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HRM: Garming forerunner 310XT Workout: Jillian Michael's 30 day Shred, which is really 27 minutes of proper exercise, not 30. Min heartrate:85, max: 178. Accidentally, I had it set to the wrong user profile; according to the profile I was male, 8 years younger than I really am and 25kg heavier (89kg = 196lbs =14 stone…
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For a year now, I have had to deal with hamstring tendinitis/ osis / which meant I had to avoid certain exercises, at first. More than now. Luckily I had both my feet. But many things that. Involve the legs were no-no, and it's the leg muscles that burn the most energy. I can jump again but if I couldn't... Bicycling.…
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I'm 45 and joined MFP a year ago when it turned out I couldn't run any more due to degenerative hamstring tendonitis. I have recently discovered circuit training and do that at home or during the lunch break at work. I also have 4-5kg (10 pounds) to go... And could always need more friends for mutual support. Feel free to…
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Yep. I have to stand ashamed and publicly announce that I can't calculate. A fairly high-intensity exercise that I'm trying to get better at these days is rope jumping. The other day 5:15 minutes at average HR 178 = 70 calories according to the HRM; that's not 1333 per hour as I wrote, that's more like 800. Today I broke…
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Old thread, has anything new come of it? Peeaanuut, have you done more measurements? I have to correct myself. Doing rope jumping, my HRM says that I can burn 70 calories in 5 min 15. That would make 1333 calories per hour, I didn't think there was an activity that could burn that much. Granted this: average heart rate…
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Current and last employer both have a shower which employees are allowed to use. I only jump under it very quickly to wash the sweat off, and dash back to my desk. Failing that, I used to do what others here have suggested, brought a washcloth and wiped myself down (particularly the sweaty areas) using just a sink. If I…
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Looks like fun. Lots of hopping around. Just from watching the introductory video I can feel my hamstring tendonitis coming on again ... :-) Now seriously. Do I have to order this in the form of DVDs and wait for 6 weeks and another few exchange rate drops until I have it? Or is there a useful youtube link???
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I have a Garmin forerunneer 310XT which different to its predecessor model doesn't go flat any more after 10 hours. I wear it during exercise, heart rate easily goes up to 180 and is often 140-150 on average -- I work out fairly intensely, but then also, my heart rate just goes pretty high pretty quickly. When I try to…
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I'm currently doing Jillian Michael's 30 day shred, somewhere in the middle, not actually counting days and modifying it all the time (usually doing everything a bit longer, a bit harder, and working in other exercises.) 1. Don't know, only started logging weight again a week ago, afteer having shockingly gained 3 kilos in…
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I have hamstring tendonitis which is a different beast, but I know what it is like to have to avoid all exercises that exert certain muscles in the upper leg. I don't know what insanity is but probably a type of circuit training? Abs and upper body strength will of course be fine, but it might also be possible to find…
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I'd say you injured it and you should rest it for a while and let it heal, and avoid any exercises that make it worse, i.e.all exercises that make you feel it. In particular lunges and squats. Ice -- good against inflammation. But really, if you want to heal a muscle, you need to keep it warm. It increases the blood flow…
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For some people, exercise is a hunger suppressant. Half an hour of running/proper circuit training, and I'm normally not hungry for 2-3 hours.
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Ok, great graphical representation! As I said... Try again, compare the screenshots or write it down, see whether it's consistent.
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I hadn't read that when I posted. I understand that you didn't wear the HRM while on the stationary bike. Okay, still question, are you sure it was reset when you put it onfor the treadmill? If it was... As I said, the figure is so unlikely that I would suspect the thing is broken. Test it. Wear it more often for similar…
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Out of experience, I'm incredulous about the HRM figure. 445 cals for 21 min of walking (2.5 mph) sounds very unlikely, that would be more than 1270 cals per hour. I know no activity that burns that much energy, the highest values per hour are around the 600-700 mark, and walking is not a high-calorie burning activity.…
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I agree with smileyface111, not being an expert, just having learned it the hard way... I wish I could go back to running. I used to run every morning to work and in the evenings the other way, I ran half marathons, 15K werdefinitely not a problem, I love running. And I have been overdoing it with that same routine. I got…
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On a related note, I have a similar problem... When I come home from work, I am usually starving and have already used up my calorie allowance for the day. Impossible to be cooking and not eating, healthy or otherwise. Sometimes I can help it snacking on apples, but since I have usually already been eating apples all day…
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Welcome back, and good luck. i think MFP is a gorgeous tool that helps you achieve your goals. All the best. I lost more than 10 kilos for my wedding (I started out 'just obese' and ended 'just still overweight'), I can sympathise. Make sure you buy/commission/make your wedding dress as late as possible so it takes your…
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so, the thread is only a day old and has something like 162 answers and counting, including a mild flame war... Not bad. If you read all the posts, if you still read to here.... You wanted a advice: i can sympathise. You say you are up on your feet all day. I had a sedentary job and ran half an hour every day. I felt…
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My muscles hurt. I continued anyway. Now I haven't been able to run for 7 months because I have a hamstring tendinitis. I can't recommend continuing when in pain. Muscle soreness is little tears in the muscle. My tendinitis is tears in the tendons that attach the muscle to the bone. Stretching is the worst thing you can do…
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As asked on another thread: what, please, is a cup of broccoli? How fine do you chop it up before you put it into your measuring cup? And do you really only chop up half a stalk first and then see how many cups you have got now? And what is a head of garlic? One single clove or an entire bulb? I don't dare to ask how you…
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http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Healthy_eating_school_lunches
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Nope. Wen you give your digestive tract a break, it just shuts down and won't do as much any more until you give it food again to digest. No way it would then mobilise any 'toxin storages' in the body to now work on the backlog. How many people have an abdominal scan after a detox, cleanse, or IF? I just had one after a…
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Thanks. I often have to browse through lots of food options until I fing one that states, say '127g', and then I know there will be a 1g serving size option which I cam then multiply by, say, 40 to give the number I want. The 'cup' measurements usually have just that option -- a cup -- or sometimes also TSP, etc..... Which…
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It's one of the things that irks me in the MFP food database. I search for 'carrots' and up comes 'one cup'. Pray how do people measure 'one cup' of whole carrots? What, damn, is a cup of broccoli? Potatoes? I make porridge with half a cup of oats and know from that that it is anywhere tween 40 and 60 grams.140 or 210…
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http://www.abc.net.au/health/talkinghealth/factbuster/stories/2012/12/13/3653639.htm#.US9DK2thiSM Water intoxication is possible but extremely rare. It means your body's sodium level drops too low and your kidneys can't cope. Very unlikely to get that from drinking 4l a day, even though most of us only drink 2.
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Ditto.
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Quark. And some salt for flavour . Failing that, cottage cheese. For the protein and the lasting satiety value. And chives. Possibly diced fresh tomato. Or any fresh vegetables that take your fancy.
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Correlation is not causation. That said, rising sugar levels and rising levels of obesity and diabetes might of course be causally related. But there is always anecdotal evidence to the contrary: A relative got diabetes from being overweight, and she didn't have a sweet tooth at all and didn't eat much sugar. Has anyone…
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I may not be really qualified, I was diagnosed with a mild case of IBS after they found out it couldn't possibly be a gluten allergy. My symptoms weren't so severe, just continuous soft bowel movements and occasional cramps where I couldn't stay away from the toilet for long. Then I started losing weight, eating less and…