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Rotator Cuff Exercise Alternatives
Well, as I approach the big 4-0, it seems as if I have some frayed tendons in my rotator cuff on my left side. Fortunately/Unfortunately, they are not sugical yet, but cause me quite a bit of pain on some exercises that I have had to quit doing. I'm not new to lifting, so I've tried a lo of different things, but I really…
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The mental part of losing weight
I friend of mine recently gave me a book to read titled "Switch" about how to influence people to change. In the beginning, there is a discussion of a mental model presented by Johnathan Haidt that basically suggests that the human brain is divided into two parts - a conscious and unconscious persona. He likens the two…
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fitbit one and bluetooth
Does anyone know if the bluetooth protocol can be disabled on the new fitbit one's? My Fitbit Ultra died today and I can't have bluetooth at work...
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Obesity in America
These numbers are stunning... http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/what-does-americas-fat-future-look-like-infographic
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Measuring progress
I constantly see posts on here about how often to weigh, people that are upset because they haven't lost weight in a week or haven't lost ENOUGH, etc. I just wanted to throw this out there. This is REAL data from my logs. If anyone reads my posts, you know that I weigh daily and use statistics to measure my progress. Here…
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Losing LBM & changing my routing. Need help!
A little background first: I had always been athletic until about age 23, then I pretty much let myself go. Because of the muscle mass I had retained from my athletic days and my larger frame, the weight kept packing on because "it didn't look that bad" (BS, btw and just another excuse I used!). Almost exactly 2 years ago…
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YAFT (yet another fitbit topic)
So, I just got myself and my wife a fitbit ultra and an aria scale. This is the first day I have used it, so I am still figuring it out (I like how it ships with no manual and the manual on the website is... ahem... slim). I have managed to link my fitbit and MFP accounts and it synced at lunch today, but I am wondering a…
