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Stronger Better Faster....Jan 12
Morning (yeah...not really a good one!) I'm up at 6 simply because I can no longer breath laying down since I'm sick and I'm having pain (I think it's ovarian cyst that is showing up again) I'm glad I logged in extra miles yesterday because it looks like I'm taking today off. I don't think calories are going to be a big…
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Disillusioned & Disappointed by my Yoga class...
I went to yoga class today, worked to what I thought was "pretty hard", and in the end, according to my heart rate monitor, only burned 250 calories in an hour class! I burned 270 this morning during a 25 minute run! I'm just down because with time tight, I really have to think about how much "bang for my buck" I get out…
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Sports Hoop (Weighted Hula Hoop)
<---Considering purchasing! Anybody have/use this? Any thoughts/ tips/ recommendation??????????? TIA
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Elvis Bike Ride
Yesterday I rode in the 22nd annual Elvis bike ride, in honor of the KING's bday! It was a cold day in Alabama/Georgia...the high was 45 and there were 15 mile per hour winds. And it was cloudy, no sun to warm us up. I almost wimped out before we even left but toughed it out and had a great time! We rode 35 miles, the…
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Please define "interval training" in solid terms...
Hi, I've read several things on it, but wanted to know specifically if what I'm doing can be classed as "interval training." I'm quite fit, just need to shift the belly fat (about 20 lbs' worth, by my reckoning). Here's what I do: On the elliptical, I use the "random" function. At present, I'm in level 15 on it. My HR gets…
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STARTERS - give me your updates
Hi All - I need your updates for your progress this week. Here is mine..... # of push ups - I put 7.5 because i can do 15 girly ones but i can only go about 1/2 way down run time - 1 minute ( i can run 1 minute intervals) # of workouts per week - 4 (woohoo for me!!! - though it really could have been more) this totals out…
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WATP?
Who uses WATP? I had some friends who were useing it and loved it. I asked to see a clip of it and thought it was kool. A girl was gonna copy a few DVD's for me and yesterday I got a gift in the mail. It wasnt the DVD's.. it was a BRAND NEW DVD SET with the Belt and it was the WATP for ABS. A diffrent friend thought I…
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Treadmill Run!
So I hate the treadmill. It's my least favorite piece of gym equipment. I feel like I have to work 10X as hard to get my heartrate up on the treadmill then I do on the elliptical or stairmaster or any other piece of equipment really and then I have to work 20x as hard to KEEP it up. Today, however, I decided I wanted to…
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Friend Crash Dieting
My friend at work saw me starting to get healthier so she's back on her diet. The only problem is she's doing what I would consider a "Crash" diet. She's not counting calories, she's counting fat and salt. That's no problem. But she's barely eating anything at all....like half the daily allotment of each. Very small…
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Turbo Jammers 1/5-1/11
It's time to party...come on and move your body! Welcome welcome one and all. I thought I wasn't going to do Turbo this week cuz I was starting the 30 day shred but after doing it this morning I decided I can still throw in the 20 minute workout. Let me tell you. After doing TJ for months now going to another workout dvd…
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Loging exercise
I have a question, I am in cardiac rehab & do 30 min. of rehab on what they call a "cross trainer" it measures how many steps I take a min. I average 70. I don't know how to log that into the exercise. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have no idea how many calories I burn. I am new to this site and would appreciate any…
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BL Cardio Max Calories???
Does anyone have any idea how many calories you burn when you do the warm up, level one, and cool down???
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How many calories burned?
Im trying to work out the approx amount of calories i burn when i do my work out dvd so i can log it. Its the Ministry of sound pump it up: the ultimate dance workout one.... any ideas??? xx
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Help with Heart Rate Monitors?
