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Stationary bike calories per hour?
Hi all, I just purchased an upright stationary bike (schwinn 170) and I am noticing a big discrepancy in the calories burned on the machine and what myfitnesspal says. When I ride my regular bike at a light to moderate pace, mfp says around 550 calories an hour. I plug in stationary bike at a comprobably pace on mfp and it…
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Anyone have hip impingement surgery?
Got my arthogram results back and there was no labral tear, which is good. However, the sports medicine orthpedic doctor thinks my source of pain is comming from a hump on the ball of my legbone that is catching on the ring of cartlidge between the the ball and the socket of my hip. So we've set up an appointment to see a…
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Epidural steroid / trigger point injections and male fertility
An oddball question. My wife and I are going to start trying to have a baby. I have some steriod shots lined up towards the end of the year and am a little concerned if that has any negative genetic effects on my end (ie more prone to down syndrome, autism, etc). Her OB did not have an answer to this question and I thought…
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Medical Back braces
So "backbrace" and "back brace" yielded just 1 thread in the search, odd... Been a while since I've been on the site again. 6 years ago I injured my back (mild L5-SI1 disc bulge) which forced me to stop lifting and running/elliptical. Right now the only exercise I get is walking about 15 miles per week. Frankly, my upper…
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Will a treadmill on the 2nd floor make too much noise?
We're going to be getting a treadmill for the home - probably a Sole63. At the store, it seems like a very solid and quiet machine. I am thinking about putting it upstairs because we have a spare bedroom that's all set up for cable tv. The other option is downstairs in the basement where there is a concrete floor,…
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If you were going to test out a back injury...
I've had a bad back strain, psoes muscle, nerves, and SI Joint dislocation the last 5 months. It seems to be better the last 2 weeks (no more feeling like I'm sitting on a rock and the bulge in my back is pretty much gone...just feeling very tender and sore) and I'm thinking about testing it out a little bit and hoping…
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Should I be taking glucosamin condrotin in the morning or ev
I've had a bum back and hip for almost a year so while at the chiropracter yesterday he told me to try glucosamin condrotin for a month and see if there is any improvement. I bought a liquid formula that is suppost to be taken once a day. I took in the evening time last night but just got to thinking the absorption of this…
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Anyone have back ligiment damage and hip locking up?
This is very frustrating with back, hip, and leg pain...not to mention I'm blowing up like a balloon again. I can't seem to shake an injury from this past june. It took 5 months before I could do anything except walk. From November through January I was able to get back on the eliptical and finally add resistance. And as…
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Could ear buds cause chronic ear infections?
I've read a little about this tonight from varouis sources so I thought I'd ask you all here. I've had terrible ear pain, dizziness, pressure, etc the last couple years and have been to many doctors who can't help me. Then out of the blue, I thought of this tonight. I stick the ear buds in my ear, work out, toss them in…
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How much muscle might you lose in 3 months of not lifting
I suffered a bad back sprain in June and haven't been able to lift weights or run since then. I did go on a diet to keep from gaining weight. I am losing pounds but I don't know if it's fat or muscle. So my question is - how many pounds of muscle is an average 28 year old male likely to lose in 3 months?
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Can the bike machine cause backache?
I suffered a bad muscle and possibly sciatic nerve injury 2 months ago in the butt, hip, and pelvis area. It just wraps around the whole left side of me. At the suggestion of the doctor, I have been trying the bike very lightly for 30 minutes on most days for the last 3 weeks. The bike is the only type of excerise that…
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Anyone have suggestions on Sciatic Nerve pain
The last month I've been having severe pain in my lower back, hip, butt, leg. The chiropractor believes it is the sciatic nerve. I've been keeping off it for 4 weeks. Last week I was cleared to do some very light bike riding at the gym which is seemed to do ok with for 30 minutes. The next step was the eliptical and that…
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60 minutes of cardio leads to increased appetite...what to d
I'm trying to figure something out. When I do an hour of cardio, I feel like I have to eat the entire house in the evening time. I do drink plenty of water. When I do 30 minutes of cardio, I don't have the urge. Of course 30 minutes is barely a sweat and a serouis reduction of calories burned. So I guess my question would…
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Weight lifting plateau
I started working out about 2 years ago. After about 6 months, I plateaued on virtually every machine --- I could not continue adding weight. This spring I got sick and was unable to work out for about 4 months so I lost quite a bit of muscle. The last couple months I've been able to work my way back up. However, I have…
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What kinds of diseases/symptoms are caused from using the sa
Not really a forum for this. What kinds of diseases/symptoms are caused from using the same water bottle? Some are going to think this is disgusting and others are going to say they do it too...but I use the same plastic water bottle over and over and over again for a couple months without cleaning it. I just toss it…
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Is it ok to try cardio with a sprained wrist?
I went to the emergency room tuesday after falling down ice skating and found out I sprained my wrist bad. Today the doctor took off the splint and recommended buying one of those velcro gloves & using it off and on for about a week. I still have quite a bit of swelling. I forgot to ask today about getting to the gym. Do…
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Can a shoulder sprain cause ear ringing, dizziness, and naus
In the last 1 1/2 months, I have been sick with bronchitis and in a seperate incident sprained my shoulder a few weeks ago which is still giving me problems. Since then, I've been experiencing ear rining, dizzy and nauseous symptons similar to an ear infection. I'm thinking that's probably what I have but thought I'd ask…
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How much weight (in muscle) am I likely to gain in 6 months?
The last 6 months I've basically been in maintaince mode as far as cardio / diet goes (and probably slipping a bit). I've continued to lift weights twice a week doing a basic full body workout with moderate weight (3 sets of 10-15). I've gained about 8 pounds in 6 months and I'm curouis how much of that might be in…
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Time to get back on the saddle
Hello I need a little bit more motivation (since I'm starting to relapse) so I joined this site. It looks like there's a lot of good information here. I really like the reports and diary. That's what I need. I'm 27. In March of 2008, I was 215 pounds (5'9''). By Fall of 2008, I got down to 175. However, this spring not…
