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Abs?? HELP!!
So I really want to work my abs because i want a flatter tummy. I've tried crunches, sit-ups, and the plank exercise but NONE seem to work. I did 100 crunches for 7 days in a row and i wasn't sore. Am I supposed to be sore? Or see any difference? I'll do 30 sit ups and the plank for 30 seconds, twice, and still I won't be…
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Jillian Michaels's 30 Day Shred
Does anyone know about how many calories are burned during the 30 Day Shred? Or at least what type of exercise I should put it in as under my exercises? I put it in as aerobics... and it said about 136 calories for 20 minutes, which seemed about right to me. But, I was wondering if anyone knew for sure about how many one…
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BodyRock with Zuzana
Anyone else a fan of her? I love her workouts and she's soo positive always! She's absolutely gorgeous too. :tongue: If you're not familiar with her, check out her site. http://bodyrock.tv/ I will say be prepared to challenge yourself because these workouts aren't easy babe! I haven't beat any of her times yet lol but I've…
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weights
I'm trying to add to my exercise journal, and today I worked out with a personal trainer. (first time) He had me working with weights on my shoulders, arms, and back. How do you enter that in??? I put in weight training...arms...weights...nothing. Help! LOL
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A New workout? Please :)
What are some fun forms of exercise you guys do? Right now i do yoga, hoopnotica/ regular dancing, and running/walking but i want to switch it up and try something new. I don't do much during the day so i have a lot of time to workout and i usually spend most of the morning doing my workouts so that gives me a couple hours…
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I have M.E so excercise is
I suffer from M.E so I find I cant always do excercise although I do try and do a little everyday. Even if its only to do vacuuming the house. I am starting to do things gradually. I am doing ok so far on the diet and am proud of myself.
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Kettlebell DVD
Good Morning I am getting a kettlebell today and was hoping for suggestions for a DVD workout for them. The newest infomercial DVD set looks awesome, but I think I can do better than $90. I've seen claims for burning 400 calories in 20 minutes in Fitness Mag and in other spots! That is right up my alley with two little…
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Anyone done/doing ChaLEAN Extreme?
I'm loooving it so far. Almost done with week one but yesterday's burn intervals and ab burner were a killer that I LOVED. Can't wait to see what I'm looking like at the 30-60-90 day mark :) Anyone see great results from it?
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HRM question, general
When you use your HRM do you count the minutes following your workout when you are still burning higher than average calories? When do you start and stop to count as 'extra' burning? When i do housework on saturday, i am much more active than my 'lightly' active weekdays, and was thinking of wearing my monitor to see how…
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HRM questions...more for the ladies...
So dh got me a half price Polar F6 yesterday (wohooo) as an early birthday gift. I tried it out and it did great walking around the baseball park and cutting the grass (250 cal's wohoo). I went on to do my 30 Day shred and found when i riased my arms or jumped, it went to zero. I noticed my strap had loosened, so tonight I…
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trampolining
so much fun! just jumped around for 10 min with my four year old, any ideas how many calories that might have been?
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heart rate monitor - accuracy
I decided to get myself a new hrm since mine doesnt count calories burned during a workout. It gives me my heart rate average during the workout and duration of the exercise. I went on ebay to look for one because I dont want to spend too much. I found one for $12 (free shipping) and another for $1 plus $4.99 s&h :noway: .…
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Affordable but good HRM's??
i have a budget of around 80-100CDN and I would like to find a good HRM that I can get up here in Canada. I'd love a Garmin but no way can I afford it though right now. I've seen those Mio ones at Costco but I've heard HRM's with a chest strap is bettter.. I don't plan on running any marathons but want to make sure that…
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Cardio/strength interval training - logging?
How should I log this morning's workout? Went to the gym and she had us doing intervals of cardio with intervals of strength...not sure if I should just stick it under aerobics or what???
