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Running again
I'm feeling really frustrated and discouraged and confused... About two years ago, I was running 3.5 miles, 4 days per week, and though I was still overweight, I was pretty happy with my weight. Last year around this time, I was getting fed up with running and used a pulled glut and trying to get pregnant as an excuse to…
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Sick after a hard workout
I'm curious about something... I have a friend who says she pushed herself really hard at the gym on Friday and then over the weekend, she developed strep throat and got more sick than she's been in a LONG time. I know they say that regular exercise is supposed to boost your immunity and keep you healthier, but is it…
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Breathing is HARD!
Hi all! I've been running 3-4 times a week (almost always 4) for 30 minutes/3-ish miles since January and I find that I'm STILL getting "lazy cramps" under the right side of my rib cage. I tried to read up on it and found that it's probably the way I'm breathing, but I can't seem to alter the way I breathe. When I try, it…
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Damp hair at work
So...I know this isn't completely fitness related, but something has been brought to my attention that I had never considered before, and I wanted to take sort of a poll to see what other people think. We have a gym in the basement of my work building that we are allowed to use if we just sign a waiver. Being that I work…
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Cheating...
Okay, so the radio was talking this morning about women in America and how a large percentage of them (I didn't catch the exact figure) would feel worse about cheating on a diet than cheating on their significant others. Thoughts? Personally, I would feel WAY WORSE about cheating on a significant other. Hands down. I can't…
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Birth Control Advice?
Hi, ladies! (Guys, you're welcome to read, but you may not be all that interested in what I'm about to ask). I am going for my yearly death march (aka gyno visit) this week and am thinking about going on birth control. I know it seems odd that I'm 32 and only just doing this for the first time, but, well...I never had a…
