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Just be honest. Pick whichever suits your daily activity and then add any additional exercise via the Exercise tab.
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If you're needing a massage regularly then chances are your form is poor. Go to a physiotherapist or specialist in whatever exercise you're doing. If it's more occupation-based then see a doctor.
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I don't wear one if that's what you're implying. I have no idea why so many people on here a) wear one and b) recommend them. A HRM is for monitoring your heart-rate, which is only important for medical reasons, or serious athlete's trying to work certain areas of their cardio-vascular system. They provide very little…
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Stretching has no impact on injury or pain after a work-out or exercise session. If you're just aching and sore, then rest and time is the only remedy. If you're actually injured, see a doctor.
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HRMs are not accurate calorie counters. Take any kcal reading from them with a pinch of salt, just as you would the values from this (and other) websites.
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Go to your GP and ask to see a physiotherapist. Follow the NHS's advice over a private chiropractor. EDIT: just checked and you're not from the UK. Ignore that then, but see a doctor and ask to be referred to a physio/physical therapist.
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Yeah, and it's wrong :D Everyone's body is designed to store fat in slightly different places. It makes little sense biologically to store fat on your legs. Your legs don't need to keep warm, as they contain your largest muscles, and large fat stores would make walking less efficient. Women generally store fat on their…
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That's not stretching, that's flexibility training. They're completely different things. Stretching has no effect on the likelihood of injury or DOMS, and should not be done before or after exercise. Flexibility training reduces the likelihood of injury, but should not be done before or after exercise, it should be done as…
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Stretching has no effect on DOMS at all, as one of the previous posters said, either does Aspirin.
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Why why why does everybody on here think that heart rate monitors are calorie counters??? All a HRM is designed to do is monitor your heart rate. The only real way to judge how many calories you burn doing something is via expelled gas analysis. If you want an estimate, use the numbers here or on another similar website,…
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Yes of course it will. Get on it and go for a ride.
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Heartrate monitors are not intended to be calorie-counters, any calorie estimation in them will be similar to that used on this site, just a simple calculation albeit possibly using different factors. Either way they're estimations. The only way to find out whether you're actually in energy balance or not is to monitor…
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Tone only comes with fat-loss. Exercising a specific muscle will not magically make it poke through the layer of fat between it and your skin.
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There is however a way to avoid it: a) avoid harsh eccentric movements, the lowering of the weight for example b) keep doing the exercise, muscles seem to exhibit DOMS most when unaccustomed to the eccentric movement. Wait till the DOMS goes then train again, and repeat, eventually it'll no longer happen.
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If you're talking about Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) which you get a day or two after working out. Then there is no relief. If you're talking about an injury, go to your GP and ask to see a physio, don't take advice over the internet.
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Saaaf Eas' Lundun here. Although I've been exported to the Birmingham for some sin or other.
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Yeah, reason number three is awesome... Your tongue is a muscle after all, it's all important info!
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I was really struggling to take my own advice. The problem is whilst I loved learning during my degree, it's a tough (read: impossible) job to get into. I'm currently working in IT, which means sitting at a desk on my (previously steadily increasing) backside all day. I'd guess that without MFP forcing me be honest with…
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What units is your VO2max estimate measured in? Do you know whether they calculated your VO2max or VO2peak?
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Anything that says that is wrong. Ignore it. The harder you work, the more calories burn. As long as you're healthy enough to do it and you feel no pain, work as hard as you can.
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What the other guy said. Remember though: - good form is essential - big weights, and low reps - work to failure (if you've got a spotter) or one before failure if not.
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There's no hard and fast rule unfortunately, it could just be your genetics. The advice in here is good though, - stick to low intensity, long duration exercise in that area if you're going to do any at all. - stretch, lots (remember, hold a stretch for at least 35s and repeat 3 times, any less and it won't work) As I say…
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Well... you're a quiet bunch aintcha?
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HRMs aren't accurate calorie counters anyway. They are designed to monitor heart-rate for cardiovascular training zones and for medical applications.
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Don't worry about the scale too much. If you're laying down muscle, you could be losing fat and still stay the same weight. Keep it up, and if you still aren't seeing results in a few more weeks, either be a bit more conservative when you add your exercise on here, or simply try not to eat back all of the extra calories…
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Yes it is. Specifically, you were walking for 2hrs, so yes you will burn a lot of calories. I have suspected that the calorie figures on here are a little excessive for exercise. But having followed my predicted kcal intake for a week, I lost a pound, exactly as it said, so you can trust it. As a heavy person, you'll be…
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The first bit's right, the second bit isn't. The whole part of this website is to encourage people to realise that it's not about when you add or remove calories from your body, but it's about the net spend over a period of time. If you do 300kcals of exercise, it makes no difference if you do this first thing in the…
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Take the kids for a walk to the park? Will obviously only work if they're young, not sure teenagers would enjoy being pushed in the swing too much :D Housework? Anything other than sitting on your backside is exercise remember.
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That's not actually correct. The preferred time physiologically is around 3pm. It's when you're less likely to release cortisol in response to exercise, and therefore more likely to get a) the effects of training you're hoping for and b) recover quickly. Saying that, training at any time is fine. Competitive swimmers train…
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The point is, you only take it if you're in a calorie deficit anyway, so there should be less fat in your diet to crap out. But yes, they do advertise the (back)side effect, so what's your issue?
