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Difference between visible abs on women and flat belly?
Hi I'm still fairly new to the fitness world and working out/dieting, and I just had a question about abs on women. Sometimes I see certain pictures of fit women and comments such as "I want her abs!" (See the first pic) ...except I don't understand what I am looking at, exactly. What are female abs supposed to look like,…
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question: Machines that calculate calories burned (FitBit)
I've tried to research my question but was unsuccessful, so apologies if this has already been answered somewhere... I was wondering that even if pedometer like devices (I have a fitbit) calculate calories burned using the BMR, isn't BMR different for everyone, so how would they know (roughly estimating) that that is the…
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Fitness Tracker: buy now or wait?
Hello, Today I have officially lost my Fitbit One and I feel utterly naked without it. It has been a huge motivational gadget for me in my weight loss journey, and even though I can definitely lose weight without it, I really liked using it as a motivational tool. With so many more fitness trackers coming out…
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Women on Focus T25 (Gamma)? Will it bulk me up?
Hi, I'm planning on starting Shaun T Focus T25 Fitness Program but I'm debating whether to do the bonus Gamma Cycle or not. I am a female and I've put on quite some weight (fat) so I want to lose as much fat as possible but not get bulky..because I want to still fit in my old pants so basically, I want my arms to get…
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T25, Insanity, and all those other fitness programs (HRM)
Hi, So I have a heart rate monitor (Polar FT60) and I programmed my goal as "weight loss." Then it tells me I should exercise xxx minutes a week, XX min in Zone 1 and XX min Zone 2 (mostly in Zone 2), ZERO minutes in Zone 3! I started doing some fitness dvd programs (specifically T25) and find pretty much for the entire 30…