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Building a home workout
Hi there! I am on lockdown in my city and before so I bought a exercise ball, an aerobic stepper, and a dumbell set (1.25-10kg per side) I have been doing C25K (a week in now) and would like to add a gym program to do while I am not able to go to the gym. I cannot replicate my normal gym program at home as I mainly use…
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Swimming - low cal burn but exhausted/breathless?
Hi there, I went swimming today, 15mins, burned 65cal. Seems very low as I was breathless (almost gasping for air after each lap) and it was hard on my arms and legs. Is this more my muscles and lungs working hard since im so unfit, which is why the cal loss seems so low for how much hard work it felt? I hope this isnt a…
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Lowest Cal Dressings?!
Hey all, just looking for some low calorie dressings. I use a dip from the supermarket that works out to be 20cal to add to my tuna, real creamy and yum! I also use a supermarket gravy packet which works out to be 35cal per serve, I am looking now for some home made dressings to use in my salads now that in little New…
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Bad Swimming form - calories
Hi there. Before I start, my form isn't bad, I swam competitively at school so I am not a beginner and my form is not bad, but it's not great as I've just started back after 10 years. Would bad form and exerting yourself more through that lose more calories than say if you had a perfect form for the same swimming…
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Weekly Exercise Routine - Help!
Hi there, I am dedicated to start exercising 5 times a week (Mon-Fri) I have the plan on doing a leisurely 1.5hour walk every Wed & Fri with a friend (sometimes flat, sometimes hill and rural tracks) and plan to swim instead on the times she bails on me I would also like to incorporate strength training as I have a gym…
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The post - This is it!
Hi, I'm Dayna. I'm 26, 5.5" and weigh 85kgs. I have been on MFP and trying for 5 years. I fail. Every time. I have put on 20kgs in this year alone. My weight bounces from 70-85kgs, and the time I did my best I weighed 64kgs, two years ago. I always fail, I always give up, I emotion binge, I undereat, I live off coffee, and…
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Sweeteners vs a bit of sugar!?
Hey all! I have been replacing my sugars with sweeteners (at gas stations opting for a drink with sweetner and low cal vs come as such) and other alternatives. It lead me to think, are they actually okay long term? Such as things like Coke zero. In no way do I think drinking Coke zero makes it okay to drink it all the…
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I can never stick to it, how do you?!
I want it more than anything, to lose weight, be happy and confident in my skin.. But laziness, unmotivated, procrastination, self pity always takes over with the stresses of life. I can mentally think all this, but physically I cant stick to it. Mind is not over matter in my case and I need it to be. How did you flick…
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Vibration Plates - Benefits?
Hi there. I haven't fallen for the "lose weight without moving" gimmick of these vibration plates. But a friend of mine has one and she swears squatting on it for a few minutes each day has toned her legs and helped reduce her cellulite a lot. I'm just wondering, what TRUE benefits do these have from peoples experience? I…
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Swimming - 15mins... Am I just that unfit?
Hi there! I found something I use to love, swimming (ha, when I was a young, non smoking, active pre-teen!) Recently I was able push myself out of my comfort zone to get in a pool without hiding in the shadows, as I am the only one who gets to see my skin! I went for it, freestyle until my HR was up, then breast/backstroke…
