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calves really sore early in run - or walk!
okay, of course running makes my calves sore, but I am curious as to whether anyone else experiences this type of soreness. I am just starting up running again. Literally about a hundred metres into a walk my calves start burning like crazy. This is not even a really fast walk, I'm talking not puffing, heart rate around…
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vego high protein recipes
Boyfriend eats very little meat, which invariably means I end up eating mostly vego meals too. However, I want to hit somewhere near to 30:40:30 c:p:f ratios. Sounds impossible to me, lol. heck, 40:30:30 would be great. so, I am looking for high protein vego recipes, as I eat with him a lot. I also have a bottle of whey…
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overcome a life-changing injury?
I'm feeling a bit low today - my leg hurts 4 months after surgery whenever I try to do a lot of things I used to love doing. I thought I'd make a full recovery, and I HAVE made a great recovery - I can do most things. However, it's starting to sink in that this pain and risk of further injury might be permanent, and that a…
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Women exercising outdoors
Just another friendly reminder to be careful while exercising outdoors. Two days ago I was sexually assaulted while on my normal, very popular walking route. There just happened to be no one but myself and what looked like a 14-16yo boy for about a 200m stretch of path. Turns out even kids may assault women these days. I…
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hilarious out of context
i've accidentally been saying a lot of ridiculous things lately... here are mine, what are yours? "head for sure. head is the only thing that matters." "i think i might turn into a caterpillar." (i meant turn 'it' into a caterpillar. 'it' being a some grafitti) New Guy at work: "oh i'm sorry, i'm just hammering you with…
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HRM overestimating cals?
Hi, I was just wondering... Is resting heart rate used by HRMs in determining cals burned? My resting heart rate was initially set to 68bpm, but it has dropped to 54bpm. ... I am curious because I ran my HRM for about 4 hours while sleeping last night, and burned 250 cals, average heart rate 53 (rest HR was still set as…
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NSV: I can hike up this (photo blog)
2 months after my 3rd surgery, after 2 years of injury (hernia and incompetent vein) and only basic mobility, I can finally hike up this again: The hernia was repaired over a year ago, so hiking is no longer a huge risk factor for the hernia, and the surgeon gave me the go-ahead for climbing mountains regarding the vein…
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beginner runners
Just starting to get back into jogging after a 2 year hiatus due to multiple surgeries. I used to run 5k 3 times per week, and often 3k on the in-between days. I wasn't fast (35mins was my best time) but I could do it. Even though I have done it before, starting out at zero again is REALLY HARD!!! Who is with me?! I am…
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Explain 'burning muscle'...?
There is a lot of mention of burning muscle and how to avoid it. Can anyone explain exactly what this means and the mechanism of muscle burning? I'm a biologist, so go as technical in your response as you want. I was asking a vet student (lol, hush, it's still a biologist) the mechanism of mucle-bulking and he said he was…
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Ladies weight training - where to start?
Weight training - where to start and how to push it? Let's presume I am just getting up off the couch after a year of doing nothing. (This is true for me - I was injured and am now fixed) Where do I start with weight training? How did you get started? Does anyone else want to start? I was thinking of starting with a…
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fitness success 30DS
Sort of an NSV though it has yet to affect my body. I recently had my 3rd surgery in 2 years. Due to groin injury, I had little mobility for most of this time. Over the past few weeks I have been diligently walking every day, in spite of getting my wisdom teeth out before I had even fully recovered from surgery +…
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Anxiety disorders anyone?
I fell off my other wagon today. I seem to have some sort of fairly generalised anxiety disorder and some ocd-ish behaviours... sometimes I get 'stuck' in my room. Sometimes I get 'stuck' at work, which is a bit weirder. It's weirder still since I have been known to switch between the two within the space of a couple of…
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Surgery soon!
After 2 years of injury, and 2 operations, I am finally having what should be my final surgery! :D The initial problem was a hernia. But when a second lump appeared, the surgeon diagnosed it as an incompetant valve in my vein (saphena varix). I have waited an entire year from the first confirmation that there was another…
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Dealing with nasty comments - to confront, or not?
Today I was walking by the river and two ~16 year old boys came careening down the hill towards me. I smiled, thinking 'It's so great to see boys out, being active, enjoying summer'. As the second one rode past me, he said, 'She's cute.' Not bad to be about to turn 26 and be called cute by someone ten years younger. But…
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Coping with injury, minor or major (and weight implications)
Hi, my name is Lauren. Food input and energy expenditure are only two factors among many that determine our weight. Other factors often receive less focus, yet certainly influence our weight either directly, or through altering our behaviour. These factors run the full gamut of environmental, social, mental, economic, and…
