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I travel a lot and even when I'm home I don't like doing Insanity (another Beachbody workout) in my house since I sweat so much so I have always done these in some gym or another. I'm usually close to an LA Fitness so I find a mat and just set up my computer with my portable bluetooth speaker and go at it. Most people at…

+1 But I've given up trying to argue that with people ;)

Hard to say if that's accurate or not. How did you calculate your max heart rate? If you're just using a formula then unless you are lucky enough to have a heart rate that matches the formula (and I wouldn't count on that) then I would say the numbers should be taken with a grain of salt.

A lot of the nicer HRMs on the market can help guide your workout intensities. I personally love Polar but I've also had similarly good experience with Suunto when it comes to this. Suunto has a meter on the HRM that essentially tells you how hard your workout is. So if on Monday I want a tough workout, I might work until…

I definitely sleep better when I work out

You should look into some sort of small lunch bag that is insulated. Many of them will let you put a freezer thing in it and that would keep your food cold until you ate it.

I get the burrito bowl with no cheese or sour cream with guac, salsa, black beans and rice, and all the veggies. You'll be full after that. Its like 550 cals. 8)

I've always found I get farther on my runs when I breathe.

If people are insulted that you're not eating food because you're trying to live a healthy lifestyle, they're the ones being rude, not you.

If you're running 2mi right now you'll find a 5k easy. Forget Oct 29...you could run one today if you wanted to. Go for it...you'll enjoy it 8)

I'd suggest running shoes, probably some clothes to wear during the race (running naked is frowned on), and some sort of weapon to help you get through the massive crunch at the beginning of the race. I prefer a nerf bat since it doesn't leave lasting injury.

Well, I would echo everyone else...the cheapest Polar you can find is still going to be a good HRM for you 8)

By the end of the year I'd like to be doing 120+ mi/mo. It really just depends on why you run. 100 mi/mo is definitely a good number

I saw your comment that you don't want it visible while at work. Polar's HRMs are extremely comfortable and you won't notice it nor will anyone else. However if you're planning to wear it to track your calories throughout the day...be aware that HRMs aren't intended for that and it likely will not give you a very accurate…

What HRM do you use? Every HRM I had always asked if it could use a higher number if I hit it as my new MHR. That's how I ended up at 209.

220 - 30 = 190. But my MHR is actually 209. The formula is so inaccurate that you could just make up any number you want and it'd be as useful ;)

Will give you a completely meaningless number

There is only one thing you need to know about the formulas to calculate heart rate: they're all worthless. All of them. Your max heart rate is something you either need to find by pushing yourself to the limit or with a doctor's assistance. Unless you're fit...i would suggest going to the doctor to find it out.

I have a polar HRM and I have had the strap for over 18 months now so you shouldn't need a new one already. Have you taken your pulse when you've seen that HR show up? You didn't say why you knew that that was wrong. My maxHR is 209 so its feasible 8)

Originally from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale but now I'm up in Brandon (just outside Tampa)

Beer, which I wash down with a little beer. After the Disney Wine & Dine I made an exception and had wine instead.

If it only allows input for weight then to be honest...its no better than the machine. It has nothing to do with the sensors being wet enough. That's just so that it will read your heart rate. If they're not wet you'll get a lower reading, not higher as it won't always register your heart rate. Calories burned is just a…

I ran the Disney Wine & Dine this past weekend and I'd dropped my training for like 6 weeks prior to the race (dumb me!) If you can do 7 or 8 miles a couple weeks before the race you'll be fine. Important thing to do is find a pace that lets you get all the way through it. You'd be surprised how long you can run at the…

Yeah it totally depends on if you're a pronator or not which is best determined at a running store. They'll give you the test for free. I'm an overpronator myself and this week just got a pair of Asics GT2160s which are excellent shoes. Runner's World gave them their Editor's Choice award. But you have to know first what…

I think the MFP calorie numbers, based on what I've seen, are WAY off. I went for a run yesterday for 62 minutes. When I logged it in my diary, MFP autofilled in something like 1400 calories burned. My Polar HRM recorded 560 which, while calories burned is no exact science, I trust Polar to be fairly accurate. During my…

If you need some restaurant choices that you can get a lower cal meal: Cheesecake Factory (!!) - Way better food than Chili's anyway and they now have a Skinnylicious menu of lower cal and rather tasty options. I know that Macaroni Grill has a few light chicken and fish dishes. The best thing to do is to stake out…

How many foods cheer for themselves while they cook. Bacon!

You might be interested in reading Michael Pollan's book "The Botany of Desire"...great read! And you're right, there is a reason for the saying but perhaps not what you think it is. The United States used to use apples primarily for making cider until the late 19th/early 20th centuries when the pressure of what would…

I wouldn't log it. Its just part of living life. If we all underestimated our daily activity and overestimated our daily intake, we'd be better off 8)

Tim, I do most of my training as a runner so I tend to trust my HRM numbers as being reasonably accurate (especially since Polar does a good job of calculating VO2) but I know that Polar also makes HRMs that are very specifically geared towards activities other than running. Are those perhaps more accurate for non-aerobic…