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I said I'll be back!
I've been out for a while but now I'm back. Since my last visit lots have happened. I was in the process of a separation last time I was here. Since then I've moved to sunny Wales, had a motorbike accident, had leg rebuilt, put on weight ... Here I am again. Saddened to see many of the names I used to know no longer on…
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Returning member need support.
Hi all, I am returning after a long time away. I need to get my life on track again. Currently needing friends and support to get there. Please friend me if you feel able to.
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percentage body fat calculations
Can anyone advise how best to measure body fat. I have just had a physical checkup at the doctors and after measuring my height and weight decided that I am a 27.8% BMI and said I am bordering on obese ... OMG!! I am slimmer now than I have been for a while but I have been building a bit of muscle. Don't get me wrong, I…
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Doctors food and diet advice!
I love this Doctor Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life…
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VO2 max
Ok guys my lovely wife has bought me a Polar FT7 and now I have logged into the Polar website hoping to get some understanding of what it can do and such. I put my details into the site in the hope that it can help me develop a suitable programme for exercise and it is asking me for a VO2 max value. Now, I know what VO2…
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Every little helps!
We hear this phrase wherever we go so I thought I would give you my little bit of 'Every little helps' It's a cold morning and we wrap up in coat and scarf tightly wrapped around our necks, Gloves snuggling on hands and then thrust into our warm cosy pockets ready to take our daily 30 or 60 minute walk. Sounds good. I may…
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Question for all you jogging experts please.
I started jogging a couple of weeks ago, just short little bursts, of a minute or so. Now I am jogging for a couple of minutes - maybe 3 minutes non stop. At the end of the jogging and when I am back to walking to finish my 2.5 mile circuit, my lower legs - more precisely ankles and shins are agony. Bending my ankle is…
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Heart rate max advice needed.
Ok guys I have been lucky to have been bought a polar FT7 and I love it. Now I walk 30 - 40 minutes a day using the HRM and records my cal burnt. No problem with that ... Very happy. I have been looking at various methods for calculating max heart rate so that I can make sure I am getting the best out of my exercise and…
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What's the funniest 'autocorrect' you seen?
Just for fun. My iPad and phone is always autocorrecting and annoys me big time. What is the funniest autocorrect you have seen? A friend texted me one day to say 'I have angina' but it came through as 'I have Ann vagina' What is you funniest, or embarrassing text?
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Exercise
I picked up this tip from a diet/fitness programme on TV a couple of nights ago. It debunked half a dozen or so myths about dieting and weightloss. Exercise: some people believe that exercise is not necessary to lose weight and to a degree they are right but, think about this. Even a small 30 minute walk will raise your…
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What foods can you NOT do with out?
Guys, I was wondering what foods you may have had to give up, or at least reduce. For me it's bread. I just absolutely love bread. Freshly baked, still warm from the bakers. Especially tiger bread. (Don't know if you guys have that in the USA). I have gone from maybe 4 - 6 slices per day to 4 - 6 slices per week and it is…
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Evening nibbles ... What do you eat?
Ok guys ... The kids are in bed and I have cleaned the dinner plates, kitchen and bathroom and got myself a cup of tea to relax, I now find myself wanting to nibble. What do you eat, nibble on to keep you satisfied without blowing the numbers?
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Eating back the exercise.
I am wondering if anyone can give me the scientific reason for eating the extra calories we are exercising? I understand the point of exercising to burn calories and get fitter but I am wondering why we need to eat the extra calories we burnt off! I know if I understand the reason for it I will feel less guilty about…
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Fantastic community ... Thanks
I joined this programme on 1st January 2012 and as usual have had a few days feeling really good and then a few days feeling like 'it ain't gonna happen' but I have never been on a programme with so many encouraging and friendly members. Just when I think 'what's the point' someone posts a message to give me a boost for…
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Uk man needs support
I am a 52 year old British man needing support. I need to lose 40lb and I am only a few pounds away from being obese. I am fed up with doctors excuses ... First I wasn't old enough to get help then I was old enough but not heavy enough and the last time I spoke to doctor about putting on weight the reply was 'ain't we…
