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I used to get really bad headaches/migraines after heavy exercise that would sometimes last for hours. After asking a couple of PT's at the gym - I found it was quite common and that it was due to working on a PC. Basically - due to looking up & down all day from keyboard to screen - my neck muscles had shortened and…
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heya tania - not sure whether it says on my profile - but I am in Hamilton.
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Do you have access to a microwave and toaster? My go to lunch at present is scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, tomatoes, cottage cheese with rocket on either a piece of toast or a muffin split. I scramble the eggs in the microwave (really easy, just give them a stir every 15secs or so), pull them out when they are still…
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Are you stretching sufficiently after your workouts? I used to get really bad constant knee pain - and not just when actually doing the squats but in day-to-day life. It got so bad at one point that just walking from point A to point B was agony. I found that the pain wasn't related to my form at all but because my IT…
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I suffered from major headaches after every high intensity workout for months. After asking about this, I found it was actually to do with my job. As I worked on a PC all day and spent a lot of time looking down - my neck muscles had shortened and tightened. When my blood pressure rose during exercise - the blood and…
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I definitely recommend the Alan Carr book. I quit cold turkey (after 10-11 years of smoking) and didn't gain any weight at all. I found the book helpful as it talks about eating and why you eat when you quit smoking. This helped me be really sure that when I ate - it was because I was hungry and not because I was craving a…
