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Exercise pre surgery?
Hi, in just under two weeks I'll be having laparascopic abdominal surgery. Since July of last year I've been pretty consistent with working out 4 or 5 days a week (beachbody 21 day fix real time), and my strength and fitness has definitely improved. In the last month or two I have been less consistent and taken gaps of…
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FREE pedometer app that plays nice with Apple Watch
So I was looking for one in the App Store and the first free one I found doesn't pick up steps from my watch. Annoying! So I tried a different one, it's only free for a week?! then it charges me every week! MFP won't give me a step readout until I close the exercise episode on my watch, Fine but when I'm trying to get all…
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Weights 51yr old
What is best for a 51 yr old to gain muscle? Higher weights lower reps or less weights more reps?
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Bent Over Dumbbell Row (Palms In) – Safer, Stronger, Smarter Lifting
Hey everyone! 👋 I have been updating my routine lately and came across a gem that’s seriously underrated, the Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row with Palms In (neutral grip). If you’re looking to build a stronger, wider back while protecting your shoulders and improving posture, this one is a game-changer. Why It’s So Good: Uses a…
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How do I log my shadow boxing?
I am a masterboxer and shadow box for several rounds. Should I enter aerobic activity. By the way I have a fit bit linked to myfitmesspal. Thank you in advance.
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Should You Do Different Weight Lifting Exercises Per Workout Per Week?
I couldn't figure out how to phrase this in the title I go to the gym 4 times a week. I do 2 upper body days and 2 lower body days. I like this split and don't want to change that. Right now I do the same routine for both days (so both upper body days I do the same exercises, and both lower body days I do the same…
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How to estimate calorie burn for weight training?
Did a typical gym workout today, but I have such hard time estimating the calories burn. I don’t have a watches etc, would that be helpful? I do 6 set for each exercise and 10-15 reps with weights that challenges. Example of a routine: 5min row machine Cable machine kickbacks Cable machine hip abductions cable core…
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Must we squat?
Do we all gotta do so many squats or are there other ways to gain leg strength?
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25 minutes in the gym - what would you do?
Hi. I feel like I need to start doing weight bearing exercise (in my 50s, family history of osteoporosis). Right now I'm swimming a mile 4 or 5 times a week. Plan is to switch 2 or 3 of those days to the gym and to keep 2 days of swimming. Due to work I will have around 25 minutes of actual workout time. I will cycle…
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Apps for tracking weight lifting progress
Can anyone recommend some good apps for tracking weight lifting progress? I'm bulking, so I'm hoping to find something to help with tracking hypertrophy progress. TIA!
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I lost all my previous exercise data when I synched my new Garmin Instinct watch, how do I recover?
Is there a way to recover years of lost data for merely unwittingly synching my Garmin watch to my Paypal app on my iphone?
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Workout tips
Hi my fellow human beings I'm still new to this weight loss journey and in 2022 I was diagnosed with arthritis in my lower back and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one with this problem, so I'm trying to see if anyone has any workout tips I can try that won't be too much on my back?
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Ideas for at home beginner strength training workouts (free)
Hi all I am at a good weight, I keep active with steps throughout the day, I do not have a gym membership and not ready for that yet I want to start strength training daily, I know I can build the habit in the evenings and know all the techniques to make it stick, I just need a good free programme to follow whether via…
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2 month transformation
Hi! I’m relatively active with sports and have rugby mon-thur. I’m 5’3 and 120 pounds. I’d love to tone up my whole body and get abs in two months but I don’t know where to start. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions for a two month transformation? I’m willing to work really hard for it! Thank you!
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New to Yoga
A friend recently invited me to her Yoga class. I went just to shut her up and I'm loving it! The instructors are aware of your limitations (I'm 67 with a knee and patella replacement) and work with you. Its is very relaxing and low impact. I am doing gentler chair yoga and finding myself more flexible! My energy levels…
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Exercise Videos on the site
Hi. I am Marianne. I am new to this. Does this site offer exercise videos, e.g. weight training? Thank you.
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Adjusting fitness goals when exercising is contraindicated
I’ve recently been unable to exercise due to a new health issue. One of my only options is walking which is good but also very limiting. I’ve since tried to focus my health goals on a heathy diet since I can’t focus on exercise at this time. Just wondering if there are others out there who have experienced this type of…
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Walking Warriors, let me hear you!
Walking is a low-impact exercise that can lift your spirits, retain/build some muscle, and expose you to sunlight and nature My story I injured myself (peroneal tendonitis in both legs) during a 10k. I used to run half marathons and confused myself into believing I could interval-run a 10k at my current (much heavier than…
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Rowing Machine Workouts
Does any know where I can find a good beginners workout on the row machine?
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Workouts during injury recovery
I got a case of golfers elbow about a month ago, and despite it not being severe, I've had to lay off of several key exercises like bench press, bicep curls, pull ups and tricep extensions. I've only done some careful dumbbell overhead press, push ups, light incline dumbbell presses and lower body workouts in the meantime,…
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MFP is not loading all steps from Android Health Connect
I've got a problem synchronizing my steps. I have configured MFP to read steps from Google Fit via "Android Health Connect" (Android smartphone), - so Google Fit is saving my activity (steps) to Android Health Connect, and MFP is reading them from there. The problem is that Google Fit is writing my steps all the time, but…
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Post-workout routine question
Hey guys, One of the things I struggle with is my post-workout routine. Should I stretch or have protein directly after?
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Lower body strength training exercises with knee pain
Hi strength training friends! I’m a 45yo 165 lb female (overweight by about 30 pounds) who has been strength training for a little less than a year. I love it so far but I’m running into issues with knee pain when I do heavy (for me) squats or lunges. I’ve tried lowering both weight and reps, but the only thing that helped…
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Where do I start?!
I really want to start weightlifting... But I have no clue where to start. I can do the machines but should I focus on one muscle group at a time? Ugh I feel so lost.
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Why have I stopped gaining strength?
I was making regular progressive overload increases with my program until a few months ago, but I can't regularly hit my set/rep targets anymore. This statement was made five years ago in a different thread, and I started to type out a response until I realized not only was my answer growing excessively long, but it also…
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Activity level question
Hey, so I have a quick question. I work a desk job, 8 hours Monday through Friday. Recently I got one of those under the desk pedal machines and I basically spend almost my entire shift through the week using it. I set it to level 1 resistance and go between 10-13mph. At the end of my days I am between 1,000-1,500 calories…
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How to log exercise with calorie burn?
Hi there. I’ve only logged cardio for the week I’ve been on the app and today I tried to log a strength training session, but I couldn’t figure out how to log a general workout vs specific exercises and include the calories. Does anyone know how to log a general workout and custom the calories (from my Apple Watch)? If it…
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Building muscle and Maintaining weight
any tips or ideas to help
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Barefoot shoes
Does anyone know if these are a good idea to use for walking when overweight or is it better to stick to more supportive options until you lose weight?
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Burned calories from exercise
I’m fairy new on this app and noticed that my daily calorie is adjusted every day with burned calories from exercise. No wonder I haven’t lost any weight! In order to loose weight, I don’t want to add the calories I burned on my daily calories. How can I set my daily goal calories without exercise?