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I'm gonna have to stop POWER90 :(
I heard a good news that made me sad today... In order to take the next step in my military careerm they are sending me away on course for 7 weeks at the end of march....The sad part is that I'm gonna have to stop doing POWER90 because of the crazy schedule and mainly no room to myself to do it... I will still be able to…
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question about activity calories
I walk 6 days a week and do weights 3-4 days a week. i am wondering about all the other calories we burn, like stairs to the laundry room, carrying groceries and that kind of thing. Can we or do we count them, i do quite a bit of calorie burn during my exercising at least 250 each day and some days up to 500 calories- with…
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weight training
when you go to the gym and lift weights and come home to log your exercise.......why does it not show any calories burned?? the cardio is great but when you try to put in weight training, it doesnt show any calories burned.. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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Gym or nature
Ok Recently, I bought a Wii Fit Plus. I have the Jillian Michaels game (it works the beegees outta ya) and the regular Wii Fit game. I absolutely love it. After about a week of having it, I went and cancelled my gym membership. Its been about a month and now I am regretting that decision. Don't get me wrong...I still work…
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Favorite Workout???
I was just wondering what everyone's favorite work out is? I recently started doing the 30 day shred (which totally kicks butt!) but i like to add new workouts to my collection as a pick me up when i get in a rut. What's your fav??
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Wii EA Active
I use the Wii Active (30 Day Challenge) to workout. What I am wondering...How do I put that all into my Daily Exercise? Do I have to make sure I remember or write down each active & reps I do & put them into my tracker individually? Just curious to see how I should go about doing this every time I work out with the Wii…
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Pilates
I rotate my excercise between the treadmill and Pilates, but i do not know how to put that info in to my excercise tracker. Can anyone help? I do the ab strengthing and bun and thigh video. Thanks
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SNOW!!
Is shoveling heavy wet snow considered an exercise....
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CHALLENGE: LET'S DO "100 MIS" TOGETHER! = 1 at a time!
I posted this in my BLOG area and hope to keep the tips, tricks n' comments in one place) Please use this link to view the details of the challenge that every single one of us CAN participate in! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/VLCD/view/let-s-do-100-miles-together-1-at-a-time-17753…
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Stationary Bike
So, I am not going outside in 30-40 degree weather to walk or attempt to jog. I have a stationary bike, that on Program 2, is 25 minutes and when done 4 times (100 minutes), I burn almost 600 calories. Sooooo, my question is, I know that you shoud make every move you do deliberate, but is it okay for me to watch my Tivo'd…
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Tae Bo
Does anyone know how to input time spent doing Tae Bo into the exercise tracker? I put it under "High Impact Aerobics" today but didn't know if anyone else had a better suggestion?
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heart palpitations
I just started working out three days ago. I weigh 260 pounds, and am very out of shape. I walked 1 mile for the first day and a mile the next day. Today was my third day, and I just walked for 30 minutes, and didn't keep up with the miles. Then I lifted light weights for about 20 minutes. My heart was…
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Pole Fitness
Hi! I have a question for anyone who does pole fitness. I take the classes and also have a pole in my home. I have noticed that MFP doesn't have pole fitness in their exercise database. So I was just wondering what other people have been putting it under as a comparable exercise or if anyone has an idea of how I could…
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Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred--Beginners
I received this for Christmas (it was something I'd asked for:smile: ) and I want to start it on Monday the 28th. I know there are threads for this dvd but I was wondering if there are any others who are just beginning this? Want to support and encourage each other?:flowerforyou: Kathy
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iPod apps?
Any recommendations for good running-related iPod apps? I am a broke college student with a non-touch video iPod and I'd like to hear what you liked (or didn't.)
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Pull-up bar for P90x??? WTF!!!!!!
Hi everyone! I was going to start the P90x program today and when I went to try out the pull-up bar (it is the kind that is removable and it sits on your door frame I think that it is the iron gym one.) I realized that it would not fit on any door in my entire freakin' house!!! Have any of you had this problem and if so…
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No exercise - Absolute beginner
I'm on my way to a better lifestyle by changing what I eat. I've lost 12lbs so far. But I am ashamed to admit that I do very little exercise. I work, I have a toddler and find that i have no time to go to the gym (no desire either) The spare time I do have I want to spend with family and friends. So I'm looking for some…
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Ab Circle - THUMBS DOWN!
Just in case anyone has been thinking about getting the Ab Circle........ Just took it out of the box. It took about 5 min. to set up. It claims to be the best 3 min. workout for your abs and love handles. Well, after 30 minutes on it I still couldn't fell any burn in my abs or sides. Instead I feel like I got a great…
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how much did i burn??????
i work at a grocery store and bring the carts in everday. sometimes 2x a day. it involves me pushing a roughly 200lb load for a couple hundred feet into the store to drop them off and then repeat. it takes me about 15min and i am constantly walking/pushing the carts. how much would you estimate i burn?
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Working out In the Morning or at Night?
Is there any evidence that supports either way is better? I know 3 nights a week I work a 130-10 shift...by the time I get home settled in and get to working out its nearly 11pm. I work out an hour on those nights on the wii from 11pm-12am and usually get a 400 calorie burn. Then after I workout I eat something small…
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hurt my little toe - can I do any exercise?
I don't think I've broken my little toe but it's v painful and swollen - not sure quite what I've done to it as I didn't notice injuring it but did a 30 min run yesterday (am getting back into running after a long break) and wonder if this is what's done the deed. I'm keen to keep exercising in some capacity though and…
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weight lifting everytime??
i started going to the gym last week again after having the flu for liek 2 weeks. i started going 5 days out of the week to the gym and incorporating lightweights w/ high reps. should i do this every time i workout or just every other?? i dont wana get big. i wana get lean.
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Body Pump
Does anyone know how many calories 1 hour of Les Mills Body Pump burns?
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Way to start running!
I have always hated to run but envied those who love it. My husband is an avid runner and I have always wanted to run with him, but of course could never keep up and usually the whole thing ended with me in a bad mood. However, I have a new goal to run in a 5K! There is a Komen race in my area coming up, so I have decided…
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The pouch under the belly button
:) so i have working out for about a week now, but i noticed that the pouch under my belly button is so large compared to the rest of my body. Is their anyway to make that disappear?
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Calories burnt during 30 day shred?
Anyone know how I can figure out how many calories I will burn doing this workout? I just got it today!
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Wii Fit Plus Routine?
Alright, we all know and love it, and we all know that on the Wii Fit Plus you can customize a routine with the various strength and yoga training exercises. What I'm wondering is if anyone uses any routine that they feel works for them, and if so, what do you recommend?
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Roku Is Awesome!!
I just wanted to let everybody in on the Roku player if you haven't already heard of it. It is just a little box that you buy for $79 and then sign up for a Netflix subscription ($8.99/mo) and you have access to TONS of workout videos that you can play instantly on your TV! That way you get to try all kinds of different…
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how long does it take to do proper push-ups?
i know that's a very general question, so here is my situation. i could never do a proper push-up even in my youth, and at present, it is a struggle to do 8 to 10 proper modified 'knee' push-ups. has anyone gone from being able to do none to being able to kick them out like it ain't no thing? is it solely a strength thing,…
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Couch to 5K Question
Is this only an iPod application? I have a Nano so I wont be able to do it right? I see so many people on here talk about it so I was curious. I do have a Nike+ sensor but I'm always looking for new things to try.