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Calories burned in Karate (beginner)
I started Karate last night. The exercise was fairly intense for me as a fairly unfit person and I was pretty exhausted after it, although I enjoyed it nonetheless. Anyway last night I had a look at the amount of calories I burned and according to myfitnesspal cardiovascular section I would have burned something like 866…
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5 years later - back to square one 15 kg/30 pounds to lose
I joined here almost 5 years ago, in that first 6 months I achieved my goals and got fitter than I ever would have believed possible, I won't bore you with the details or excuses of why, but now four and a half years later I am a little bit heavier than when I first came on here. Anyway thought it was time to get back to…
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Building muscle in your 40s - which protein powder and any other tips
In the last few weeks have hit the gym again for the first time in a while. I'm worse than ever at weights but am determined if possible to get stronger and put on what muscle that I can. Anyway after turning 45 a few days ago I realise it's getting more and more difficult all the time to create muscle so I plan on getting…
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Some online body fat calculator links
Thought I'd better get the show on the road.... So here's the first post:smile: http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/ http://www.active.com/fitness/calculators/bodyfat.htm I've used online calculators so far for this but I'm not at all sure how reliable the…
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Lose body fat - not muscle mass - how much protein?
I'm 41 yr. old male, 5'10". neck 17", waist at navel 42", hips 41" ,measurements taken at 194 lbs. I've dropped a few pounds since. :) Anyway my main goal is to lose body fat - my body fat% is over 27%. Ideally I want to keep if not gain muscle mass - not looking to be a bodybuilder just to be strongly healthy. I'm doing…
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Workout when muscles still feel a bit stiff
I started using a gym a week ago. I'm alternating 1 day cardio and 1 day weight training. I did weights 2 days ago so am due to do it again today. I'm still feeling a bit stiff in some areas from the previous weight training day, guess being in my 40s doesn't help with recovery :( . I'm keen to do another weight training…
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Gym help for 'newbie' - reps etc
I recently got a present of €50 worth of use of a gym (basically works out at about 20 free visits). I haven't used a gym in ages and only ever really dabbled with stuff before. I may continue in another gym when this runs out. The gym instructor quickly went through some of the machines with me on my first day and he said…
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Chemicals in everyday personal care products
Not sure which section to post this in as it's health related - so guess personal care products could be loosely associated with nutrition as it's nourishing yourself even if not with food. Anyway... I've been getting quite bad post shaving rash of late. I was advised by an 'expert' to avoid shaving foam with Sodium…
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What pills help you sleep longer
I'm completely fed up of only getting 5 to 6 hours sleep no matter what time I go to bed - usually before midnight. I get to sleep no problem but usually wake up before dawn, still very tired, but just can't get back to sleep. I know some people don't need the full 8 hours of sleep but really feel like my sleep is…
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Food when tired
I can never get a lie in no matter what time I go to bed. Normally I'm tired in the morning, it takes a while for me to get going, but after an hour or two I'm back to my normal fairly energetic self. Today once again I woke up early but this time I can't shake the tiredness off. 7 hours later I still feel like I just got…
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hiking route - how do I retrace?
I live basically beside a forest with hills and valleys all around. They're are loads of pathways through the forest but because of the trees some of them don't show up on Google Earth. So I'm a bit unsure sometimes what my exact route was on some of my longer walks. So just wondering since I've never actually used a GPS -…
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Over 40 and MMA
I'm 41, been working hard past 4 months on getting fitter and have made steady small strides. I'm enjoying doing Karate for past 4 months. In general I'm a friendly easy going guy but I feel like I'm a more intense person now and have noticed part of me wants to really see just what I can do and have the urge to fight! I'm…
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Healthy heart + the relationship with cholesterol
Before a recent post of mine I believed as had never heard otherwise that high cholesterol was bad. Was first brought to my attention that this assumption I had might have been incorrect in another thread. Then an mfp pal who saw the thread sent me this link…
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Polys versus Molys
I've been working on all fronts to improve my cholesterol over past couple of months. I got some very good advice in this thread http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/607973-tackling-cholesterol-issues?hl=tackling+cholesterol. Part of the advice I got was from a very knowledgeable mfp'er who recommended monounsaturates…
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Low carbers - how do you maintain diet when travelling
At the end of August I'm going to be travelling for a few weeks. I've been getting most of my carbs lately from just fruit and veg and trying to avoid starchy carbs (don't want to get too much into the reasons why - primarily it's to address high cholesterol). Last time I went on hols for a week that diet was forgotten…
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Post HIIT calorie burn
An mfp pal told me that she burned a lot more from her walks when she does them right after performing high intensity exercise. As an experiment I decided to do the exact same walk twice. The first time I did it as normal, had been just sitting at my pc most of the day and went out for a 13 minute walk (Walk has hills) and…
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Jobs in fitness
Any of you guys gone from being unfit to working in fitness. The reason I ask this is I know at some point I'm going to have to move from what I currently 'work at' to something more worthwhile and although I realise there is a dark side to the fitness industry - there's also a lot of good people in it helping people to…
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Polar F4 battery time
How long should the battery last for typically for this HRM. I'm typically going through batteries every few days. I thought it might have to do with the quality of the batteries as they were a cheap generic battery, but then i bought a recognised brand and it still lasted just a few days. I imagine this is not normal. So…
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Under-eating - do you comment or not?
