LilRedRooster Member

Massive congratulations!!! ❤

Best way for any exercise is to buy a chest strap and monitor your heart rate and go off those calories burned. I just wear my chest strap and go.

Whenever I get down closer to 150lbs, my cheekbones come back, haha. They came back recently and I noticed them. :)

There's kind of a general misconception with bradycardia that if your resting heart rate is lower, it means you're healthier or more athletic. Not really the case. Working on a cardiac floor, I can tell you, we see patients quite often with very low heart rates who, like a previous poster said, end up with pacemakers…

I've owned two, the Vivofit (original), and currently have the Vivosmart HR. Main difference is the wrist-based heart rate monitor on the Vivosmart, which you have to charge. Vivofit you don't have to charge, and the battery lasted me 2+ years, and synced with my Garmin chest strap HR monitor really well. Never had to…

Honestly, numbness and tingling isn't really something that should have home remedies applied, especially if it's accompanied by pain. Tingles and numbness implies there's some kind of nerve involvement, which you should talk to a doc about, and likely get x-rayed or MRI'd to rule out fractures or nerve compression. Could…

As a cardiac nurse, I concur with the advice above: If you have a family history of heart problems, and your resting heart rate falls well below normal for the average population, you should see a doctor to rule out any issues, even if you are a super amazing awesome athlete. That's not someone being an idiot about…

I've been working nights off and on for a few years as an RN, 7p-7a. I don't keep a night schedule on my days off because I have a five-year old and significant other and want to actually see them, so my Monday, I start out with a normal day, stay up 24 hours, then sleep and go back. After my Friday, I get a short nap,…

I'm a nurse, work 7p-7a, and my "Monday", I stay up for 24 hours then sleep. I've found that trying to log in the hours I'm awake doesn't really work for me, because they vary depending on where I fall in my scheduled time, which is NEVER the same week to week. If I split days, have three in a row, etc., especially since I…

Peroxide on your feet can cause some irritation and skin dryness, and you REALLY don't need to use that as a general cleanser. Any particular reason why you chose to use that? It can actually cause more skin breakdown and put you at risk for injuries or infections. Seriously, soap and water and breathable fabrics for your…

You will find a LOT of different responses based on individual goals. A lot of people who want to increase their weight and personal records, or who strength train with Olympic weights, etc., will do weights first to maximize their gains there. Others won't care about that and will choose cardio first to warm up, then do…

I have a heart rate monitor, and calculate mine that way. It's just easier, because otherwise I've found that trying to log it as "circuit training" is usually too low, and logging individual exercises is entirely too much work.

Could you buy a holster for your phone so you can just attach it to your pants or something? Or have it in a sports strap on your arm? Is there a reason they don't allow it on you in class, specifically?

What do you do for breakfast? I work nights, so this is a tad irrelevant for me, since I eat before I go to the gym by several hours, then head to work with a packed lunch and eat after. What is your solution for laundry? I put the clothes that need to be washed on the front seat, and when I'm home from work, I grab them…

I've been doing CrossFit off and on for about three or four years. Interrupted some for nursing school, moving, general life issues, but I've found that individual gyms have their own dynamics, and can be more or less welcoming, and I haven't fit into all the ones I've tried. Which didn't help the interruptions, let's be…

Doctors and nurses will give you a best estimate for healing time that will be the best guarantee for any generic patient to avoid having to come back for complications. You really have no idea how many people come in to see us with balls the size of grapefruits because they didn't think a medication was necessary, or the…

Well, weight loss or going for a certain body goal in terms of looks or numbers will certainly be a bigger diet component; you have to be a hell of a lot more exact to get a look or specific number in terms of what you take in. Body builders, wrestlers, etc., all eat and portion and maintain very strict diet regiments to…

I've never really understood the mentality that somehow men's workouts are supposed to be different than women's because of a "look" you may or may not get. We all have the same muscles, and functionally, they all have to be balanced to allow our entire body to be centered and prevent injuries. I know if I work my…

Mine intermittently stops doing that, and has for the past few months.. I have to manually link/unlink, or sync them through GarminConnect. Today they haven't talked at all, which I imagine is a system down issue.. It's done it before, and it's come back up.

Mine hasn't been syncing all day today, either.. I know that sometimes Garmin and MFP don't talk well, and this isn't the first time I've had issues with it. It always comes back up, maybe just needs more time.. Super annoying, though..

It's probably more of a personal assessment than anything. I drink a few times a week, but I cut down my beer to one, or I just have a single mixed drink, and I'll make it something with diet soda to avoid the extra calories with regular sodas or juices. BUT I also don't tend to feel like I have to drink, so I don't tend…

I like hot baths, and some mild stretches. Moving the muscles in general sucks, but it helps. Also a heating pad. I buy those re-usable ones that you can microwave and use them before I go to sleep. AWESOME.

I work. I'm a nurse, my shifts are enough walking for me to not feel at all guilty about missing the gym on those days. And if I'm feeling frisky, I walk stairs on my lunch break, if I have one.

Depends on my day. I usually have to just knock everything out at once, because I'm pretty time-crunched most of the time, but on certain days, especially since I work nights as a nurse, I'll do a regular workout before work, then do some stairs at work because I won't be doing any more working out after that; I like to…

I've had my Vivofit for almost 2 years now. :) My connect profile is: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/profile/lil_redrooster

Huh, I have a Vivofit, and I love the integration between Garmin and here. Mine usually it takes away calories for not being active enough, even when I do have like 10,000 steps, but my activity level is moderate (or something like that, I'm a nurse, so I am pretty active at my job). Check your Garmin settings, make sure…

It really depends. I work 12 hours shifts, 3-4 days a week. If I need a quick workout before work, I usually do one at home, like Insanity or something similar. Days off, I prefer to go to the gym, or I go to Crossfit, because I REALLY don't like spending too much time at home if I can help it. Helps keep me mentally…

Good for you, I work med-surg, but L&D terrifies me, haha.

I buy Moving Comfort which are more pricey but SO worth it. I've had one for like three years now and it's still AMAZING.

I have a love/hate with both, but because of my natural flexibility and tendency to OVER rotate my shoulders in the snatch, I like the clean more at the moment.