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Saw a job posting for my gym that stated: Personal Trainers are required to have: • Personal Training certification AND/OR a fitness related degree • CPR/AED Certified I hear its a rough racket. a lot of gyms require PTs to sell sell sell. You also have to deal with clients who wont follow your advice. I understand clients…

Who knows. Id pick a scale and stick with it. Its the trend that matters and how you look. so.. if you stay with the same scale... it will likely be accurate that you lose say 5 pounds. The exact number might not be dead on... but ask yourself if it really matters.

Sittups, pushups, and pullups might work. Maybe get a chair and incorporate some bands for some arm, shoulder, and back exercises.

Swimming would probably be the best thing you can do for cardio..

bring one of these: http://www.robbinssports.com/images/40-inch-diameter-speed-chute-parachute-trainer.jpg

Think of weight loss like watching your 401k plan. Would you liquidate it because of a bad change over 2 days? I look at week over week trends. And if i get in to a plateau... i just look at my 180 day graph and remind myself its working... dont change a thing... results take time.

Right after work. Once you get the routine going and convince yourself that the gym is as important as brushing your teeth or taking a shower, in other words, not optional, it gets easier. I don't always feel too psyched about going, but I kind of think i'd have the same feelings in the morning as well. I just remind…

Over the short term fasting isnt likely to cause any problems. The real issue with fasting (if done too much) could be the formation of gall stones and heart problems that can result in death. Though fasting may work in the short term you have to ask yourself whether its really a lasting solution. Weight loss is as much…

Also... You might just suggest http://www.prosper.com/ . Its peer to peer lending where people get loans (for say 5000 dollars) and others invest (say 50 or 100 increments) in their projects. They have much easier lending standards than a bank and they might be more successful that route.

Why can't they get the $5000 loan themselves? (Im guessing their credit is bad). So, this is a person who potentially already has a track record of not paying back their debts. Ultimately... I think no matter what you do... it will end poorly. Unfortunately, you MAY help them delay the loss of their property, but…

Going to add something i havent heard other people say... this is in addition to other people's advice. If you are trying to lose weight... it can make your recoveries harder. You might notice that if you take a day or two off that you will feel stronger in your running indicating you are just not recovering as fast as you…

Your Total Calorie Burn/Mile Your Net Calorie Burn/Mile Running .75 x your weight (in lbs.) .63 x your weight Walking .53 x your weight .30 x your weight Adapted from "Energy Expenditure of Walking and Running," Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise, Cameron et al, Dec. 2004. (top number is total, bottom is Net. Since…

Looking at your diary... I see a lot of room for miss measurement. Do you weigh your food? For instance... i see you list 1 serving of parmesan on one of your meals. You'd be surprised how little 1 serving of parmesan is. Its very easy to poor on something closer to 3. Same with peanutbutter. I saw at one point, 1…

Its extremely unlikely that your metabolism is the cause. There are SOOO many factors that can be in play. If you just started exercise, you can be just converting fat to muscle. New exercise routines can also cause muscles to retain more water as well. Also.. as a woman, as your monthly cycle progresses your body will…

You're best off focusing on just cardio while you are doing your weight loss. Light weights may help you strengthen up a little bit, but toning really only occurs when muscles become visible which happens as you drop weight. Trying to tone up specific areas wont help much either. Many women are predisposed to storing…

As for the cardio work vs weight training.... I recall a study that said as little as 30 mins of high intesity interval training is enough to keep cardiovascular conditioning stable for 2-3 months. Work the weights and increase the diet to aim for .5 - 1 pound a week of weight gain. Do that for 6-8 weeks while doing ~ 3…

As someone who has done a half ironman before. Let me give you advice.... train exclusively for the half Ironman. Personally, i train towards my hardest event and assume all others are simply "training or practice" for the main event. As runs go, a half marathon is not too huge a challenge- Especially compared to that half…

Protein isn't bad at all. If you're exercising, you'll need more of it than MFP allocates anyways. Proteins are usually kind of nice when you're dieting as they increase satiety and are more inefficient in digestion (meaning if you eat 100 calories of protein your body might only get 75 calories, whereas 100 calories of…

just wanted to add another thing i kind of figured out in my year on MFP. As you use MFP so long as you are CONSISTENT you will get a general feeling of your metabolism. So if you set yourself up to lose 2 pounds a week but are only losing 1 pound a week, you can be somewhat confident you are not 100% accurate. The easiest…

I tend to go with before cooking as it is far more reliable. Most caloric information is given on the precooked state. So for say a sauce, if you cook it, it will lose moisture (making it weigh less) but will simply condense the fat/sugars altering the accuracy. The only exceptions to this would be with meats, however, i…

If you are eating only 1200 calories (and working out) there is a chance you might be have too great a deficit. 1200 calories is just the minimum they set as anything less would likely mean you weren't getting proper nutrition. (typically a doctor supervised diet must be done below this amount). I recommend eating back…

Fat Free Refried beans (cans where only pinto beans, water, and salt are the ingredients). The one i get is 280 per can and makes me feel full for hours....

In this days world though, i don't think going under 1500mg in a day is likely unless you're strictly on a raw food diet and NEVER eat out and NEVER eat anything frozen, from a can, and never eat meat (they even add salt to raw meat http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/22/health/he-nutrition22 ). MFP seems to already track…

Alcohol content and calories are directly related. The higher the alcohol content the more calories. I believe about 60-80 calories per ounce of liquor and 120 for a light beer. Light beer is nice just because it is a lot of liquid and will allow you to drink slower. If you don't like light beer, however, the only low…

I think the best strategy is to find something that works for you. I think adaptability and experimentation are the keys to success. Some people will try to reward themselves and buy a nice piece of clothing 1 size below their current weight and use that as their goal. Others might pick up a hobby that occupies them and…

It's a bit too late, but in the future, i'd suggest having a competition for the best "healthy or low calorie" version. Or if it isn't a competition, just suggest there be a healthy section and a non healthy section. I can't imagine you are the only person who is concerned with what they eat at the office. This day and age…

You are correct- however, miss the point. A diet **IS** a controlled fast. Eating irregularly or reducing calories further changes how your body fuels itself. You ideally want to keep your body burning Carbs and Fat and reduce the amount of protein your body uses as fuel (prevent the body from burning up muscle). Regular,…

I would eat something no matter what. Maybe just a breakfest bar (150 calories) or something small. However, Not being hungry in the morning is a bad sign that your metabolism is slowing down. This can be caused by not eating regularly (skipping meals can make things worse). Adding a little bit of exercise in to your…