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You cannot avoid it. You are going to get it eventually, and that is going to mean two weeks in quarantine, imprisoned at home. You gotta get your work in while you can!

You're right that you can read on a stationary recumbent bike and cannot on an elliptical. Both spare you the pounding that you experience running on the road. I have had plantar fasciitis and Morton's neuromas and all kinds of painful, worn-out-feet problems. I have found that either helps to relieve my feet from the…

Some of the best physiques I have ever seen I've seen in a Crossfit gym, not a regular gym. There is a gym near me called Crossfit Galvanize. I swear, the bodies in there in the morning look like the Spartans in '300.' And, I don't mean just a few people in there. I mean a lot of people in there.

Since you asked: This morning, I went to the track at the community college a few blocks from home and run eight 400s, with about a minute and a half in between each. I try to run each one a bit faster than the previous. Today was disappointing. My best was, I think, about 1:50. Usually I do better than that. Tonight I am…

My understanding is that Greg Glassman founded Crossfit because he looked around at the non-sport, exercise community and he saw weight lifters who were so bulky that they were lumbering and inflexible, and runners who barely broke a sweat before five miles of road work but had so little strength they had to drag the…

I think it is amazing how precisely they can engineer shoes, cars, things like that. I swear my shoes used to last over a year, running at least 6 miles every other day. And I noticed no breakdown in them. But now? Yeah. I hit 255 miles -- or whatever it is -- and suddenly my shoes go from fine to dead. Like they dropped…

Too many variables to be able to figure out an accurate energy expenditure. Are you doing heavy deadlifts or 100 burpees? Is the WOD eight minutes, all out? Or is it a long chipper? Are you heavy or light? Under 'cardio,' there is a circuit training calculator. You just put in the minutes. Is it precise? No. But is it…

I have healed mine with no rest. Keys? Superfeet insoles. This stretch: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061101150739.htm Picture of the stretch: https://footeducation.com/plantar-fascia-specific-stretch/

It's funny. I cannot spend any time on an elliptical or treadmill. But I love a spin class.

1. The joy of movement. 2. The diversion, since I don't drink or have many other serious hobbies. 3. Being outside, since I work inside, at home.

I agree. I've watched hundreds of videos on various lifts. Nothing supplants having an actual coach watching and critiquing you.

I suppose that lifting helps sustain, and maybe even increase, bone density. But, making bones grow? I've simply never heard of that and I have to be skeptical of that.

Some other people here have already discussed form. My wife is on a rowing team, so any time I get on an erging machine she kinda chuckles at me. And I have rowed a fair amount and received many tips and pointers. They say I still don't row very well and don't get as much out of it as I might. Point being: Most rowing…

I didn't say "hard." But, define 'hard'? That's kind of my point. Maybe if you lift heavy weight, to failure, so that microtears (or whatever happens) occurs, so that you will build muscle mass when it repairs, rest days to let the muscle heal are more important. As I said, many professional runners run 10 times a week,…

I am going to second what everyone else is saying. Athletes generally work the same muscles day after day, without a day off in between. I think the difference is muscle building. The admonition to take a day off in between comes from body building. I'm going to guess rest is less relevant if you are not trying to make…

I simply did not go into the details. As I said, I run 6-8 miles at a time, play tennis, and, most importantly, used to play soccer, where you experience a lot of turning, torquing and sprinting. For the longest time, I did not know about this stretch. I wore Superfeet, My PF would start to get better. I'd play a really…

I run long. But I prefer short and fast too. About twice a week I go over to the track at the college football stadium a few blocks from my house and run sprints. Most fun workout I do!

Ah shoot! Everyone has recommended already whatever I might advise. I have a torn meniscus and plantar fasciitis (which, fortunately, isn't acting up right now). But I run four to six days a week. Because i pay a price for this, I vary my running quite a bit. I run long (6-8 miles) on the streets three times a week. On the…

Not to sound arrogant, but I consider myself THE expert on plantar fasciitis. I have struggled with it for 20 years, off and on, because I jog and play soccer and tennis, and generally refuse to take any time off. Even when I could barely walk afterward. In my experience, you need to do two things. Get Superfeet insoles.…

So, the idea behind kinesiology tape is that it lifts the skin from the underlying muscle and fascia, which causes compression or decompression, which will alter pain signals. It is also supposed to support a joint without restricting movement the way stiff, non-stretchable athletic tape does. There is very little evidence…

Superfeet insoles. Put a pair in every pair of shoes you own. It supports your arch and prevents the condition from continually getting re-aggravated, which allows it to start healing.

Has anyone treated this seriously yet? If not, allow me to be the sobersides in this discussion: Yes, shoveling snow does appear to be a cause of heart attacks. Why? Sedentary people go out with a shovel and snow is heavy. So the activity can raise your heart rate fast. In addition, snow shoveling uses your arms, which for…

Dermatologists claim that both the alleged dairy connection and the chocolate connection are myths.

Thanks much!

With all due respect, I think this 200 calories every 15 minutes estimate for pickleball is a bit high. They say competitive soccer players burn 800-1,000 calories an hour. I'd be surprised if pickleball is anywhere near as vigorous as that.

I agree with CipherZero -- squat, bench, press, and deadlift. Plus, I would add a bent-over row, a pull to balance out the push of the bench and press, and, for the fast pulling motion, do power cleans.

I always thought it was the iron in the spinach.

I only log my tennis here. I have no watch. MFP gives me about 900 calories for 90 minutes of singles. I think I play a fairly vigorous game of tennis. I am ranked a USTA 4.0 and I play about three times per week. But I still feel like 900 calories is a bit generous. Maybe I am wrong. But I doubt that I burn that many…

John Muir said a man (or woman) can survive on bread and tea. But, jeez, who wants to be so austere!!!

It's a serious problem. I run a lot. Running does not spur the same hunger. Not at all.