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Introduce yourself
Hi I'm rachel, 30 years old from Bristol UK. My goals are to maintain weight for first 5 months, then gain minimally. This is because I have started off overweight. My preferred exercise in fitter days were Pilates, weight lifting and programmes like Chalene Xtreme. Now I'm pregnant I *plan* to do some pilates, some…
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simple food
Has anyone got any easy, fairly bland, but using fresh and cheap produce, recipes that they could share? I'll be honest, I'm eating crap, I logged for about 2 days when I was feeling great and then quickly settled into eating 'whatever' again. I'm trying to sneak veg into my diet via wraps and last night I made a leek and…
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useful links
Weight gain calculator: http://www.calculator.net/pregnancy-weight-gain-calculator.html
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new group for august 2014 births
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/19881-pregnant-ladies-due-august-2014 Hi, I thought it would be useful to have a birth club for a specific month and I can't find one already in existence. In my opinion it seems helpful to have access to people at the same stage of pregnancy as you are without having to put your due…
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Anyone on here based in Bristol, UK?
Hi everyone I'm looking for some peeps in my local area - any takers?!?
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P90X... Is it actually that great?
I've been doing it for a week and thinking of quitting or maybe sticking to the idea of doing a martial art, some yoga yadda yadda on the days he says but substituting his workouts with others. This is for a number of reasons, mainly: 1. he warms up with yoga a lot... why... at 5am my body is too cold for that... 10…
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Alternatives to floorwork in insanity cardio workouts
Hi Everyone I have a very small wrists that simply can't support my frame (for now) Ultimately I will a) strengthen them through exercise and b) lose some of the weight that's causing the problem but in the meantime... When I am doing the Cardio and Plyometric Cardio workouts and the movements are fast I need some…
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working out on holiday...
Hey fitness pals! I'm lucky enough to be going on a summer holiday next month, 1 week, smack bang in the last month of ChaLean Xtreme. Does anyone know of any audio only workouts I could download for my iPod so that I can maintain whilst I am away, or any tips on how to motivate yourself to exercise when you could be…
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ChaLean Xtreme - ok to speed up the phases?
Hi, I was thinking that as my muscles are fairly well developed that I might just do 2 weeks phase 1, 3 weeks phase 2, and then the 4 weeks phase 3 before moving on to the p90x series? Can anyone suggest reasons for not doing this? Thanks!!
