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The parody article is kind of amusing, but I had no idea that there were people who actually argue against squats. Almost every fitness class ever makes liberal use of them.

If she's in the UK and/or referring to Imperial pints then it would be 20oz or 2.5 cups. I personally tend to consider any amount >= 8oz taken from a single cup as one serving, even if it means I underestimate my intake a bit. It also means I don't need to worry about filling to an exact line. I'd rather drink more water…

February 15 is probably not the best day to use as a measure. I noticed a lot more people at the gym that day, and I assume it's because people are working off whatever they ate on Valentine's Day. I know I was.

What exercises are you planning to do? 4 and 6kg will be really really light for many exercises, and moderately light for others. I think you will be better off buying two at varied weights than a pair at the same weight. Most exercises don't require two or can be adjusted to work with one.

I had a doctor who told me to eat a ridiculously low number of calories as your GP has done. He told me that I only needed 1200 calories per day. He also claimed that I would burn 500 calories walking for 20 minutes and that if I did that every day I would lose one lb per week. I dumped him and got a better doctor. He…

10 lbs in 6 weeks is very good progress.

I used to do yoga twice a week. Trying to get back into that. It usually helps me with tightness in the neck and lower back. I primarily go for the neck/back and other alignment help. I don't consider it a primary form of exercise (though I do record it in MFP). I usually do it on days when I've done some other form of…

I do daily. It keeps me in touch with what's happening with my body. In particular, if my weight is particularly low or high I drink more water. It does fluctuate a lot so it took me a lot of time to figure out what was background noise / normal fluctuation and what was something that required me to make a small adjustment…

Does your gym have smaller kettlebells? You could start deadlifting those. They come in a wide range of sizes and don't require a bar. Make sure you know the proper form for any weight exercises, though. Especially deadlifting and the like. Otherwise you could injure your back or other parts.

When you are running your endorphins are probably numbing the pain a fair amount. Are you a heel striker (do you land on your heels when running)? I would hesitate to run with knee pain if I were.

My fitbit claims I did this (though not intentionally) ... but I'm still not sure if I can trust it because it says weird things to me sometimes when I pick it up.

If they have enough mental alertness and time to be looking at your outfit, then they aren't working hard enough themselves. Are those yoga shirts (they look like tank tops but have some support built in) as constricting? Being a guy I don't know these things, but I see a lot of people wearing them. Yeah, apparently I am…

I'm a proponent of doing what you feel like you can and don't judge yourself. It has worked well for me -- when I stick to the not judging part, anyway. I have more than my share of couch days. Don't discount the importance of recovery, especially early on. I try to embrace it. When I can, I pay more attention to eating…

17lbs in 70 days is 1.7lbs per week, which seems quite good to me. When I started out on my weight loss program I was losing about 1.5lb per week. Now I lose a lot less - gets harder as you get closer to your goal IMO. As for this week, it usually takes roughly 5-6 days for it to appear on the scale for me. When I go hard…

Here is the routine we did in my treadmill class Wednesday. It looks only slightly different but the incline and the 1 minute of in-between speed definitely would add more challenge. Start at your set point (in your case 7kmh or ~4.4mph) at 1 incline After 1 minute increase your speed about 0.6 mph above set point for 30…

The calorie goal is probably low as mentioned above. For me the thing I would keep an eye on is that you might need a lighter day in the mix there. When I do 2 intense workouts per day, I can't do it 6 days in a row. I usually need at the least a day where I only do 1 intense thing, and often I need an additional full day…

Personally, if given the choice, I will always work out first. I find that it helps suppress my appetite which helps me meet my intake goals. I am also less likely to get heartburn during the workout that way. I also find it extremely difficult to motivate myself to go to the gym or begin exercising after a meal.

I tend to record the boot camp classes at my gym as some combination of calisthenics/vigorous and calisthenics/moderate.

If you use ios/android you could consider getting one that will integrate with mfp via another app. Digifit iCardio, for example. I believe most bluetooth HRMs will work with that app.

I find them somewhat accurate for some activities but wildly inaccurate for others. I generally assume that I am burning about 10 calories per minute for most forms of intense exercise. I find that mFP has some wildly inaccurate numbers if we use that as a baseline. It seems spot-on for jogging and cycling and…

I used to hate burpees. Then I learned about sit-outs.

I didn't ignore their advice; I followed it for a few months. I figured after 20 lbs additional weight loss their number needed to be adjusted. It takes a few months to get an appointment so I figured I should try to figure it out on my own. Then I started looking at BMR and other tools and became confused as to how much…

I started using my fitness pal a few months ago. Since then I've lost an additional 20 lbs so I thought I'd go online to try to figure out roughly how to adjust my caloric intake. A few months / 20 lb ago a nutritionist told me I should eat around 2200-2300 calories in order to see weight loss based on my activity (I work…