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victorious victory day challenge mar 31st
well taking a min boys are out playing on their bikes I am drinking camomile tea I need it they are doing my head in. (why do I agree to these things the 7 yr old that I am looking after is not very well behaved and has the manners of a pig which has a bad effect on my little boy so I end up with 2 argumentative little…
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My goal is...what's yours?
My goal is to spend atleast 30 minutes on the treadmill and to do 100+ crunches---five days a week.
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Crunches
How do I do a crunch properly? I thought I knew how but I really have hurt my neck!! It's hurting more than my abs!! I put my hands by my ears and then do it... I try to keep my head straight by looking at the ceiling... What's the right way? Or is it suppose to hurt your neck? hahaha
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Holy Pedometer!
So..I wore a pedometer to work today..just because I was curious, and I just got done with Spring Break, and was sick, and think I gained some. But....I walked 8000 steps today! Just in my normal teaching job..I was pretty excited, because I know you're supposed to walk about 10,000...so, I'm close just at work. Kind of…
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Free Fitness Page
SparkPeople.com Fitness and exercise videos. Spark is another great resource for you health and fitness needs. They have several free online exercise videos that are a nice addition to your fitness routine. I have found this page helpful, Check these out... and have fun! http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/Fitness.asp…
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How to measure other types of exercises...
Having just recently joined, I would like to know how to measure other types of exercies. I'll often spend an hour or more splitting wood, which works up a real sweat. I'm also a volunteer firefighter and can spend hours at an incident carrying heavy equipment, raking out firebreaks and other intense activity, all in front…
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Push myself challenge for the day!
I am going to try to jog a mile without stopping today! I am not very good at jogging, but i'm going to push myself to have an unbelievable cardio workout. So, i'm going to challenge myself to jog a mile without stopping. I will report back after my workout! What will YOU do to push yourself during your workout today?!…
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Children's exercise video
Does anyone know of good exercise video for small children 2-5 year old? My daughters loves to exercise with me but get frustrated when they can't do the moves. I'd love to find something fun for them to do while I'm on the elliptical. I've seen a bunch on the Internet but none of them have reviews and I don't want to…
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Sit ups.
Do sit ups actually do anything? My dad told me he now does 400 sit ups a day. I used to do them often... But do they actually work? They seem to be too easy to do anything.. Maybe im doing them wrong?
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Weeee... Wii Fit!
This won't be out until May, but if you have a Nintendo Wii, you can start getting excited now. Complete with a wobbly Wii Balance Board that you stand on, Wii Fit allows you to participate in activities like skiing, hula hooping, yoga, push-ups and other strength training exercises, balance games and more (some serious…
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sedentary?
So when I first joined I put that I lived a sedentary lifestyle, which I understand means you basically don't do much? But I do 60 min of cardio everyday. On days my son is home we take about a 1/2 hour leisure walk, and when he's at school I usually walk briskly for about an hour. I also have a 3 month old baby so I'm up…
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crunch challenge and push up challeng March 7-May 2
I have a new challenge Lets do 100 crunches 5 days a week and add 10 more crunches each week. That means by the end you will be able to do 180 crunches. If you want to do more than do more. I suggest doing them in sets of 4, 25 crunches each set. 25 reverse crunches 25 regular cruches 25 oblique right 25 oblique left Good…
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Meet FitDeck
If you dread exercising, this handy little deck of cards (that comes in a cute holder!) might be just what you need. It features 50 basic body movements (in three levels) that require NO equipment or machines of any kind. For a few extra bucks, you can even get a DVD that shows you all the exercises in action. VERY cool!…
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Rockin' Body
I am using the Beach Body's Rockin' Body exercise dvd's....I find it a little frustrating that cardo video's are no where in the exercise drop down...it's not an aerobic exercise....And since I don't know how many calories I have actually burned I can't put it into my exercise tracker accurately!!!
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What is your FAVORITE exercise?
My favorite is sports..tennis, swimming, etc. What's yours?
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What did you do today...
I did turbo jam cardio mix 1 and and hip hop abs (hips buns and thighs). Burnt 525 calories in total. Tell us what you did. Have a great day everyone! :flowerforyou:
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Victorious Victoria Day Challenge. . .March 30
The word aerobics came about when the gym instructors got together and said, "If we're going to charge $10 an hour, we can't call it jumping up and down." ~Rita Rudner I hope all our fellow challengers will come back to us. We miss you! :brokenheart: Here's an update on the HRM's calories burned: The elliptical read higher…
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does any one know???
im going to the roller rink with my daughter. :laugh: we will skate for 2 hours 30 mins.:laugh: :laugh: is it really possible that i could burn 1800 cals skating?? :noway: i checked this site and a couple others and they all say the same it just doesnt seem possible. i cant imagine burning that many cals just skating in…
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Does anyone have any pointers
Help I need some pointers on an exercise that can be done with broken ribs. They are really sore and any movement hurts. Does anyone know of any exercise that would not hurt so bad?
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Sore muscles and exercise
So..I helped a friend move yesterday...and honestly, I'm pretty sore today. Should I still try to exercise today? Or take the day off? I'm thinking maybe just do a little treadmill work. What do you think? Thanks!
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whats that bicycle thingy??
whats that thing called that is used to make an outside bike stationary? I guess you use it so you can bring your regular bike in the house, put it on this thing and ride it as a stationary, anyone know what I'm talking about??
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Victorious Victoria Day Challenge. . .March 29
Hello all, So today is spinning, walking and abs, for a total of two hours. Happy Saturday!:flowerforyou: Hey, where is everybody?
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climbing stairs
How many calories do I burn going up 250 steep stairs? I'm 180 lbs.
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Yoga and religion, fellow Christians advise please.
A little background info for you. Okay, I am a Christian and I attend a Southern Baptist Church. I tried my first yoga class at a true yoga studio and it freaked me out little bit. I went into knowing the lady was really into her yoga thing and that when she started any chanting etc that I would not participate. When we…
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The Bean
Has anyone used The Bean...I am not sure if it is in the US and Canada but it is popular in Australia. My question is that I am 190 pounds and wondered if it can handle my weight and the regular workout I would give it? Thanks, Karen
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Tracking Workout Videos?
How do you indivduals track the videos you complete? For example I have the Biggest Loser DVDs and don't know how many calories I'm burning... Any tips? Thanks in advance. :happy:
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For those with heart rate monitors
Hi everyone, I just wanted to remind people to update their HRM as they lose weight. I hadn't update mine and it does make a difference in how many calories you burn (at least it did for me). I wouldn't worry about it for a lbs or 2 but mine had a difference of 10lbs. The smaller I get the harder I have to work to burn…
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Frustrated and in Pain...
I have knee problems and I just dread working out. I hate it and don't want to do it. I know, I sound so negative, but I'm in too much pain and there truly isn't too much I can do about... I've tryed everything. I need surgery but the sucess rate is only 30% and not worth spending the money if it may not work... *Any ideas…
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Victorious Victoria Day Fitness Challenge March 28
Happy Friday! For those that are curious, I wore my HRM yesterday while cleaning the house and burned 223 calories in 1 hour. My average HR was 100. It was mostly vacuuming and mopping. I forgot to wear it to the gym though! :laugh: Yesterday just did elliptical for 45 minutes. I'm still having stomach cramps (since my…
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Reality check
So we all rigorously keep track of our calories right? You know, we eat healthy balanced nutrition, stay at our calories set on the goals, add our exercise calories, EAT THEM. Blah blah blah? And you wonder, "hmmm, I'm not really changing as fast as the site says I should. Am I doing something wrong?". Do you wonder why,…