Can anyone recommend a good, relatively inexpensive heart rate monitor? I have been looking at the watch-like variety, but there are just so many, confusing options. I'm interested in one to get a more accurate picture of how many calories I burn. I've been using the readings from the machines at the gym, but they don't…
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Biggest Loser - Powersculpting DVD
Does anyone else have this DVD? I'm trying to figure out how many calories I burned last night. I did the 5 minute warm up and the 20 minute level 1. Thanks :)
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Wally Ball
Has anyone tried playing this, if not, you've got to try it. It's basically volley ball in a raquet ball court. You can play the ball off the walls, so it's pretty fast pace. My husband and I have gotten a group to play the past two weekends. It's a great workout and a lot of fun. Especially great for those of us who feel…
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MFP Runners Club 1/11
Hey all you runners out there time to get up and moving! Got in a 5k today, trying some new training methods. I would like to do my first race but at my current pace I don't want to be picked up by the slow bus! Have a great Sunday everyone! :flowerforyou:
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Unmotivated
So I had this whole plan today. Wake up, work out and get my "to do" list of homework done. Well, now I've got all of my homework done, except for 30 pages of reading. But I just can't find that motivation to walk the block to my school gym! :noway: I have lost 15 pounds since I've started trying again and have kept it…
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Benefit of Exercise calories if you have to eat them?
I'm kindof starting to wonder, "If I have to eat my exercise calories, then why exercise?" Don't get me wrong, I know this is true because I was in starvation mode and at a plateau after only one week. The day after I started to eat my exercise calories I started dropping weight again. But It kindof takes the zip out of my…
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Just got a new toy!
Just went and bought a Polar F6 HRM. I don't think I've put it down since I got home, just trying to figure everything out on it. If anyone has any tips for me, to use it to it's full potential, let me know. Like any little quirks it may have. I can't get my computer to read it through the mic, so I'll probably have to…
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Exercises with a past injury?
I'm looking to exercise, and ideally, I would love to be able to walk on a treadmill to start out, but we don't have one, nor the money to buy one. I dislocated my hip and ruptured two discs last year, so I'm fearful of doing an exercise that will end up hurting me, but I know I have to do something. I've got an…
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Wah! I couldnt walk today!
My husband went to the Steelers game and I have two little ones-3 yrs and 5.5 yrs old. I have walked every day this year except today. I didnt have anyone to watch them and they couldnt last on a 30 minute walk. Back on track tomorrow I guess! :(
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Jillian Micheal's 30 day Shred
Has anyone else done this workout? I did it for the first time last night, and Boy even on easy, it is hard... LOL I thought I was going to die. My arms and legs are so sore. I was thinking of doing this workout for 6 days a week, but now I am thinking to cutting back to 3 days a week and going something light the other 3.…
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how many times per week do you workout?
i was going to take today off because i've worked out the past 4 days in a row. i didn't eat great tonight (pizza and ice cream) but i didn't go over my calories. i shouldn't feel guilty about taking 1 night off right? as long as it doesn't lead to a bunch of nights off.... i plan to get right back at it tomorrow. i just…
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Stronger Better Faster...Jan 11th
Best of luck to you Bobbie - hope you find a job you enjoy. Yesterday, I did 40 minutes on the cybex, 20 minutes on elliptical, and took a yoga class. Wasn't that impressed with the yoga class. Why is it they are almost always "softly lit"? I can understand that for restorative yoga, but I don't go to yoga class to feel…
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Extreme workout calories burned???
Today we started our training classes for the full and half marathon outside. The roads were icy and the temperature was -5, not sure what it was with the windshield factor. Wind was fairly mild. I have been running for over 4 years. This year I am acting as a mentor/trainer for the training group. So our job is to…
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Weight Training Moves That Boost Metabolism
Starting as early as your 20s and throughout your 30s, you'll naturally start to lose muscle -- and gain fat at a rate of about 2 percent per decade, especially if you have a sedentary job or lifestyle. This subtle muscle-to-fat ratio change can make it tougher to maintain your ideal weight as time goes on. But weight…
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uh, kick me in the face?
So , it seems that I am just sucking all over the place, ive hit a plateau and i seriously dont know how to get over it. So this is what I ask of you, oh MFP gods! ( and goddess'... and eunuchs..... and uh.... "questionables") I need an accountability partner, well..actually, more like a sponsor. Someone who is willing to…
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My exercise today...
Sneezing!!! 1 sneeze = 1 sit-up At that rate I'm doing about 2 per min - by tonight I should have a six pack! I'm sick of being sick! :cry:
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addicted to burning calories
Gee wiz....the whole week I have been averaging about 750 exercise calories a day and figured I would relax today, being Sunday and all...well I made it until 9 am and then had to get on the exercise bike and burn a quick 235 calories...feel better now but am I obsessing? anyone think a day off is mandatory? thanks…