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Back into it! Looking for active friends
Hey guys, 30 yo from Melbourne Australia here. Lost 10+kg on MFP last time and then stopped using it for about 12 months. Ive since put about 3 back on and I'm determined to take it off again and go even further. I'm very active on here and my diary is open to friends. I'd love some new supporters and of course new MFP'ers…
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Samsung Galaxy S Heatlh Pedometer - How accurate are the calories burned
Hi all, I recently got a Samsung Galaxy S5 and have been using its inbuilt S Health app to track my daily steps while attemptin to reach 10,000 steps a day. The app seems pretty good at counting my steps but I'm worried that it is overestimating the calories burned. According to the app when I walked 10,002 steps I covered…
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OXFAM Trailwalker Melbourne 2014
Anybody doing any of the Australian OXFAM Trailwalker 100k hikes in 2014? particularly the Melbourne one?
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OXFAM Trailwalker Melbourne 2014
Anybody doing any of the Australian OXFAM Trailwalker 100k hikes in 2014? particularly the Melbourne one?
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tips on my workout program!
Hi All, Ive been pretty slack lately and have put back on some of the weight I lost over the past year. Im determined to fire things up again and get motivated so Ive written myself a pretty ambitious program for the next couple of months. Im a pretty solid guy already so Im not really keen to build more muscle etc,…
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HRM Advice - nike+ sportsband
Hi All, I am looking at getting a heart rate monitor to help more accurately track calories burnt from my workouts. I currently use the nike+ sportsband to track my runs. I am looking at getting the polar wearlink nike+ transmitter HRM to connect to the sportsband but wanted to know if anyone else has used this combo and…
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back after a few months and need more mfp friends!
Hey all, I lost about 15 kgs (33 pounds) before December when I got married and since then have put weight back on since then. Im getting back on board the MFP train and have been hitting the gym again but I need some more MFP friends who can help motivate me and who I can return the favour to. I have an open diary and my…
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Training inspiration
Hey guys, One of my biggest problems with all this is staying motivated with excercising. At the moment I'm doing weight training at the gym as well as runni g for cardio. But that stuff can get repetitive and that's when I start to lose Motivation. Any tips on ways to keep your training fresh and interesting? Feel free to…
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Hiking in Melbourne Australia
Any Melbournians out there?! Just moved back to the eastern suburbs and looking for places to run/hike/walk - I'm a fan of the thousand steps in the dandenog ranges national park (although its been a while since Ive done it) and was wondering if people knew of other similar (or different) hikes or tracks that are good.…
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the thousand steps!
Hey all! Just moved back to the eastern suburbs and looking for places to run/hike/walk - I'm a fan of the thousand steps in the dandenog ranges national park (although its been a while since Ive done it) and was wondering if people knew of other similar (or different) hikes or tracks that are good. I've heard theres an…
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Australian Motivational Buddies!
Hi, 27 year old guy trying to get in shape before my wedding at the end of the year! Just moved home to Melbs after living in Canberra for the lastcoupleof years and since the move (with all the organising etc that comes with moving interstate) my motivation levels have dropped off. So I'm looking for people to help…
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Eating back excercise calories
Hi all, I know this topic has been covered before but so many of the responses have been varied with competing points of view. So I wanted to try and get a better understanding. Basically my question/issue is this: MFP reckons that the calories I burn from normal activity every day is around 2000 calories My daily goal is…
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27 year old Aussie guy looking for some motivation!
Hey all, I'm trying to get fit and in shape for my wedding later this year. I used to be really fit and in shape but have let that fall away since leaving University for the real world. I got as high as a 103 kgs late last year and have been trying to lose weight and get back to my old healthy self ever since. I have so…