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Best way to skip an insanity workout?
Hey all. I just started Insanity on Monday (and so far majorly kicking my butt, ouch) but tonight I am just not feeling well. I had a 14 hour day at school unexpectedly so I wasn't properly nourished and now I'm suffering my major fatigue and headache. I know it sounds kind of excuse-y but I figure I won't be doing myself…
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Calculate my calorie needs? - Doing Insanity
Hi! I am hoping someone can help me calculate my calorie needs for doing Insanity! I am pretty much completely lost on the whole TDEE stuff and I want to make sure that I eat properly because this will be the first time I do any sort of HIIT (but I am pretty fit), and I don't want to tire myself out or feel sick. I am a 20…
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Heart Rate Monitor for Insanity
Hi, I will be starting Insanity on Monday and I have read some mixed reviews about whether or not HRMs are necessary/accurate with HIIT. Is it worth it for me to buy one? Any cheap recommendations? Thanks!
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Insanity Workout - Tips & Where to buy?
Hi! So I have been doing my research and I have decided to give Insanity a try. The only thing for me is the $140.00 price tag is pretty steep for a college student.. Is there anyway to get it cheaper, or anyone know of any stores that may have it at a discount? Or, are there any comparable workouts that I could get for…
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How much trust to put into scales/weight?
Hi, so I have a kind of confusing scenario, so if you could follow and help me that would be awesome! During the summer I weighed myself at home, using my home scale, and it was 140lbs. I weighed myself a few times a week and it was consistant (our scale is old, so I weighed myself a bunch to make it sure). Then, since…
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Not eating enough calories
Does anyone else ever have a problem with not getting enough calories in a day? Most days I am under my 1200cal limit, which I know isn't good and sets me at the "starvation" mode. But since I'm trying to eat healthy I have this mental block and as soon as I see food that has a moderate calorie count I step away. So my day…
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Weight lifting for beginners? Any good guides?
Hi! So since joining MFP I keep seeing everyone say that weight lifting is a good exercise for losing weight and is beneficial and so I thought I'd try it out! But I have absolutely, 100%, NO idea what anything weight lifting related means or any idea on how to start.. or anything! Are there any good guides or tutorials or…
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Is this a good workout routine?
Hi! I'm basically really new and no nothing about exercising, so I'm just wondering if this routine will be good or not! I'm 19, 5'1", and 134lbs, and eat 1200 calories. I have been doing: The 30 day shred, Couch to 5k, Sadie Lincoln 'Barre 3' 10 min workout, and a standing calisthenics 10min workout. I do the 30 day shred…
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Looking for university student friends! (5'1" range?)
Hi! I'm in my second year at university (Ryerson in Toronto), I'm 19 and around 5 feet 3/4".. I am only slightly overweight (134lbs) and am hoping to go back down to 120 or lower, but mostly hoping to just tone up! Right now I am doing the 30 day shred (on my 5th day!), Sadie Licoln's Barre 3 workout, and C25k (2nd week),…
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How to calculate calories burned?
Hi! I'm really new to exercising and just started being committed about two weeks ago.. I've been doing a "beginners running" workout on the treadmill, a ten minute standing Calisthenics, and just today I tried a ten minute "legs and arms" workout. For the running I use the treadmill's calories burned and for the standing…
