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Degenerative Disc Disease and Exercise
I would love any information for anybody that has DDD and working out. I used to work out pretty consisently last couple of years: spinning, running, lifting weights. I decided to run my first half marathon and started to get back pain in January. I've had back pain for years but pretty manageable. Well this time it was…
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Calories Burned MFP
My HRM broke awhile ago and with the holidays approaching don't think I would be buying one anytime soon (I guess I can always add it to my xmas list). For now I'm using the calories burned on this website but I'm taking away 50%. For example if MFP says I burned 500cal in 45minutes. I put 45minutes but change the calories…
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Freestyle vs Breaststroke
It seems according to MFP that breaststroke burns more calories than freestyle but I struggle more with freestyle. I can do breaststrokes way longer than freestyle. Do you think this information is correct?
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Minutes of exercise per week?
Ok I read that you should get 30minutes of exercise a day but really 45 because it takes time for your body to warm up. Is it true? I have no idea. But I am not exercising 30 minutes every day as I don't exercise on Sunday's and I try on Saturdays but I am so busy running around with the family. How much should you aim for…
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Swimming
I was told I can not run anymore due to me injuring my back and finding out I have degenerative disc disease and to try swimming, cycling, pilates, etc. So i've been doing pilates and swimming because sometimes cycling still hurts my back. Well i've been researching swimming and am getting conflicting answers. Some say…
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Miles vs Minutes
I have seen several half marathon training programs. All different which kinds of drives me crazy but found one that suites me. I saw some that were all in minutes, some that were all in miles and some that was in minutes but the long run in miles. Which do you prefer and why?
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Low impact aerobic exercise
I just recently got diagnosed with degenerative disc disease after trying to train for a half marathon. I've been having a flare up for the last month so I have not worked out. Was told to do low impact aerobic exercise: swimming, pilates, etc. So no more spin, running, lifting weights, etc for awhile until my back…
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Pain in calf muscle only while running
So I am starting week 2 of my half marathon training. Last week I ran a total of 8 miles (1m saturday, 2m monday, 3mwednesday, 2m friday. The other days were rest days with 1 day of strength training) Today I started with week 2 and a 2mile run. Yesterday my calfs were hurting but only about 5 minutes after I started…
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Body Pump or free weights/machines
I do body pump 2x a week. I also have P90X and weights which I used to do last year but was just crazy sore that it made it possible for me to do anything without the pain. I know how to use the weight machines at the gym and I guess I could find a program so I can work different muscle groups. Just wanted to know what was…
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My Training Plan - feedback needed
A little background on me: I have done several 5k's and 10k's. I am training for my first half marathon on April 7th but there is also one on the 28th that I can do instead if i'm not ready or according to my plan and current running schedule. I have been running about 2x a week and no more than 2 miles. I took a break…
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When to eat when running?
Ok so here is my schedule: 6am: get up, have coffee, watch news 6:45: make breakfast for family 7:00-8:00: wake up family and get ready for school 8:20: drop kids off at busstop 8:30: at park ready to run Only problem I can not eat when I first wake up. I feel very nauseous if I try. I tried to eat a piece of gluten free…
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Gluten Free and Carbs
So i'm starting to train for a half marathon and from what I read need to eat more carbs. I eat a lot of protein and veggies. For example tonight I am having salmon and string beans but no carbs like rice or potato. Majority of the Gluten Free foods out there are so fattening especially the carbs like the breads and…
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Half Marathon Training and Body Pump
I am doing my first half marathon in 14 weeks. I looked over this website and it seems the Hal Higdon training plan is very popular so I tend to follow that training plan. I love spin and body pump. Right now I run 2x a week, no more than 2 miles. I have done some 5k's and 10'k's but stopped running so much so I can change…
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1/2lb or 1lb per week?
Hello. I am 5'6, 143lbs and 28yrs old. I want to get down to 135 so thats about 8lbs to lose. Since November 2011 I have been going down to 140 never less, and never more than 145 so I have been losing/gaining the same 5lbs. Would you recommend I change my setting to 1/2lb loss per week. This is my second week wth MFP. Or…
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First week - no gain or lose
So Saturday I completed my first week with MFP. Its' been a challenge going from calculating points to calories because you get so used to calculating points. I think I went over calories twice but not by a lot. I stepped on the scale yesterday and didn't gain or lose. Stayed the same. I also started weight lifting so I…
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Calories burned during strength training
So I wear a GPS watch to run and the other day I ran 5miles and I burned 544 calories and then I came home and switched my GPS watch to my heart rate monitor, since my other watch doesn't work indoors. So anyway I do an hour of P90X legs and back. I haven't done weight training in 6 months because I was concentrating on…
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New here. I have a question.
I've been doing WW for over 4 years and have made goal in March. But my weight is going up/down for the last couple of months and by big numbers like 3lbs, 4lbs, etc. so I decided to start counting calories. Anyway I see that I have a total of 1,380calories per day and that my exercise goal is 1,180cal per week. I'm a…
