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How to ride a bike for recreation. Am I doing it wrong?
I just bought a new Hybrid bike. I was sick of coasting along on my vintage Schwinn with the worn out coaster brakes, so I made a list of what features I thought I wanted in a bicycle and found something on Amazon that looked like it would work. I put it together in my kitchen last night, and I'm about to roll down to the…
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Taper vs. One Last Long Run
As a first time marathoner whose goal is just to finish the race, would you consider it more beneficial to back off the running for 2 weeks prior to the race, or making sure that you were absolutely confident that the distance isn't beyond your ability by running 26.2 the week before? I'm a month out and haven't gotten…
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Broccoli does NOT have more protein than eggs: A Rant
I just had an argument on Facebook about protein content of broccoli vs. the protein content of eggs. The original claim was that broccoli is always a better protein option than eggs no matter how you measure. No criteria was established nor allowances made for different goals. I have done some research, and it turns out…
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Fat-free dinner?
I noticed that my dinner contains no fat. I am concerned about absorbing the micronutrients and vitamins. I had plenty of fat in my breakfast (and too many calories) but I don't know if that was recent enough. I'm about to google this, but I thought it might also be fun to see what MFP would have to say on the subject...
