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You need to determine your 1-rep maximum weight for various exercises under qualified supervision to ensure good form. Then you lift weights at about 70% of that - it varies depending on your aim. The 1-rep max or 1-RM is the maximum amount of weight you can just about manage with one repetition and can't possibly go on to…

Get some medical advice about exercise and high blood pressure first even though exercise forms part of the lifestyle management of non-severe hypertension. You need specific medical advice about you. I would say they will probably advice you to exercise at the lower intensity range so that your blood pressure doesn't…

In three months, I want to be well on my way with progressive resistance training and beginning to show a bit of muscle definition. In a year's time, I want to be healthy and happy and active, and developing my creative side instead of spending time logging my calories!

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I am glad you broke your dangerous ABC diet but it was bound to happen: our bodies are programmed to give up on torturing restrictive diets. With a sensible, gradual weight loss and frequent exercise programme, your chances of success are greatly increased, as this forum shows you. The first week is the hardest as your…

Your body is spending less energy keeping you warm compared to a winter's day so no, you probably burn less calories. I agree with others that you lose more water so you need to have a higher water intake.

Hi, here is a suggestion to find your motivation. Draw up a list of: a) advantages of dieting / losing weight b) disadvantages of dieting / losing weight c) advantages of not dieting / losing weight d) disadvantages of not dieting / losing weight, Although you might think c) and d) are repetitions of a) and b), they are…

Skip the guilt trip, as my animated exercise DVD figure says, and stay focused on what you can control in your life. You have done it before and today is when you start doing it again. Good luck and remember not to go for quick results - I reckon it was that extra effort for the holiday that derailed you: just keep it slow…

Good work. The hairstyle in the second picture is the best :)

I remember that great throw-away line: "the answer is not in the fridge" from the film "What Women Want" - Mel Gibson wanders around in his flat, emotionally bewildered, goes in the kitchen, opens the fridge and says something like that. I probably remember it all wrong but that scene always comes to my mind whenever I…

I couldn't understand why I was losing weight on such limited calorie restriction (i.e. trying to lose weight slowly)...until I put in the calories for housework as well as exercise. Now it makes more sense.

Thanks everyone again for their helpful tips. I already take fish oil, etc and have temporarily given up on strength-training. After all this though, I certainly aim to get back on to it with dynamic stretching / heat pads, etc.. Thank you again.

I never thought I could laugh so much with a myfitnesspal thread. Of course it's over 'cos then you don't have everyone touching the back wall every time they go for second issue. Seriously, the best solution is the his and hers but attached end on to the wall: that way you might get a 69 and everyone is lovey-dovey.

From what I understand, you have managed success with your PRT and inflammatory arthritis. Is that right? If so, I salute you! You have inspired me.

"Everyone is a doctor! I train people recovering from injury many chriro and pt patients have come to me after insurance runs out. PM me or fr me. I dont want to write a book on here to answer your question :)" Hi, it's really kind of you to reply but I am afraid I am not sure I understood the abbreviations! Do please let…

Apart from possible pairing issues, what exactly are the problems that tall women have? Personally, I think they are wonderful: they get items off the shelf for you for starters! and they don't always look down on you ;)

I agree that eliminating processed foods is half the battle. This is specifically about changing habits: 1. eat four meals a day so that you are not hungry during great long gaps between meals 2. always eat in one place, however small the snack: kitchen or dining room only, sitting down, with proper cutlery and/or plate…

Thank you all for your helpful replies/suggestions. I would like to do exercise five times a week so I use a swimming pool only occasionally. I mostly do low-impact aerobics, walking, Tai Chi and, until recently, progressive resistance training (PRT) with wrist/ankle bands about 0.5-1.5kg. It was the PRT which gave me…

I have a similar problem: normal weight for my height but want to lose body fat. As an experienced dieter, I know that I can't keep to a 1200 calorie diet and that I can with 1400: it's what I am aiming for on week 2 of my diet plan as I have now lost the initial rapid kg of a first week of moderation. I agree with the…

I once lost all my family digital photographs in a computer crash. It helped me to remember what the buddhists say: that everything in life is transient but we always remain :)

Suggest: 1. discuss w GP and/or sports physiotherapist 2. do low-impact exercise i.e. avoid jumping/jogging 3. avoid squats or any other exercise which bends the knee to 90 degrees whilst standing: very stressful for knee joint 4. modify exercises which require you to twist (pivot on) the knee whilst standing: keep knee…

"4. One can lose most of their fat by ONLY changing their diet, and with NO exercise whatsoever. The fact that exercise is necessary to lose fat is one of the most established and suffer-inducing social myths." But exercise, apart from preventing muscle loss during dieting, also: 1. helps prevent osteoporosis…

Hi, Nina Congratulations on your coming nuptials! You ask for advice and my advice is: please avoid last-minute crash diets; you will only have setbacks as your body protests (healthily) but they will make you feel miserable / fill you with angst. Go steady with a gentle diet full of fruit and vegetables, a healthy…

Hi there. Well done for deciding to start your journey. It was 3 years to the day yesterday that my husband decided to lose weight. In that period, he has gradually (and with the obligatory occasional setbacks) lost over 26 kg - he now looks gorgeous! Long term dieting has become a way of life for him and we are now…