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A calories-burned sensor that is probably more accurate than your smartwatch...
...and pretty small and cheap. https://news.stanford.edu/2021/07/13/accurate-wearable-calorie-burn-counter/ I'm still using a guestimator phone app but I thought this looked pretty cool.
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Is there a Spanish version of MFP?
Or is there an app similar to MFP but with a UI in Spanish?
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Research on protein/exercise interaction among a middle-aged population
https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/958576751 More protein doesn't mean more strength in resistance-trained middle-aged adults "CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A 10-week muscle-building and dietary program involving 50 middle-aged adults found no evidence that eating a high-protein diet increased strength or muscle mass more than…
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Vanilla Comments?
So I was going to edit a comment and thought I had one minute left to do so. I clicked on the edit icon in the top right corner and it said I had 48 seconds left but would not let me edit. Instead I got this message: What does this mean?
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Exercise + Maintenance = frustration
I started using MFP in earnest on Oct 1 2018, when I weighed in at ~202 lbs. It took me about 6 months to lose 35 lbs, about 4-6 months to lose the next ten pounds and since Sept/Oct 2019 I have settled into a range of 156-160, which I have been maintaining for the past year pretty easily. (Stats: 5'9" middle-aged guy). I…
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Recommendation for android step tracker--should run in the background.
I have been using Google Fit but it's been a little glitchy lately and not recording some of my walks. I need something that runs in the background so that I am not constantly starting it and stopping it every time I walk anywhere. Any help on this would be welcome. Thanks!
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Is this group still active?
Hi folks, I just started C25K a couple weeks ago. This morning (01 Oct 2019) I ran 3W1R. It *seems* to be getting easier... knock on wood. Is anyone else in this group just starting out? I have already committed to a race on 07 Dec 2019 and it would be nice to have some virtual running partners going through the same…
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For people who have finished C2K5
Did you just use an app or did you also go to C2K5 training sessions like some running stores sponsor? My local Fleet Feet will be starting a class in early October geared for a race that I am registered for... but I will already be 3 weeks into my C25K app by then. I feel like I'm a pretty good "self starter" and have…
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Should a diet break really be six months?
The mfp blog recently posted an article that states one should not lose more than about 5%-10% body weight before taking a diet break, and that the diet break should be six months long. Here is a link to that post for reference (under point 3): https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/5-ways-to-change-your-set-point-weight/ If six…