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Wii Fit Question
So i got a Wii Fit for Christmas, just started using it today and it made me think....has anyone lost a significant amount of weight with the Wii Fit (plus) as their primary exercise? I hope the answer is yes because i hate working out and i just had a blast on the Wii. According to my HRM i did 1hour 15 mins and burned…
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I want skinny jeans so badly I can taste it! Does anyone kno
I'm not exactly heavy and am well within healthy weight range, but I have a vice: the skinny jean. They're adorable, but my thunder thighs won't allow me to feel cute in any of them. I desperately want to lose twenty pounds so that I can feel good and trendy. Does anyone have any advice on blasting the fat off these chubby…
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Help with Videos
I just got the Jillian Micheals ( NO MORE TROUBLE ZONES) its 45 minutes of continuous squats, lunges, weights etc..i tried it and could do as many reps as she did and to be honesty I could hardly stand up the next 2 days i was soooo sore.. I keep hearing about the 30 day shed?? what is that?? I have lost 20+ lbs so far but…
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15 Workout Tips
I dont know if this has been posted before, but I found this article a few minutes and found it might be helpful. :) http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/tips/quick-tricks/best-workout-tips/
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charlie horse in calf muscle
for the past few weeks i've been getting charlie horse cramps in my calf muscles. usually my right, but i've had both. they wake me up right out of a dead sleep and i have to massage it out - what a horrible pain!! it's been happening at least once a week for about a month now - is this normal?? for exercise, i take spin…
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Quick Question
I know this (or a variation of this) has been asked a million times... Sorry to repeat!! But I am moving this weekend. I decided that the next three days I will be really active by packing, moving, and unpacking. I figured I'd hold off on the excercising and dedicate my three days to the tasks at hand. Does anyone have an…
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Walk Away The Pounds Challenge starts 14th June.
Anyone interested in a Leslie Sansone Walk at home challenge. Completing one of her walking DVD's everyday (if possible) for a months. I'm new to all this but I'm going to try and walk 50 Miles between 15 June and 15 July. I think her DVD are great for people who are not used to much exercise and need something a little…
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Setting Goals
In january when I was getting ready to take my journey to a healthier me, I was not sure what would come of it. I started off wanting to drop 25lbs, then 50, then 75. I am now sitting at an 86lb loss and I really need to set new goals for myself. Goal number one: Get my weight to under 200 lbs, I have not been there since…
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Second Call- LS Walk at Home Challenge- 14th June
This s the second call for people to join our Leslie Sansone Walk at Home Challenge, if you've already put your name forward thats great, you don't need to put it down again but you can get back to me with your monthy target. You dont have to follow the DVD you can just walk anywhere to clock up the miles Anyone interested…
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Polar F6 HRM
I just got the polar F6 hrm and I cant get it to turn on. I have pressed the ok button many times and even tried every other button. I am getting very frustrated with it now and its not impressing me at all. Any suggestions?
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Sit ups cause back pain, anyone else suffer the same?
After about 6 or 7 sit-ups, I get this pain in the middle of my back, not like a sharp pain, but like a big circular pain that's sore, spreads from like below my shoulder blades outwards and I have to lie down to make the pain stop. It stops about 1 or 2 seconds after I lay back down again, it recedes bit by bit, I feel it…
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Gym ettiquette-- do you have the right to confront someone i
Today, I was at the gym and I bumped into an old coworker who I haven't seen in over a year. He was working out on the treadmill next to me. When I was finished, I wiped down the machine and went on to my next activity. Then I seen him get off, all sweaty from running and started doing another machine. I wanted to confront…
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strength training - legs
So I went to the gym tonight to do some strength training on my legs. I figured as a runner, my leg muscles should be pretty good and strong, right? WRONG. 30 lb leg extensions! 30! And that was only for 10 - I had to switch to 20 lbs for the last 10. Seriously...I thought I was building muscle by running because my legs…
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Couch to 5k (Anyone wanna start with me tomorrow?)
I think it would be easier to stick with it if there are other people doing it with me... So let me know if youre in :wink:
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What is that machine...???
I go to Planet Fitness and typically I use the elliptical trainer. I have a treadmill at home so it gives me something else to do. But lately I have been eyeballing another machine, wondering if it will burn more calories than the elliptical. The only thing I can compare it to is Tony Little's Gazelle. Does anyone know…
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Omg I think my treadmill was totally ripping me off
K So I bought a heart rate monitor yesterday and I enter all my info weight height etc etc etc . So I jump on the treadmill and did a liitle light walking at 2.5 mph for 30 mins ..... According to the heart rate monitor it said I was working the entire time at 75 -79 % ( 138-146 bpm) of max heart rate so it gave me 240…