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  • So - now "a good walk spoiled", isn't even a bad walk? :-) Just try walking!
    in Calories burned golfing but riding in cart? Comment by Marionville July 2013
  • I agree, except I am going to say you are DEFINITELY not eating enough! When you enter your basic details into MFP, this calculates your Basal Metabolic Rate, which is the amount of energy you burn to stay alive - breathing, digestion, heart beating, brain function etc At your height and age (never even mind your weight…
    in At my wits end!! Any help? Comment by Marionville July 2013
  • I didn't say they were bad for your spine. But rapid deceleration, by striking a bench while squatting heavily, would be!
    in Squats with a seat? Comment by Marionville July 2013
  • Swimming is very good for flexibility, but not so good for heart fitness, unless it is done fast, to increase the heart-rate. Try interval training - 30 seconds of fast swimming with a 30 secs rest for say, 10 times. Increase this gradually to 60 secs or more, while decreasing the rest periods. Another good fitness…
    in Swimming for exercise Comment by Marionville July 2013
  • It is dangerous to do weighted squats with a bench under the posterior. Consider: your spine is flexible and there is a heavy weight across your shoulders, bearing down on your spine. If you squat too low, the spine will be compressed because of the extra weight above. This would cause serious injury e.g. squashing of…
    in Squats with a seat? Comment by Marionville July 2013
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