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Meaning of average intensity based on heart rate
I recently got the Map My Ride upgrade and one of the things it shows is average % intensity based on the recorded heart rate during the bike ride. Yesterdays bike ride showed I was in zone 4 for 59 minutes and in zone 3 for 41 minutes with zones 1&2 filling out the remaining 10 minutes of the total ride time. From this…
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All the flexibility of a steel I-beam
I have very little flexibility which makes it somewhat difficult for me to use my sea kayak. It also makes it pretty difficult for me to do the eskimo roll when I do capsize. I'm wanting to do yoga to help with flexibility but everything I see or book I look at shows poses that I can't come anywhere close to doing. Does…
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How do you motivate yourself?
What methods or techniques do you use to motivate yourself to exercise when you really don't want to?
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Question about walking at work
I work a part time job in catering. When I'm at work I am on my feet walking the entire time. The pace is fairly rapid and much of the time my skin is damp with sweat. My time at work averages 12 hours per day. Can I log this as exercise?
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Girl Scouts confused???
I'm pretty sure the Girl Scouts are confused about the serving size of their cookies. The box says 7 servings, but I'm pretty sure they are packaged in single serving boxes :laugh: My peers agree with me so that must be an accurate assessment. All kidding aside I :love: most of the Girl Scout cookies but they are indedd…
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question about green tea
What is the basis for thinking that green tea "attacks" body fat? If this were even slightly true I should a body fat % of zero. I drink 100 cups of green tea every 2 weeks and have done so for years. My body fat % is over 30.
