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Can this be right??
I had my body fat percentage tested through a program at my college. I got my resting heart rate, height, weight, measurements and body fat measured (through Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis). When I got my results I was shocked to read that my BF% is 31%! I'm 5'4", around 128-130 lbs. I know I need to lose some weight,…
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Layer of fat over my muscle!
I have a layer of fat on my body (esp. my stomach and thighs) that I really want to get off! I've heard a lot of people encourage strength training for this, however, my legs are already pretty muscular -I don't want them to grow any bigger! I really just want to unveil the muscles that I already have that are hidden…
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gym machines UNDER reporting calorie burn??
I had always heard that gym machines tend to over report how many calories you burned. . .but I just got a heart rate monitor (polar ft40) and I've found that i'm burning way more calories (according to my hrm) than what the machines are telling me. Especially the treadmill. Is this normal? Last time I ran on the…
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Will your heart rate monitor work if you don't wear the watc
I have the PolarFT40. There's a strap and a watch component. If I wear the strap and start my watch.. but either don't wear it on my wrist ( wear in pocket) or leave it on a shelf in my exercise class . .will it still work?? I'm not allowed to wear anything on my wrists in class, but I really want to know my calorie burn!
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using MFP for a month and no weight loss! why?!
- I have gained about 15 pounds in the last year and it just won't come off :( I used to dance really intensively (4+ hrs a day, 5 days a week) but now I'm in college and I only have 1 dance class a day, 4 days a week. I know 15 might not sound like a lot to some, and I'm technically still in my healthy BMI.. but I can see…
