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  • ...and how you feel about your body. Do you like the person staring back at you in the mirror or who that person is becoming?
  • First of all, I am not a health practitioner of any type so there are no implicit or explicit warranties attached to any advice below 1. Are you stretching your calves before and after exercise? I find that unless I do a bunch of stretching my calves tighten up and cramp. 2. Is there any swelling, heat, redness, bruising,…
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    in NSV? Comment by jtucker42 August 2011
  • Ah yes, good old Na and Cl my nemeses as well as yours. I still can't figure out why a packaged boneless skinless frozen chicken breast has 650mg sodium and a vacuum sealed and frozen fresh chicken breast has only 40mg. The manufacturer I talked to said it was for flavor and texture but I don't buy that (and I don't buy…
  • Does the FT4 track heart rate zones? Sounds like you might be in the anaerobic training zone during the higher intensity workouts and in the aerobic/recovery zone when doing the other workouts. The aerobic zones (70-80 max HR) and recovery zones (60-70 max HR) are, from what I've read, the most efficient zones for burning…
  • hummus + veggies (or whole wheat pita, but watch for the sodium hit) air popped popcorn roasted chickpeas cherry tomatoes
  • I started walking to a further bus stop, adding about 1/3 mile to my morning walk. I added a lunch time walk of around 1.5 miles. I walk home 3 nights a week for about 2 miles (the walk to work is up a hill and we don't have showers at the office). I walk 3.75 miles on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. Add that to…
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