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Powerhouse Impex Weight Bench
Does anyone have the Powerhouse Impex CA-31633 weight bench? My husband took our daughter to the park and came home with a free weight bench. But no instructions for assembly. The bench itself is all put together but it comes with a preachers bench and a leg curl attachment. I can put one or the other attachments on but…
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Kid friendly gluten/dairy/peanut free low cal???
I'm looking for recipes that are kid friendly gluten, dairy, and peanut free but also good for a mom that's on a low cal lowish carb diet. Recipes, blogs, any help you can offer.
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Asthma and Exercise
I'm going to preface this by saying I have ZERO intention on restarting my exercise routine until after speaking with my pulmonologist next week but I'd like to get an idea of how others in my situation have handled things. I've always been asthmatic but I haven't really had any major issues with it since elementary…
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WOMEN ONLY PLEASE! Metformin question
I'm not sure who else to ask so hopefully some of the women on here taking metformin might be able to help. I started metformin on thursday, after being sick with the flu the day before. This morning I started spotting. I'm not due to start until next saturday. Well actually, anytime between thurday the 14th and Sunday the…
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Water exercise frequency
I've been doing a water aerobics class M/W/F, as much as I can anyways, that is geared towards increasing joint flexibility mostly for arthritis or joint injury recovery. Yesterday, I snuck into a higher cardio water aerobics class that is offered T/TH. The joint class has been really good for my knee but I really enjoyed…
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Help with serving size for home made soup
I tend to avoid home made soup when I'm dieting because trying to figure out that proper serving size drives me nuts. But I'm craving potato and dumpling soup and I'm tired of avoiding one of my favorite foods just because I can't figure it all out. So here's what I do, really simple recipe from my mom. I've never changed…
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Perkins Resteraunt
In the morning, I'm taking my two girls to Iowa City for a check up with their specialists. It's always been a routine for us to finish a long morning of appointments with lunch at Perkins. Any suggestions for healthy options off their menu? Since our whole day is going to be thrown off kilter, including being up at 4am,…
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Suggestions for protein that's low carb
I really over did it on my carbs at lunch. I only have 2 more points before I hit my carb goal for the day. Unfortunately, my protein level is low. For me, if my carb level is higher then my protein, I feel like I'm starving and sluggish until I get it evened back out. So I need ideas for protein that has little to no…
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Joint safe exercise videos?
I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for exercise videos that take it easy on the knees? I know when I'm finished with physical therapy in 2 weeks, I'll have a list of at home exercises to do but I'm looking for cardio as well. I can tell you that anything with squats or anything that requires putting pressure on the…
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Any Zombie Runners out there?
I used this app for the first time today but I had a couple of questions and can't seem to find the answers on their website. If you stop running/walking before the mission is over should you pause it or stop it? The next time you do that mission does it restart at the beginning our pick up where you left off? Just how…
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Wii Zumba or Just Dance question
Does anyone have a rough estimate, I know it varies per person but a general idea, how many calories are burned during Wii Zumba or Just Dance? We bought both right before I tore up my knee so I haven't had the chance to use them yet.
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Logging Physical Therapy
I'm trying to figure out how to log my physical therapy sessions. They are 45 minutes long. I always start with either the stationary bike or the nustep (kind of like a sitting stair climber) for 15 minutes and then I spend the rest of the time doing strength training of the leg muscles and knees. I'm not certain how to…
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Recs for jogging/hiking shoe?
I'm looking for a recommendation for a good shoe/boot for jogging and hiking. I do most of my walking, and now jogging, at our local dog park. It's extremely uneven terrain with a bunch of small hills. At the moment, it's covered in about a foot of hard packed snow topped with the 5 inches of fresh snow we got the other…
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BodyMedia other places than arm?
I could swear that when I was researching the bodymedia, I read that some people wore it other places than the arm. Can anyone tell me where else they've worn it with accurate results? I'm having issues with mine since I'm recovering from a shoulder injury and my left arm just does not like the band.
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Hey Juicers! I need help!
I'm very new at juicing and probably should have waited another 2 weeks to start. Next week I'm going out of town. I'm leaving on Wednesday to drive to NJ. Packing up my mother on Friday and heading back to Iowa that very same day. This is going to have me on the road for 4, maybe 5 days depending on how long the packing…
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BodyMedia armband or Fitbit? Thoughts? Opinions?
I've been thinking about the BodyMedia armband or the Fitbit. I was wondering if anyone had experience with either of these and could offer opinions on them. Thanks.
