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Squat Jumps: The Natural Enemy of the Weak Pelvic Floor
I have one year old twins and I am just getting back into exercising. I've had a weak bladder since the pregnancy/birth and I basically can't do squat jumps (or equivalent - anything where I land with my feet apart!) without a bit of pee coming out. Yikes. Anyway, I was wondering several things - what is a good alternative…
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Twins are weaned - time to lose the baby weight!!
My twins just turned one, so we are finishing up with breastfeeding and pumping and I finally have my body back! I am still 20 pounds up from my pre-baby weight (and 25 pounds up from my wedding weight a year before that!!) but I have been too nervous about trying to lose weight while breastfeeding (and no, it didn't all…
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Bruising on top of foot
Just wanted to check if this was normal or if I should see a doctor. I noticed after my run this morning that my right foot was a little sore and when I looked I have some bruising above the third toe. Weirdly enough, that toe feels fine, but the fourth toe is quite tender to touch at the base of the toe. I've had various…
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Fitness brag thread
I couldn't find another thread solely for the little achievements at the gym you want to brag about, but are sure your Facebook friends are sick of hearing about! I did 10 handstand presses in my bootcamp class this morning. My shoulders are feeling it now, but I felt so strong!
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Eating out - Italian - menu help!
I have to go to a work dinner tonight at an Italian restaurant reknowned for pizza. I'd rather not just go for a green salad, but I'm sure it's a landmine of calories once I venture into the rest of the menu. Does anyone have any reasonably healthy standby dishes at Italian restaurants? Should I just go for something…
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Sore knot in calf - 5K run tomorrow?
Hi everyone. I've been increasing my mileage per week as per Hal Higdon's novice half-marathon training program. For the last week the top of my left calf has been getting progressively more and more sore after each run (starting after my 6-mile run a week ago), and after yesterday's 4-mile run (which was a PB time!) it is…
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SoCal half marathon in December
So, I'm looking for a half-marathon in December to train towards, and there is a half in Oxnard (Santa to the Sea) or a half in Ontario (Run Like a Diva). The Ontario event is closer, and the Diva stuff kinda looks like fun, but I wanted to know if anyone has run in one of their events before? Are they really over-the-top…
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Barely able to walk!
I started the RunKeeper half-marathon training this week and went for my first longer run today - 5 miles at race pace. I've been able to run 3 miles a few times a week since the start of the year. I got through it okay (and at 10 min/mile pace!) but when I got home, my legs were killing me. I've tried stretching…
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Hip clicking
In the last month I have upped my exercise again, after having a lull after getting married over the summer. I noticed a few weeks ago that my hips will now click quite loudly when I'm walking occasionally, especially in the morning when I'm first out of bed. My husband couldn't believe it when I told him the noise was my…
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Starting the RunKeeper Half-Marathon training program
Has anyone done this? Anyone interested in joining me?? If you needed an extra kick up the bum to get started, let this be it :D I've run a few 5K's before, but I've been interested in increasing my distance for awhile. I started week 1 this morning, of 16 weeks. Eeeeek! I guess I had better sign up for a half in January…
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Boot camp-style recommendations in Pasadena, CA?
I am moving to Pasadena next week and I am really going to miss my wonderful gym here in Oakland. :( I am hoping to find something awesome in the Pasadena area. Does anyone have any recommendations for good classes/trainers/gym? Thanks so much! PS. Any restaurant recommendations are also appreciated :P
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Just raced in my first 5K!
It was awesome!! I was so pumped after the race. I want to do more! I achieved my goal (sub-30 minute time) and had a great time. I just wanted to tell anybody who had been jogging/running for fitness that it's not scary, it's very inspiring, and it definitely helped me get a PB and to know I can push myself harder than I…
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How to count frying calories
So my lovely fiancé made fried corn fritters for dinner the other night and left me with a big container of leftovers to get through. Sigh! Bless. I've been able to enter all the ingredients but I don't know how to account for the fact they were fried. Is there a 'standard' amount of calories to add? Should I just…
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Today's little victory!
I was looking for an ongoing thread where people posted their small triumphs from the day but my search skills failed me. Anyway, today I had a ****ty two hours after locking my keys in my car and dealing with a bunch of bureaucratic nonsense to fix it, and afterwards all I wanted was a 'reward' to cheer myself up. A…
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Random question - problem with scale
Besides the obvious problem, that is :P The last couple of weeks every time I have stepped on my digital scale it has bounced around hugely (like from 100lbs to 250lbs and sometimes to OVERLOAD which, thanks) and then usually errored out before settling on a number. Does this sound like a battery problem or a scale…
