonderful and surprisingly fast run. Thought I might get a year best and…
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Virtual Walking Tours
I thought I would try one of those virtual walking tours to keep me motivated. As motivation, it is working far better than I even anticipated. I'm 15 miles away from finishing a 145 mile walking tour. I thought I would share that it is something that is working for me. I'm doing one based on fantasy novels that I read as…