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Weight going up after just 2 lifting sessions??? ugh!
Hi everyone! I just started a new weight lifting program on Sunday (got 2 sessions in so far). I have not done any weight training in YEARS! so I am kinda brand new. I am so sore right now just after 2 workouts and my scale is already up by 3 lbs since my offical weigh in on Saturday morning. I expected the scale to go up.…
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Outdoor/Indoor Walking Aerobics
:) Logging, Support and Chit-Chat - I love Leslie Sansone and I'm starting out with her Miracle Miles w/Band System. (I have many more from her as well.) Big fan of Chris Freytag as well. (her older Prevention Mag workouts/DVD.) Anyone else using walking aerobics as part of your fitness? :)
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Book recommendations please - sport psychology
Does anyone have any suggestions for a good introductory book on sports psychology? I ask this as a sports-participant who is increasingly finding that I am being held back by the mental aspect of some of my sports. The “gremlins” whispering in are ear telling me “you can’t”, “you’ll get injured” or “you’re simply not good…
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Treadmill purchase advice?
I’m looking for a treadmill in which I will be primarily the only user. I mostly walk, sometimes run - but at the most a 5.0. Will sometime do incline but wary of lower back issues. Would you purchase a commercial quality, great brand, used treadmill at a great reduced price (2-3k to under 800), plus delivery costs of…
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Aquafit Hand Pain
I’ve started doing aquafit several days a week with my husband. I use the intermediate dumbbells. Anything smaller is no challenge, anything larger simply makes me float away. My hands have begun to hurt using the dumbbells. I have long fingers and wide hands. I get hand cramps, and my hands are squeezed tight, pinched and…
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Jolly Mountain via Sasse Ridge
I almost cheated by approaching this Teanaway peak from the Salmon la Sac side, it turned the affair into a 7 mile hike from 13, and every step was new to me. People normally approach from the Medras/De Roux side. Jolly is a Teanaway 20 summit, but less visited because it burned a few years ago. The days following the…
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Fitness Self-Tests?
I'm looking for ideas/resources for a self-evaluation of fitness, to use as a progress tracker during my fitness journey. I've been marking progress on specific tasks (like weight lifted or push-up progressions), but would really like something a little more comprehensive and appropriate for a wide range of fitness levels.…
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RING FIT ADVENTURE PLAYERS??
Does anyone else play Ring Fit Adventure and have you seen any weight loss/muscle gain from it?? :)
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Di2 comes to 105
https://www.velonews.com/gear/road-gear/shimano-105-goes-electronic/ 👍
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Upper Routine
I'm 54 m. Switching to an upper / lower split. How's this for a basic upper routine? 3 - 5 sets 8 - 12 reps Incline bench Shoulder Press Bent over row Shrugs Easy bar curls Close grip bench press Pull up
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Samsung Health Users - Looking for Friends
Hi. I'm not new to MFP, but I'm on and off the app. I know that I do better when I have "friends" to do challenges with. I switched from Fitbit to Samsung a couple of years ago and have not really gained many friends on the Samsung Health app, I think just due to it not being as popular. Looking for anyone that likes to do…
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Alcohol, sleep, HRV, exercise readiness and performance
I've been looking at the Garmin section on reddit to find out about a software update I'm waiting for for my watch. I've noticed a lot of posts there with a common theme: people have these different metrics on their wrists like sleep quality, stress, recovery. People see how they're affected by drinking, people sleep…
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Energy boost
On days I hit the gym hard I feel like the energy lasts all day. I know this sounds silly but I don't want to over do and injure myself so I try to go for a walk or play in The pool with my kids. But would doing a more strenuous workout later in the day be bad? I'm thinking like a yoga or a stretching video online? I'm…
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Loose skin, does this affect body fat calipers accuracy???
