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Not in Canada but know someone who is and they highly recommend Hammer Nutrition products.

You could try Touch Rugby if you want the exercise without the contact element of 15s rugby

I have substantially reduced the spare tyre around my middle by cutting out bread, pasta and rice on a daily basis and when I do have those items (maybe once or twice a week), I only have a handful rather than three handsful! Mind you, I am a lady of 'a certain age' who will naturally gain around the middle anyway so…

I agree with Marialuisa72 - people who are overweight (and I include myself in that category) have often lost sight of what a 'normal' portion size is. A normal portion of cereal is 40g - how many of us eat triple that on a regular basis?! This programme acted as a short sharp shock to people who had lost track of what…

My dad had a RC repair 5 years ago (he was 68!) and it took a long time to heal - 3 months in sling, about 6 months of weekly physio (he went private) until he got most strength back. Also had frozen shoulder and had to have another GA to release it. He also discovered that his other RC was badly damaged too but after the…

Please wear hi vis clothing too when cycling and definitely in twilight or dark. Lights sometimes get 'lost' if not positioned in exactly the right way and seeing a flash of hi vis in their headlights may make drivers look twice and then see the light! Even when cycling in the daylight, a cyclist in dark top and leggings…

When mine were babies, I found that if I 'dieted' then I lost my milk supply. I had big babies so this was not good! Instead of running in your lunch hour, could you maybe walk briskly? Its not so hard on your poor old body which has just carried and given birth to another human! Maybe walk with your baby before or after…

Echoing the other comments - you need to record EVERYTHING you eat and drink. I made the mistake of thinking that because I was exercising I could eat the extra chocolate/sweets/bread etc but in reality my 'workout' was only burning a couple of hundred calories extra so I wasn't in a calorie deficit. I breastfed all my…

I don't follow macros per se as I dont understand them enough but do aim for protein making up 30% of my daily intake. I eat lots of veg both cooked and raw and got very frustrated to see my carb ratio shoot up just because I had a big plate of veg with my chicken! No potatoes or rice or pasta or bread!! Calories is easier…

3 hours and 40 miles a day is serious biking! That's over 200 miles a week! Very impressive. I'm lucky if I get 40 a week right now :(

Relatively new convert to road cycling here!! Dont buy a bike for the name ie Boardman or Pinarello. If money is no object, get the frame fitted for you then attach everything else. If you fancy going faster then lighter wheels are worth the investment,. Its not just the number of gears which will help you up the hill but…

My PT said that, as I'm a female of a certain age(!), I would be better to only eat carbs such as pasta, rice, bread etc when I have earned them so straight after a workout (like you eating your ham salad bap!) or just before a workout (weetabix before a 50 mile bike ride!). Since I followed this, I have lost weight on my…

Bread always amazes me - the calories in just one slice and it's gone in a flash!

I cycle at between 14-16mph and burn around 30-35 calories per mile which would be in line with what Strava told you that you had burned. I use a HRM so mine is fairly accurate. Mind you, as others have said, nothing is going to give you a bang on accurate reading !

I use 400-600 calories in my 90 minute morning workout according to my HRM. I use 30-35 calories per mile on my road bike, depending on the terrain - if it's VERY hilly I use 40! Running used to use around 100 cals per mile. Exercise classes never used more than 2-300. Surely its down to the individual, their effort and…

I watched this programme with fascination. Yes, the 450 calorie limit seems extreme BUT the people there were obese - they had plenty of fat reserves and it was only for 7 days. A human can easily survive without food for 7 days so long as there is plenty of water. It made me wonder whether those of us in the Western World…

Over the (many) years that I've been watching my weight, I find that I ALWAYS gain weight on the weeks I've been REALLY good with my diet. It always takes 2 or even 3 weeks for the results of this week to show up! As others have said, please dont look at one week and get downhearted. You're looking for a long term,…

This week I have been using multi pack Mars bars frozen - similar to a Mars bar ice cream but those get eaten more quickly. The frozen Mars bar takes ages to defrost enough to chew so I HAVE to eat it slowly. And the multi pack ones are around 160 calories each.

In my experience the bar code scanners can be very inaccurate as they often dont take into account the portion size - so the scanner shows 300 calories for 100g but the portion size is twice that!!!

Cellulite is more about diet and genes than exercise. There are plenty of (non-airbrushed) photos of thin or skinny models with cellulite on their thighs. Apparently you can help to reduce cellulite by drinking lots of water and following a sensible diet - low on the unhealthy fats, lots of fruit and veg, low sugar, low…

My experience was that on my 'off' days, I ate three times the calories that I would have eaten on my tracking days so ended up counteracting all the good I had done on the preceding 5 days and ended up with the scales not moving.

With a decent gym membership you should get an induction and they should write you a starter gym programme. Please don't use Stronglifts or anything until you are comfortable with the gym and all its equipment and have your techniques sorted so you are doing them properly.

I wear a MyZone HRM and the number of calories burned depends on the workout I'm doing! My gym programme is currently all over body workout - I burn 100 calories in my warm up then work out and see where I've got to. Usually its around the 400 mark in 1.25 hours so I go on the air stepper until I've burned 500 then…

Its called being a woman. We all have them and its a perfectly normal shape. Yes, you could get rid of it with plastic surgery but tbh is it really worth it?

When I cycle, I usually bank on burning about 30 cals per mile whatever the terrain. My HRM (Myzone) backs that up on flatter rides but on hilly stuff I obviously burn more. Unless you are horrendously overweight then your calorie burn does sound a bit on the high side!!

Kitten should have read s***!!!

I'm just the same but my 'snack time' is as soon as I come through the door, whatever time that is, whether its 4pm, 5pm, 6pm or even 8pm I find myself almost compelled to stuff my face,. Now I KNOW that I'm not compelled and can avoid the situation by doing 1 of 2 things - 1. Dont have the stuff in the house to snack with…

I did two miles this morning at 4mph pace (without dog sadly as she was put to sleep 2 weeks ago :-( ) and burned 150 calories according to both HRM and Vivofit. I'm 5ft 9 and 13 stones but pretty fit (apart from 2 weeks lay off from gym post lipoma removal hence the walking). Usually daily gym sessions plus 50 mile cycles…

I always sweat a lot but over the past year, since I've been doing harder workouts I def sweat loads more - look like I've had a shower most mornings! I like it as it feels as though my skin is 'cleansing' x

When I get muscle soreness, I keep up with my set routine but lower the weights a bit. I find that my muscles get better more quickly if I re-work them. This may not work for everyone and I'm not a qualified fitness person!!