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I'm quite confident that I want to be able to play music on it

I know that playing music on it makes the battery drain quicker, I don't plan on using music 24/7, but for those runs where I'm alone and want to block out the world, music would be nice to have.

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My wrists are about 5.2-5.5 inches (depending on how much you tighten the strap around, if it should stay put: 5.2). I am concerned about the size for sure, but the FR245 doesn't seem to be that big. I will ask to try my mothers older FR and check what size it is, just to get an idea of how they fit. You're right that I…

I'm not sure if I understand your last sentence, so I'm just guessing what it says now, but what I meant with what I wrote is that I check if these people are on the same level as me in the "relationship" (which in this case is friendship), if they're not, I'm not interested, and I let it run out in the sand. If they're…

That's one way to see it! 😁I'm generally quite good at leaving people behind when I realise that they're not good energy, but I think that's because I don't get attached easily (I can honestly only remember one person, that wasn't family, that I have gotten attached to, and that built up between age 8-12). It's a blessing…

It's a hard balance for sure, but when it seems that I'm the only one trying to keep a connection alive, stepping back and seeing if they reach out is quite a good way to check if they're actually interested. Maybe this is the reason why I don't have many friends 😅I'm good at giving up on people.

I'm not really looking for a partner, but red flags can be a general thing with friends as well: - people who constantly talk about their issues (make them sound massive as well) but refuse to listen to any advice. To them everything is "useless" and their life is just supposed to be hell - people that plan out activities,…

Thank you all for your replies :blush: I know that the Venu is just a better screen and less battery than the Vívoactive 4, but I still had it in my maybes. Now, I am leaning towards Forerunner 245, but the Vívoactive is still tempting. It's a shame the FR look the way it does, after staring at the different options I…

Looking at the specs quite a few other things seem to differ too (that's not under the runner specs), but I feel like I know too little to understand what most of them do. I'll have to read up some more.

Thank you all for the answers! I've seen yoga and strength exercise as widgets (are they called that?) on the Garmin watches, that's why I mentioned it, and I also saw that the Vívoactive 4s had breathing exercises and such, which might be cool but I'm mainly just looking to get some "help" with my running. The Fenix is…

I don't live in the US, but that does sound pretty neat. As I said earlier, and I read up some more: people can get educated for that in my country, but since they don't get a licence there's no real "competence check" for it, and I haven't managed to find anyone with that specific speciality. I found a clinic (no…

I've been taking a break since Monday when I noticed my throat getting sore. I do not plan on running till I'm good again... I suppose my whatever wasn't 100% healed since it's the same exact location, and I do agree that it's quite a long time for a muscle to heal, I mean, it started on July 7, so either it was a really…

I've gotten sick with a cough (again) and my rib muscle has started to ache again, not terrible (yet), but annoying. I am so done with this 😩

I've been vegan for a few years now, anyone can feel free to add me :blush: I'm not very good at documenting what I eat on this site, but once I get my pay check I'll get a kitchen scale and try harder.

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I've been able to return to running without any issues, and I didn't experience as much progress loss as I thought I would. Thank you all for your thoughts and advice!

It sure is hard to wait. I had finally gotten into running, it was finally starting to be fun, I've never been able to run more than 200 meters before. Losing all my progress is what scares me and makes me want to start as soon as I can, but I'll make sure the pain is completely gone before I do... maybe it's another week.…

The pain is finally improving! It suddenly got more dull on the 18th and now I hardly feel it at all, or I do, but it doesn't feel like pain anymore, it feels like a bruise. I suppose this means it was a muscle and not a rib. I wonder if this means I can start running again next week, or if I should wait one more week just…

Thank you for sharing, rest it is then. I will probably wait until the pain is completely gone before I run again, I don't know if I would've waited if the pain would've been somewhere else, but this one I can feel with very many different movements, making it quite uncomfortable, so it's pretty safe to say I won't try…

If they pain doesn't subside I will have it checked out. I am quite confident about what it is since I have had it before, yes, 12 year ago, and on the other side of the chest, so it is not in the same location.

Atm I'm too poor to go to a doctor, and here they do not fix ribs, they just let them heal on their own. Since I've had this before I don't really feel too concerned, but I suppose if the pain is still there when I get my salary next week I might go. Most likely it is one of those muscles attached to the rib and not the…

I will try to do that. Thank you, I hope this will pass soon.

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I am not surprised at all that I am sore, I have been sore before, I know that it is normal. I just wanted to ask about working out while sore :blush: I decided to take it easier this time, two instead of three full circuits, so hopefully I won't be sore for as long as last time. Thank you all for your replies and help!

Thank you :blush: I suppose we are, you're right. I just know that I was stronger when I was an underweight teenager, which is a bit of a downer, haha.

I could try that, sounds reasonable! Maybe I could even do it 3 times per week too if I went that route. You are right, it does feel a bit silly trying to workout but ending up unable to move for days. On a more positive note, this is the first time I have ever felt that I have muscles in my abdomen (they got sore as…

That is very kind of you! I don't know how many questions I will have going forward, but if it's alright it would be nice to add you anyway :smile: I can't wait till I've done this for two years as well. Maybe their idea of beginner is very different from my idea, that's true :sweat_smile: I know I am very weak, so I never…

I will try again today (should've done it yesterday but I forgot), so I suppose I'll find out rather soon. It wouldn't surprise me if it's maybe a bit too harsh. The exercise consists of three repetitions of the same 5 exercises, if I feel the same after today as I did the last time I might cut the third and last…

I do hope it gets better relatively soon, I fully understand that my body isn't used to that sort of pressure. I had to slow down and breathe a lot in the end, as well as hold on to things to not fall over, but I made it through. Maybe I did push too hard. The exercise did say it was for beginners, but I suppose I'm weaker…