I'm constantly seeing people eating ridiculously low calories on here, especially though not exclusively newbies. On my first 4 or 5 days on here back in March I also under ate as I didn't know any better, though I did feel crap and a bit weak from it. Thankfully I saw some very helpful posts on BMR and TDEE and made some…
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Ok to take creatine if not lifting heavy?
At the moment I'm doing Insanity and Karate. So pretty much cardio though there are strength elements like sit-ups, press-ups, squats etc. I do want to do weight training at a future point - but trying HIIT out at the moment as part of a drive to radically improve my cholesterol. Anyway I bought some creating a couple of…
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Polar F4 elastic strap - keeps slipping off
If I'm doing anything rapidly upper bodywise, such as shadow boxing, the strap starts sliding away from below my ribs, even though I have tightened the strap and so the reading stops. So 1. Is there any realistic way to keep it from moving so I can keep getting a reading? 2. If not, is there an alternative HRM which works…
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kettlebells - tell me more please
From what I've been reading on here and sites such as http://trestone.com/ about kettlebells they seem to promise the perfect mix for me, sort of a cross between weight training and cardio and really getting the heart pumping, exactly what I'm looking for. Would that be a fair description of them? I know nothing about any…
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Help with re-prioritizing for strength
I'm thinking of doing a big push this month to get stronger. My main focus these first few months on here has been to burn fat, gaining muscle has been a goal also but the secondary goal. I've been fairly successful with the first goal, less so with the secondary goal. I think this month might be a good month to really try…
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wide difference in food labeling
I don't know what it's like in the US or elsewhere but in Portugal and I think EU in general there does not seem to be any standard adhered to. Some producers do not have any food labeling beyond ingredients. Others give basic carbs, fats and proteins. Very few give you the whole detail that you need to know to make fully…
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Tackling cholesterol issues
Got my cholesterol results back. Not pretty reading, but didn't expect otherwise, as some of my siblings have truly awful cholesterol, and heart problems are on both sides of my family. That's why I really need to tackle cholesterol. Figures came in 2 different scales, 2nd set I'll put in brackets Total cholesterol was…
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Losing the double chin
I took my monthly comparison pics today. I'm down 6 lbs from 4 weeks ago and getting close to my target weight (might need to go lower yet). I'm very pleased with my progress but one negative thing that is hitting me in the face or rather probably is hitting others in the face is my double chin :sad: - if anything it seems…
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Is their an optimum amount of exercise?
So asking you fitness gurus... Is there an optimum amount of exercise for a person to do? The past four days I've increased the amount of exercise I do. I feel I'm getting a lot more out of it now. Been doing about an hour of fairly intensive calisthenics and stretching in the late afternoon. Feel like maybe I could do…
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How much weight can you lose during sleep
Just out of curiosity I weighed myself just before I went to bed last night. This morning I weighed myself again. I was expecting to see some loss for obvious reasons - but not 1.6 lbs. Is that sort of difference usual? Note: I used the bathroom a couple of times before 2nd weigh in.
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Exercises/ for those with knee issues
I dislocated my kneecap on 3 occasions many years ago, thankfully hasn't reoccurred, but I have problems with both my knees now. I was doing some half squats at home, but have had to stop as find that my 'good knee' feels like it is threatening to dislocate which I'm very very keen to avoid! Are there any good alternative…
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Any other people living in Portugal?
I'm from Ireland but live in Portugal. Haven't come across anybody else based in Portugal here. Would be cool to have some friends here who are for mutual support - slim chance I reckon but just seeing anyway.
