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Top Ten Exercise Myths
Number 4 is my favorite. The emphasis added is all mine! :laugh: If you take a look at my pic it shows 5 pounds of Fat ( Yellow ) vs 5 pounds of Muscle ( Red ). Muscle does NOT weigh more then fat, a pound is a pound is a pound. Top Ten Exercise Myths 1. You can exercise away – ‘spot reduce’ - fat deposits. Unfortunately,…
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ok, really confused now!!!!!
When I started working out, my eliptical was telling me 540 cals burned in 40 mins, this site said close to 1100 i think. I went out and bought a heart rate monitor that also counts calories burned, tried it this morning and had 1313 calories burned in 47 minutes......?????? Whay the heck?
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Question for Taebo fans
Hello, I did the Taebo ultimate abs/butt workout.. I did the first part for about 50 mins. How do you count that? There was some floor work but for about 10-15mins. Thanks!!
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Cycling
I have enjoyed being outdoors riding my bike week after week. I just completed my first organized ride in the Texas Hill Country. I rode 24 miles yesterday in beautiful sunny weather. It was cool in the morning and ended about 69 degrees no wind. I have a sunburn to show for it but we could not have asked for better…
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Victorious Victoria Day Challenge. . .4/6
Hi ladies, Today is once again housecleaning as cardio. I close the blinds, I dance around like an idiot with my iPod in, I dust, vacuum, mop etc. at top speed for an hour. HRM: 220 calories in one hour. Not bad, eh? Also, I got a massage, so I will now go be a puddle. :flowerforyou:
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Strength Training
Is it ok to strength train everyday? I hear you need a day of rest so you don't harm yourself... But then some say you can work out everyday...
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I'm MUCH stronger
Just had a batting practice today for the baseball season, one of the first of the year, I can already tell, by losing the fat, and working my core, I am MUCH stronger. I am hitting the ball harder, and getting around on the ball much faster then I was. I'm so glad I focused this spring on core work! Yay me! Sorry, just…
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I've been walking but now..
I finally started trying to fit some exercise into my life and started taking a 30 minute brisk walk each evening. I've done this for only 4 days now and now something is up with my right knee. The pain is mostly at the back of my knee and is more uncomfortable with my leg extended rather than bent. What do you think?…
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holy cow my calories raised a lot today
I have walked all day, now my calorie count is way up telling me I need to eat more. I am so not hungry. When I get a lot of exercise, I am just not in the eating mood. Will this be ok if I feel ok??
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Injury advice needed
Hoping someone will know this: I fell at poolside almost 2 weeks ago (at the gym). I fell directly on the area just above the tailbone (not ON the tailbone), essentially the lower back. The bones are fine, but the tissue is painful. It did not bruise. I can bend over gently - straightening up uses more muscles and hurts. I…
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execise music
what are some hip-hop or rap music do you liseten when you go to the gym
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Victorious Victoria Day Fitness Challenge April 5
Although I have been taking weekends off, the rain stopped for awhile this morning so I went outside & did an hour of yard work and earned myself 500 calories according to my HR Monitor. We have a lot of downed limbs and I broke up some snow so it would GO AWAY. Have a nice weekend all. See you on Monday:love:
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for anyone who uses a weighted hula hoop
I am so excited, mine just came in the post yesterday!! I went with a 4 lb one (even though I've never used a weighted hoop before), and assume that it will take me a few days to buld up to any decent length of use. Anyway, those of you who use one, how do you log your exercise time?
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ok, really confused now!!!!!
When I started working out, my eliptical was telling me 540 cals burned in 40 mins, this site said close to 1100 i think. I went out and bought a heart rate monitor that also counts calories burned, tried it this morning and had 1313 calories burned in 47 minutes......?????? Whay the heck?
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The 4 Most Mind-Boggling Exercises I’ve Witnessed
Over the years I’ve spent quite a few hours in gyms, both good and bad. And during this time I’ve watched people do some things that belong on a Funniest Videos show. I’m going to share with you the 4 most mind-boggling exercises I’ve ever seen trainers give their clients…along with some lessons we can learn from each of…
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I want to make it!!
