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check out bodybuilding.com and muscleandstrength.com, they have a ton of info and programs for all levels.

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Compression stockings would be very helpful in your situation. They don't cure them, but they very much slow the progression, and increase you comfort. Modern types can look just like nylons, or sport socks or dress socks, so they are not like your grandmothers!

try reading at muscleandstrength.com. They have lots of programs from weight loss to body building.

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muscleandstrength.com has a ton on information on exercise, including workouts and video's for each exercise. You can learn a lot there.

search the boards, there are a few threads about this. They all seem to be very positive. I intend to try it next winter.

I would try eating only 1/2 your exercise calories back. It gives you a buffer for error on both the exercise and intake side. Nutrition labels are allowed to be off by as much as 20%, so if you do the math it is nor hard to overeat on a 250 cal deficit. Try that for a few weeks, then see how you are doing. Remember at a…

To maintain you would eat 2130 calories. If you eat the 1400 calories you are eating at a 730 calorie deficit already. You would lose 1.5 lbs per week, without exercise. If you burn 966 at exercise, that would make your deficit 1699 calories at 3.4 lbs per week. You are supposed to eat back your exercise calories to keep…

muscleandstrength.com, lots of articles and workouts.

I have used it in the past, and it worked quite well. It was kind of fun too. I never used the online, so I can't see it making a difference.

Yoga is terrific as "active recovery" from lifting, it should not interfere with your training. I believe yoga helps to counter my usual muscle tightening and forward shoulders/tight pecs, after lifting.

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Good stuff!!

I used mine alot. I would just rinse it off in the shower and hang to dry, and every 2 weeks run it through the washing machine. It has held up very well.

www.muscleandstrength.com look under workouts, they have dozens based on various goals.

I think you will be fine with the included strap. I have 43" chest and I have to tighten in to fit, so your 46" should be fine.

There is good advice here, but not specific to your age or health, more for the 20 to 30 yo crowd. I would suggest you stay in the 10 to 15 rep range, and lift no more than 3 times per week, with light cardio for off days. #1 your body's recovery ability is limited by your health issues. #2 you are almost 50, and your…

train them for 2 reasons. 1. core strength has an effect on all your lifts 2. when you want to lean out, you need the abs there to show off. Abs are muscles too, and won't get bigger on your cut.

Do not use an assisted pull up machine, the movement does not translate well into real pull ups. Get a bench or a partner to boost you up, then do slow controlled negatives (the lowering stage). Once you can do several in a row, you should be close to be able to do a pull up, then go from there.

check out muscleandstrength.com, they have tons of well designed work outs.

Cable crunches are my favorite, but I also do planks, weighted side bends and hanging leg raises.

You can find well designed routines on muscleandstrength.com. Pick one of the fat burning workouts that fits your equipment and gym lay out and you are good. The biggest way to show your muscles off is low body fat, which means you have to watch your diet. If you are working out hard, you should get in and out in about an…

MFP does take into account your activity level, but it does not account for exercise goals. Exercise calories only get added when you log them.

4 hours a week is fine. You have only been on the program for 2 weeks, why are you messing with it? If you are getting stronger and dropping weight, you are on the right track.

They are almost always 1.5 to 2 times what my heart rate monitor says, even with the same stats put in. The safe bet is to use half and monitor your progress. If you are losing too fast eat a bit more, and if you are losing on target, then excellent.

Muscleandstrength.com is a great site for all forms of lifting and diet information and it is free. There are lots of articles and pre-made exercise programs including home body weight and dumbbell exercises.

You only wear it to work out. I shared the polar F7 with my wife for months before she got her own. You have to change the sex, weight and age between users, but that only takes seconds. The chest strap easily adjusted for both our uses.

I eat it every morning, but it is the sugar coated raisins that make the carbs huge.

When you up your calories, there is usually a quick jump in weight but it should even out. Having said that, a 60% increase at once is probably pushing it. Adding 200 calories every couple of weeks for a while would have been better.