davekaplan

I'm with dawnemjh, be very careful or avoid Plyometrics. You can substitute Cardio X for Plyo and that might help. If your guy hasn't already, he should talk with his doctor about doing a program like P90X. The key overall could be to modify either way. I've done P90X a few times and I can tell you that when I first…

I've been doing some research and there's a brand I'm looking at called Suunto that looks pretty good. http://www.suunto.com/us/en And they have a website that lets you track your progress called http://www.movescount.com/ http://www.rei.com/product/829389/suunto-quest-heart-rate-monitor The quest comes with a USB Stick…

I have the FT7 and after about 6 months of excellent service it has started to malfunction. I used to love it, now it doesn't give me a Heart Rate about half the time, just a 00. Today I hit train button at the end of my workout instead of the pause/stop and it restarted, ugh! I guess there's a 2-yr guarantee, but I'm not…

I've had jobs that I didn't like. I usually gave myself a timeframe, like I'll give this a year then I'm going to move on. I know you're trying but maybe think of now as a good time to get ready or seek that next position. You don't have the stress of 'no-job' on you mind. This might sound like a new agey mumbo jumbo, but…

I have the EatSmart Precision Premium Digital Bathroom Scale with 3.5" LCD and "Step-On" Technology by EatSmart (copy'd and pasted from Amazon where you can order it for around $32). I really like it, gives you down to the tenth of a pound. They also make great Kitchen scales.

If you have an 1-1/2 hours P90X is seriously great! Insanity is crazy good, a little shorter and doesn't have any strength training. I've been doing Insanity from Beachbody. I love P90X and after I finish my current round of Insanity I'm going to try a hybrid. My wife tried P90X, but her schedule made it tough to stick…

I'm just starting on Insanity. Did day 16 today. I know I'm not keeping up, so I focus more on form, my heart rate and how many calories I've burned when I'm done. Some of the people in the dvd drop out for breath or water too. I love when I'm struggling and I look up and some of the folks in the video are too. I noticed…

In X-Stretch (P90X) there's a little routine that helped me. You stand on 1 foot, raising your other foot, maybe like 8-10 inches or whatever is comfortable. You can use a chair or wall to help you balance on the 1 foot. 1. Then point and flex that raised foot. Toe up, toe down. Tony does it 8 times. 2. Then you rotate…

hi, here are a couple links: http://myp90xnutritionplan.com/p90x-nutrition-guide/official-p90x-nutrition-guide-pdf-now-available-below/ http://www.thefitclubnetwork.com/2009/01/p90x-nutrition-plan-made-easy/

hi, i've been logging my P90X routines all as Cardiovascular so I can log the calorie burn. I had a basic HRM, but upgraded to track calories (the Polar FT7 is pretty nice). I create a New Exercise, give it a name, time and calories burned. Then the next time you do that routine it will be in your "My Exercises". I think…

I agree with Traci. You'll get used to the chest strap. Feels a little weird at first, but once you find the right snug-ness it will disappear. I had a basic Polar model that didn't track calories. The other day I picked up the FT7 (around $110) and it's awesome to see the calories. You can also buy a component that lets…

funny, I'm always trying to dial down my silliness! seems, I've been leaning toward corny or pollyannaism as I get older. positive thoughts lead to a positive destiny. but seriously :-P what's dr. dyer say? "you'll see it when you believe it." awesome job! you'll do it. I can see you reaching your goal already!

There's an article on Livestrong.com about how to do the math, but it looks like kind of a pain: http://www.livestrong.com/article/463258-how-to-find-how-many-calories-you-burn-at-different-heart-rates/ The FA20 (around $120) is a Training Computer, it doesn't have a heart rate monitor, but you can wear it all the time and…