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Heart Rate Monitor - HELP!
So it sounds like the best way to keep track of everything and have great success...... leads to buying a HRM! I am sure this has been talked about over and over.....sorry! But I have a couple questions! 1 - Do ALL HRM's not only monitor heart rate but also count calories burned? 2 - Which is a good, affordable HRM to…
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Indoor Bike Exercise Trainer?
Has anyone used one of these? What's a good brand? And does anyone know where I can get one at a reasonable price? I am thinking of purchasing one because the weather is getting super cold here, almost unbearable :grumble: and I can't afford to go to a nice warm gym right now, so it seems like a nice solution! I would love…
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gaining weight after running?
So yesterday I did my first 10K! I was so excited and had a great time. The only damper is that when I stepped on the scale today I had gained two pounds! Is that crazy? Too much sodium, potassium replacements? Has this ever happened to you? :grumble: Bunny
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S.B.F. Challenge...Nov 24th
I'm in an hour, but I wanted to start the post. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. I will do my best to get my walk in today and tomorrow. Yesterday I got a lot of exercise in with: elliptical, walk/jog, plus two other walks during the day - so having today off is probably a good idea. Happy workouts y'all. Mary
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So I like "running"!
Today was day 2 of training (yes im behind... I dont have a prob with getting up so early.. but last time really sucked and its just so cold!) I dragged myself out into the cold with my brother Riel and brother in-law David again... This time I went at my own pace which was more of a jog. We took the same route of 2.5km. I…
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Embarassing/dumb moments at the gym
Soo....yesterday I felt like a big dummy at the gym! And, I thought I'd share and get others to share theirs, too, so I wouldn't feel like the only one who's done something stupid at the gym! Here's mine: I started incorporating the rowing machine into my circuit training the other day, right? And yesterday, I hopped on…
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Bowflex question, or weight training
Edie and I are going to start the bowflex and I was wondering(since it isn't covered in the manual)how to figure the calories burned with weights. I did google and couldn't find anything on Bowflex. I read here somewhere, that there are a lot of good sites that tell you how to figure but derned if I can find one. Anyone…
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MFP Runner's Club for November 23rd...
Anyone running???
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S.B.F. Challenge...Nov 23rd
Today is my last day of this challenge. I leave tomorrow morning and probably won't get a workout in. Yikes! The most I can get is walking up and down the platform in Fort Worth and Dallas (where we stop for 10-20 minutes). Yesterday I had a nice workout on the elliptical. Today is walking and hopefully some yoga. Oh,…
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Tried my new "toy" today
So, I decided to try my new Timex 30 lap heart rate monitor today while I did a 45 minute workout with my Wii-Fitness Ultimatum game. (Even though I havent yet figured out the heart rate zones and keep it from beeping constantly! :angry: ) The game said I burned 322 calories which I entered into MyFitness Pal. My HRM says…
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Spinning question
Disclaimer: I am too broke to get a HRM right now. So, while I understand that one would answer my question, it's just not feasible at the moment. Anyway, I'm trying to calculate my spinning. I push myself hard in the class--it's a mix of sprints, "climbs," and "jumps." Of course there are "rest" periods between the…
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I got one!!!! yea! Part 2
Ugh! Help people who have ANY HRM. This thing is annoying me! It asks me to try different things to find out my Heart rate while doing them so I can set my zones. But I can't get it to do that without guessing first a zone and it keeps beeping first because its too low while I'm sitting and then when its too high while…
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Just ordered my....
Polar F6 HRM :drinker: I can't wait till it gets here!!
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Sleeping pills..
I have a question...do sleeping pills like Ambien (which I take rarely) or overthecounter Unisom (which I take almost nightly) slow down your metabolism? Just curious, I was looking on some websites and can't quite tell. Any docs or nurses out their know about this? I know that getting enough sleep is important, especially…
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I'm so nervous...
