Hi, All. I have a question about accounting for non-cardio workouts when figuring calorie goals. I just started taking Pure Barre classes at a local studio. It's a combo of pilates and yoga and is a dance (ballet) inspired workout, so it focuses on lots of small, high rep movements using mostly my own body weight. There…
I'm under the understanding that the bottom line is that my minimum daily calories to lose weight have already taken my exercise into account, am I correct? I'm 5' 2" and 170 lbs. Looking to lose a pound a week and exercising 4 days a week. My calories were calculated at 1702 and I've changed MFP goals to reflect those…
Hi, all! I just started doing Zumba last week, 2 times per week. I also do a few of the Leslie Sansone walking workouts in between but since these are both primarily cardio, I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for some strength training workouts I could do 2-3 days per week. I have some very light weights. I think…
It's a vicious cycle! I know some people loathe fast food, some who can take it or leave it, but I am NOT one of those people. I love fast food. McDonald's is my favorite. And last year I quit cold turkey and didn't have a single french fry or chicken nugget for 2 months. I dropped almost 10 pounds my first month and then…
Looking for a fairly inexpensive HRM I can use to more accurately track my workouts/calorie burn. I can't afford a real expensive one but something under $50 would be good. Thanks!