This coming May, there's a big event here in Helsinki, Finland for us women! Now, I know that Finland has a small population (only 5million) but to us this is huge! Two days I go I tested out my fitness level in stamina if I could even do this 10k run... and I could just and just.…
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Motivating Songs
I'm revamping my mp3 playlist (I'm tired of listening to the same stuff all the time when I work out). What are your favorite songs that give you that extra little bit of "oomph" when you feel like you are running out of gas? I'm open to suggestions, from all musical genres.:heart:
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Dance dance revolution
OK so there has been a lot of talk about this game recently and we bought ours for the wii last friday when it was released in the UK one big problem I am hooked I set out yesterday when my daughter was napping to play for an hour that turned into 2 and 1/2 hours and then I still didn't turn it off I played again when the…
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"Wogging" and heart rate monitor
I have been working out fairly regularly for 6 months+, but I haven't seen much progress. I was using a treadmill and an elliptical machine at the gym. I spoke with a trainer at the gym and he suggested that I buy a HEART RATE MONITOR. This has made a huge impact on my motiviation!! It beeps at me whenever I need to speed…
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Victorious Victoria Fitness Challenge April 4
I decided to get up and kick the world in the butt today! It's only 7:30 and I've already exercised for an hour & done all of my regular morning chores. Gonna shower & dress & head out for groceries. TGIF:drinker:
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Personal Goal
I wanted to be able to run a mile in less than 8 minutes...today I busted out a 7:38!!! 6 months ago, if someone had told me that I'd be running a mile in almost seven and a half minutes, I'd have told them that they were crazy! ~woot~
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Logging?
So today I did 45 minutes of weights. I'm not exactly sure how log it. Do I count it as circuit training if I keep my heart rate up? I'm kind of ignorant at logging everything.
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weight loss areas
To date i have lost 30 pounds!!!!!! BUT i seemed to have lost more weight all around then like around my belly.. i do every stomach exercise imaginable BUT my belly doesn't seem to get any smaller!!!! wat should i do??
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!
Well, today has been a real mixed bag. I've been stuck at the same plateau for a month and I got on scale this morning and was 2lbs over. I know why though (Long John Silver's) so I didn't take it too hard. I forgot and left my thermos at work yesterday so I had to take my coffee in a Mason jar. I was able to do 18 min.…
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Following a Cardio Plan for Weight Loss
Source: Adapted From: Fitness For Dummies, 3rd Edition http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-2994.html If your goal is permanent fat loss, you need to burn enough calories to make a significant impact. Here's why: In order to lose a pound in one week, you need to create a 3,500-calorie deficit; in other words,…
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I'm so ... (READ THIS AND HELP ME!)
... not happy!:sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: I know, I know that the scales aren't that important when you do cardio and weight training because muscle weighs more than fat (I know I know) BUT it's depressing when you've worked your butt off literally for a month, (I mean 30minutes to 1h of cardio of running,…
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Help Raining again
This may be a silly question. But I usually walk 35 min. on my lunch but it is pouring rain and I cant get soaked and work the rest of the day. If I dont do it on my lunch I tend not to do it at all. Was wondering what I could do instead? I have a back hall stairs, would going up and down them be a good exercise?
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ab rocker
http://www.tryabrocket.com/?cid=476731 anyone tried this? I love my yoga ball, but being big boobied, I sometimes loose my balance.
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Shin Splints??
Anyone have experience with this? My shins have started hurting pretty bad when I jog, and it upsets me. Hehe. But yeah, even for the last couple of days, while i'm just walking I can feel a dull pain. Anyone think I should go see a Dr? Or maybe it's just my body getting used to the extra stress?
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Victorious Victoria Day Challenge - April 3rd
Happy Almost Friday! HRM update #5 Wore the HRM to the weights class yesterday - approximately 375 calories/hr. This is a really hard class and at one time I hit 174 hr. My highest hits were during: lunges with shoulder raises and jump squats with presses. I think there was too much time where she was demonstrating the…