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The charts don't go far enough!
Hi! Does anyone know any reliable fitness/assessment charts for WOMEN over 65 (UK based)? Those charts that I can find seem to stop at "over 40" or "over 50" and, without being too conceited, I really do not believe that the AVERAGE woman of my age is fitter/faster/lighter/stronger than I am. I would like some empirical…
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home treadmill
I want a good home treadmill. Last winter (and most winters) I lose a few months of outdoor training because of the cra%%y weather and dumps of snow we get and I know, if I had a treadmill on hand, I would use it almost every day. I don't need a light-weight one, I don't need one that can't take a pounding; I don't need…
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Do you RUN the dog?
On this site, there's a walking-speed given (inter alia) which says "3.0mph = walking the dog". OK, maybe where you live people walk their dog more quickly than they do around here, but I promise you, I am out grass-track walking through the woods at my 5km/hour pace (roughly just over 3.0mph) and I always pass the…
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NOT "love handles" - honest!
I see, from following tips and links here, that what I thought were my love handles - are not. What I have are a couple of extra lumps of . . . extra: above each buttock, in line with and behind my iliac crests. I can't really get hold of them, because they're not flabby, they're just . . . there. I don't need them there.…
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maths professor, please
Am I doing my sums correctly? Here's what I think: My daily chart tells me I have eaten x amount of calories. My BMR and lifestyle calorie requirements, per day, are z My calories earned this day (= burned up)by exercise are y Add together y + z If x is greater than (y+z) - then I have overeaten for this day If x is less…
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I KNOW you have an opinion!
I KNOW you have an opinion! Go on, please: share it with me. The frequently repeated message on here is that we don't need diets, we need lifestyle changes. How am I to change my lifestyle? All suggestions considered (even the silly ones!) Here's a typical week Every day, morning and evening, I do 5 minutes of exercises my…
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I put myself down.
I put myself down - because I'm too heavy to hold? No, that's not it. I put myself down - with criticism? No, that's not it, either. I put myself down, on here, as having a sedentary life style. However, I do take a LOT of exercise, including working as an Assistant Instructor in an Outdoor Education Centre one day a week…