Tomorrow I am running my longest distance ever...10K-6.2 miles. I've never run that far, the furthest was 5.5. And it's going to be freezing (weather.com says 40, but will feel like 24). I went to Target and got a new pair of running pants and a new blue fleece. Oh and this cute headband thingy with a little brim. I figure…
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MFP Runners Club 11-22
Did the Turkey Trot today in under freezing weather. 24 at race time with a wind chill of 16. Finished under 27 minutes for the first time ever. Super psyched about that. It only gets better. :drinker:
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I got one!!!! yea!
I used the money my parents had given me for my birthday to purchase a Hear Rate Monitor. It is a Timex. Now I just have to read the three volumes of booklets that came with it! lol Does anyone have a Timex HRM? Do you have any info on it? How do you like yours and is it hard to figure out how to work it? Don't you just…
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Question for experienced runners . . .
So I've decided to start running, because I've heard that it has really great health benefits. I went to the Student Activity Center on campus to run their indoor track . . . but I'm not sure how long it is. I tried timing a lap at a mild run, something between an all-out run and my normal pendantic jog, and I made a lap…
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Tai Chi, anyone?
Does anyone know a good Tai Chi dvd? What about Tai Chi for kids? Any suggestions?
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S.B.F. challenge Nov 22
Good morning ladies, I am off to Christmas shop so lots of walking involved. I filled up my water bottle and plan on a salad at lunch so I think I will have all the bases covered and have a good time while doing it. I'll need it as tonight is the Annual Spaghetti Dinner at a friends house we are going to tonight. I plan on…
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How often / long do you work out
I average about 3 times a week for 30-45 minutes. Is this too little? On every other Wednesday my job requires me to travel around 3 counties and doing my job standing up ...I count that as exercise (compared to the rest of the time where I sit at a desk) how many more calories do you think I burn on those Wednesdays?? (I…
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Sports Bra?
Any tips for a larger sports bra, for walking/running? I have YET to find a good, supportive one.
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Self-conscious?
Maybe I am the only one with this problem, but I am very self-conscious. I dislike working out in front of other people...that's why I don't go to the gym. I'm embarrassed, I guess. I like to do the Slim in 6 videos at home, but if my husband is @ home I won't do them, I'll wait until he leaves. I guess I'm afraid that…
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Stair Master
Am I the only one who totally dies on the Stair Master? I'm on it for 5 minutes and I feel like my heart is going to beat out of my chest. I can be on an elliptical for an hour and not breath as hard as that stair machine. Plus, the goobers next me are climbing like it's a freaking jungle gym, like it's not even a work…
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Making the Cut workout -- calories?
How many calories do you log when you do a working from Jillian Michaels' book Making the Cut? I have no idea how much I'm burning; I know that my heartrate gets up there really high and I feel like I am working so hard... but I rest a bit more than I should because I'm still trying to figure out some of the exercises.…
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MFP RUnners 11/21
Hi everyone! I can't believe I'm starting this thread today... Baby Mack is ALMOST over his sniffles. I think I'm paranoid being a first time mom, so I didn't take him to the gym daycare today. We're getting on a plane to Seattle tomorrow morning, so I'm just anxious and don't want to risk anything. I was stoked that he…
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S.B.F. Challenge. . . November 21st
Hi ladies, I'm off to strike headquarters (um. . .hooray?) but wanted to start the thread. I'm planning on bikram this evening. Take care of yourselves.:flowerforyou:
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The Biggest Loser vs Starvation Mode
Something I'm wondering about: I've read all the posts explaining why to eat exercise calories and I understand the reasoning behind it, so I eat my exercise calories. Let me also say I'm fine with losing 2 lbs a week. Slow and steady. On the TV show The Biggest Loser, they lose a lot more per week, even after initial…
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Wii Fit
Does anyone have this game?!?!?!? And does it really work or is it not worth the money?!?
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need sugestions please
okay I really need some sugestions on what kind of excersises I can do. But the reason I am asking is right now I do have 2 limitations right now because I have Plantar Fasciitis and my Roter Cuff is hurting. I can't do the tred mill or epi or the stairmaster or the glidder because of my Plantar Fasciitis:sad: I can't do…