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  • No. It's extremely unsettling :(
    in Any way to lose fat on legs but NOT gain muscle? Comment by alimay66 November 2013
  • I log housework. I work as a house cleaner, and do 1 or 2 houses a day. It is a complete clean, entire house, upstairs and down. Beds, bathrooms, windows Hoover, mop , dust etc. No flitting ;) When I'm done I'm drenched and knackered. I have worn a heart rate monitor and it showed between 250 and 300 calories burned for 3…
    in A scientific answer to the "does housework count?" debate Comment by alimay66 October 2013
  • I always run with a 2% incline on the treadmill, at 9.5kph Outside I find I run quicker, over 10kph, but have sore thigh muscles the next day. Have to remember to slow down when I'm outside ;)
    in Running Outside vs. Treadmill Difficulty Comment by alimay66 October 2013
  • Have you seen this from Polar ? Due out soon in USA, 2014 in other areas, I am planning on getting one :) was looking at the Fitbit flex today, but think I will wait as I have other Polar products. http://www.polar.com/en/products/get_active/fitness_crosstraining/loop
    in Fitbit vs Bodymedia Comment by alimay66 October 2013
  • I use endomondo, works great on the iphone. there is a free version so you can try it out to see if you like it. You can set up your own interal workouts, and it also tracks your runs by GPS. There is also a website where you can check out all your workouts. www.endomondo.com
    in Interval Training Apps Comment by alimay66 August 2013
  • Whoops...sorry ;) Try this link http://www.livestrong.com/article/165271-how-to-set-your-heart-rate-limits/
    in heart rate monitors Comment by alimay66 October 2012
  • Think its on page 26 of the manual: http://www.polar.fi/e_manuals/FT40/Polar_FT40_user_manual_English.pdf Training Settings, Select Settings > Training settings. • Training sounds: Select Off, Soft,Loud or Very loud. • Heart rate view : Set the FT40 to display your heart rate as Beats per minute or as Percent of maximum. •…
    in heart rate monitors Comment by alimay66 October 2012
  • I use the calories per hour calculator: http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php Put in what exercise you did, and for how long, and it tells you the total calories burned. You can then enter it under your exercise on mfp.
    in Logging workouts Comment by alimay66 October 2012
  • I agree with everyone else, slow down, go at your own pace, the speed comes later. I puffed through week 1, then week 2, and am now up to puffing through week 6 ;) I have the C25k app for the iphone, the free one from Zen Labs, and its great :)
    in Am I jogging incorrectly?? Comment by alimay66 October 2012
  • Mine sits quite comfortably underneath my bra, after a few minutes you forget its there, and its not noticeable :) Have the Polar FT1, cheapest of the Polar watches (i think) but does the basics, time, avg heart rate, max heart rate perfectly well.
    in Suggest a Heart Rate Monitor. Comment by alimay66 October 2012
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