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lower back pain when doing ab work
hello all; just a simple question for those who may have experienced this. when i do core work, i often get pain in my lower back tht makes me want to stop. if i take a short break, it resolves itself. i am retty out of shape, but that pain isn't helping. also - any tips for relaxing the neck when doing ab work? thanks, GDB
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Never seen a community forum like MFP's!
I am wndering why the culture here is so different. People get on threads for no reason, it seems, other than to be rude to people, usually the person who started the thread. Someone posts about a problem, concern, something important to them, if not to you - that's what the boards are for. Instead of people responding…
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Great Article on Venus and Serena
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/magazine/venus-and-serena-against-the-world.html?pagewanted=all The best I've read in a long time - love the Williams sisters! America's finest!
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Happy to be here, but a question right off the bat
Hello All: I'm Lotus. a diabetic, formerly athletic person, sidelined since 2008 after a serious car accident. I joined the local gym recently, determined to just gently, one step at a time, get myself back into my body, which has been torqued from the bottom up due to an Achilles' tendon tear, a crack in the knee, low…
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nothing is happening!
Well, "nothing" is a bit of an exaggeration. I am feeling stronger. I do leave my workouts feeling healthy, calmer and increasingly accomplished. But the scale isn't budging, my measurements are static, and my clothes still fit the same. I am a diabetic, and have probably gained and lost hundreds of pounds throughout my…
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Why no Yoga or Pilates?
Hello All: So far I am getting a lot out of this website. I'm not usually one for counting calories, but I've been able to see where I might take out unnecessary sources of carbohydrates or fats and improve a recipe or something along those line, so I'm grateful for the tools I've found here. One thing that I am wondering…
