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Is my Calorie burn really this high?
I’m 5’7, 180lbs. Female, I estimate (based on calpers and rolling averages) my body fat% to be around 32%. My resting heart rate is usually 65 give or take. Thanks to a failed experiment with SSRIs and huge amounts of stress, I put on 40lbs last year. But I managed to exercise through it, and am at least a smaller size…
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Diet fatigue
I'm 5'7, and as of this morning I weigh just under 147lbs. I started at 180lbs a year ago. My original goal was 145, as you can see I'm very very close. The last 10 lbs have been really really hard. I've been averaging a 3.5lbs loss per month, which I was okay with. I was managing to maintain my calorie deficit just fine.…
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Is the MapMyRun app accurate.
I've been using the MapMyRun app for cycling for years and more recently have started using it for running. It's never occurred to me to question the accuracy. My husband recently started using it to track his run times and distances, and after using it twice came home today and told me the app is wildly inaccurate. Both…
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Sciatic pain after running
I just started running again after not really running since high school gym class. I've been at it for about a month. At first I just ran for short bursts in between walking, and didn't go very far, a little less than a mile. The biggest reason I haven't run before is that I get terrible shin splints and usually give up…
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Working into push-ups.
I haven't been able to do a push-up since the 8the grade. I'm currently only about 20lbs overweight, and still dropping. I have always just had very little upper body strength. I've been working on building up my strength for awhile. I figured if I strengthened all my upper body muscles push-ups would start to come easier.…
