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  • I'm new to this but it sounds like fun Week # 1 -- September 3rd -- Goal 240 minutes: Mon: - Tue: 60 min biking, 10 min swimming, 40 min walking Wed: 27 min running, 10 min walking Thur: 40 min swimming Fri: Sat: Sun: Total / goal minutes: 187 / 240
    in September MOVE-IT 180 to 360+ minutes a week challenge!! Comment by frizbplaya September 2012
  • HI Alexia, The spin classes I've been to are usually an hour long and will include warm up, cool down and maybe some stretching at the end. The middle part is where all the work gets done. They'll do things like increase resistance a couple notches each minute till it's really hard, then decrease a couple notches each…
    in Taking a Spin class tomorrow... Comment by frizbplaya September 2012
  • I'm not an expert, just repeating things I've read: When you burn calories, it's always a mix of carbs and fat. At a slow pace you burn 50/50 while at a fast pace you burn more like 70 (carbs) / 30 (fat). The answer over the years has been that you'll burn a higher percentage of fat at a slow speed. However, if you burn a…
    in RUNNING Comment by frizbplaya September 2012
  • I did an online BMI calculator and it said I was "obese". Something about that word and the health problems that come with it (family history of diabetes and heart disease) told me it was time to change. I've also talked about doing Triathlons for years. I'm doing a short one in 10 days and I'm going to do one that's twice…
    in so, what was the REAL motivation? Comment by frizbplaya September 2012
  • "Circuit Training, General" is an option under cardio. Circuit training is when you do several strength exercises with little rest between. It's a blend of cardio and weights.
    in Aren't some strength exercises technically cardio too? Comment by frizbplaya September 2012
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