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Just started weight training...
....and worried I'm not doing it right. How much should it hurt the next day? I can feel I've done something, but I'm not sore. Obviously I haven't started very heavy, and I'm focusing on upper body as all the cardio I do is focused on my legs (running and spinning). Any tips for a beginner please?
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Apple watch for fitness tracking
Have been looking for a fitness tracker for a long time and am now considering an Apple watch. I know they're kinda expensive just yto use for this purpose but I would use all the other widgets. Does anyone use one for fitness tracking and how accurate do you find the calorie counts to be? I do a variety of exercises…
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Curved treadmills?
Noticed these in my gym recently and have just been reading up on them - they're meant to burn up to 30% more calories which has to be a good thing! Has anyone used one? Are they more difficult to run on?
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Fellow runners - shin splits?
Looking for advice from fellow runners - have started to experience pain in my left shin during and after running. I ran 5k at lunchtime and it's still hurting now. This started a few weeks ago and has been on and off ever since. I'm gutted because I ran my first 10k last month and am really getting into it. But today was…
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First 10k - done!
So I only started running 4 months ago and this morning I did my first competitive 10k and despite winds and rain my time was 69 mins and 10 secs - so pleased with that, my target was under 70 mins so I smashed it! That's all really, only came on for a bit of a gloat!
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Less than 2 weeks til first 10K race - advice needed!
Hi, Thanks to all who gave me advice on my previous running post. I'm now less than 2 weeks from my first 10k on 15th Nov and am torn between trying to fit as much running in as possible and being worried about over training! I still haven't run a full 10k - I got to 8.6 last week and tonight I did 8k at a slightly faster…
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Training for 10k - overriding treadmill 60 min max?
Hi all, Am about to do my first 10k run in a few weeks and now that nights are darker I've had to move most of my training indoors to the treadmill. Managed to get to 8.6k tonight (woohoo!) and I reckon I could've got to 10k at a push but the Life Fitness treadmills at my gym go into cool down mode after an hour (I'm not…
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How do you know if your BMR has increased?
Hi all, I've been exercising 5-6 times a week since the start of the year and have lost a total of 23lbs. I probably only half another half stone to lose. I was counting calories at first but I haven't logged since the start of July when I went on holiday. What I don't understand is that at the minute I'm losing a pound a…
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Stone and a half - done!
Feeling quite pleased with myself today, finally hit the stone and a half mark after just under 6 months (with a week's all inclusive holiday halfway through which set me back a bit). Originally aimed for 2 stone in 6 months but am actually feeling pretty good as I am, but how do you decide what your goal is? Have gone…
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Calorie counting for life?!
So I'm just over 5 months in and 20lbs down, with probably another 10 to go until I reach my goal. But I'm soooo fed up of counting every single thing I eat - I have had the odd day off but I just wondered how you all sustain it? Even when in maintenance I guess you have to count? I'm currently giving myself a week off…
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Power Plates?
Does anyone use these, and do you find they give good weight loss benefits? They have them at my gym but I don't know what to do on them!
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A bit of motivation...
So, I started exercising the first week in Jan, from a position of being completely unfit having done very little exercise for 4 years. My goal was to lose a stone by Easter, and another stone by the start of July. I'm happy to say that I'm now 11lbs down and nearly at my first goal. I have loads of energy - am swimming…
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Low cal granola
Does anyone have s good low cal/low sugar breakfast granola recipe? Am bored of eating porridge for breakfast every day and am looking for an alternative, but the store bought ones are so full of sugar. Thanks!
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Why doesn't strength training give you calories?
...surely it must burn some? Just tried to log the kettle bell workout I did after my cardio today and i) kettlebell swings aren't even listed but ii) when I try to log it as something equivalent it doesn't give me any calories burnt?? Confused!
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Best exercise for fat burning?
Hi all, started at gym 6 weeks ago and have lost 8lbs of the 2 stone that I want to lose. My exercise regime consists of two spin classes a week, a 1K swim and an hour's gym session which is a combination of cardio and weights. Want to ensure I have a good all-round exercise plan. Am I missing anything? Am not too keen on…
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Extra cals from exercise
Hi all, have just started using MFP along with an exercise regime 4 times a week. My aim is to lose 2 stone (am 8lbs down since start of year). My question relates to the extra calories you get from exercise - I don't quite trust the accuracy of the calculation to eat them all - how accurate do you think they are? And in…