Hi everyone! If someone has slightly loose skin( I don't mean fat, I mean skin and only skin) from big weight loss, will this affect when using body fat calipers? For example if the tummy, upper arms, inner thighs have this saggy skin left how is a body fat caliper going to read that accuratly? For me personally I have…
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Timing intermittent fasting with workouts
I'm okay with a 16:8 approach to eating between, say, 12 noon and 8pm then fasting. However I've recently gone back to doing coached swim training sessions three mornings/week. They're hard work because even the not-very-fit group (me!!!) swims around 2-2.5km in a session. I'm pretty exhausted by the time I drag myself out…
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Missed a few days, worried about momentum
Hello everyone! Hope everything is doing well. I've been doing beachbody insanity now for a month and been seeing good good results. Lost about 8 lbs in the first month. Unfortunately due to the nature of my job and unforseen circumstances I missed a few days in week 4. Becuase of this I repeated week 4 and ended up…
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Can muscle building reduce localized fat? Bellydancers
I recwntly took up bellydancing as a secondary cardio and am noticing all bellydancers have lean legs even if their upper bodies are fat (arms, face, neck, bellies). Is it possible all that shimmying prevented thigh fat from forming? Or is it just coincidence ?
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Workout routines when you have shoulder arthritis? Advice?
Google has been entirely unhelpful as the only thing that comes up in search terms is exercises FOR my shoulder and occasionally a word of encouragement that you should still continue lifting. I recently developed it. I've had to drop all of my weights way down, but it still gets irritated. Lat bar pulls irritate it (I can…
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Video: hiking in the Pacific Northwest
This isn't my video, I'm checking trail conditions and saw this in a recent trip report. It's awesome! So I wanted to share. 🙂 https://youtu.be/oESUu4Bd-6k This is the Eightmile Lake trail, in Leavenworth WA.
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Color me red and call me a lobster!
Screenshot from Garmin Connect, from yesterday's open water swim. I sprained my hand pretty badly so I'm back floating and swimming snow angel style. My watch saw an average of 22k lux during the swim. You can see towards the end when a cloud blew over and told me it's time to move on with the day. I've had long swims when…
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Does anyone have experience with under the desk treadmills?
Hello! I work 12-14 hour days at a desk job and I am basically glued to a phone and a computer. I can get up for about three minutes every hour to walk but that is just not enough steps. My back also tends to hurt if I am still too long. I have ordered a stand up desk. I was also looking into getting one of those under the…
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Need ideas please!
Currently I am working out from home, no equipment at the moment. I have looked up some exercises I can do however I am have issues. My problem. Finding ones that help with legs and core WITHOUT lying on my back at all, at any point. I have a very sensitive and painful lower back (due to a previous injury) and am no longer…
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Confused about Net Cals
Hi. My motivation is high and I'm exercising plus eating pretty darned well but I haven't been losing weight. I thought maybe I'd experiment with NOT adding in my exercise and nearly fainted the next morning, low blood sugar maybe. If I DO eat the extra calories that show as my net after subtracting the exercise, the…
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Suggestions for “slip on” walking shoe
Hi everyone! I would like to b more purposeful in getting more steps each day. I primarily work from home and am diligent with taking quick “stretch” breaks every hour. I would like to start using my treadmill to help get in my daily steps, ie walking a few minutes each break, but don’t want to wear “regular” sneakers all…
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Is anyone else at the beginning of C25K
I'm starting C25k (tomorrow is week 1, day 3) and looking for anyone else who has recently started or is about to start. After C25k I intend to continue training to include 10k and then a half marathon. I have planned events: 5k in October, 10k in December and Half in March. I've been very inactive over most of the past…
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Energy
What are you all drinking/doing prior to exercise for energy? I don’t want to keep drinking energy drinks.
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Nordic Track Skier?
I've actually had the nordic track skier for awhile and figured I should begin using it! Does anyone else have this piece of equipment? Also, what do you log it as under exercise? Thanks! :flowerforyou:
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I am beyond burnt out from weight lifting and most resistance training
I have experimented with many routines, and I often find the most success when I am in the gym less. But even now, where I just do a full body routine 3x a week, as soon as I pick up a weight... I just want to go home. Don't get me wrong, I still love doing my cardio and whatever, but resistance training now is just way…
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Work with kids (Lightly Active or Active?)
Hello, I’m an RECE and work with kids all day long. For my goal I have it as lightly active but not sure if it should be active. I usually easily get in 10,000 steps a day.
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How to Find a Personal Trainer that Understands Mobility/Injury Issues (and don't give you side eye)
So, I really need a personal trainer to help me get back into properly working out. I twisted my knee during kickboxing then over winter months fell on it. I packed on lbs because I stopped working out due to pain and then covid ...errr.. Docs now just say "lose weight, will improve" - yeah, won't even X-ray (ok I could do…