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Pelvic floor control
I'm guessing many of us are having problems with weakening pelvic floors. Either having kids *or* having a hysterectomy seems to be detrimental in this regard. I spent lots of time trying Kegels, but was underwhelmed with the results. It was great in the bedroom, but did not seem to help with "other" functions at all. When…
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Shuffling work and chores to create time for workout
I work one full time and two part time jobs. One of the part times is from home. The other is sporadic so not really an obstacle. The second job involves proofreading and editing books from home on a tight deadline. When one of these books lands on my doorstep and they give me only a week or two to finish it, it's easy to…
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Decent fondue pot for home use?
I need to locate a decent fondue pot for home use. I tried a couple of things that ended up being awful... one being a pot that had good ratings and a built in element, but the temp adjustment was false. What it actually did was cut a burner on and off. High or nothing. No constant temp. I then tried one of those "extra…
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Best padding for hands for lifting and machines?
I have suddenly got a ganglion cyst on the palm of my right hand, at the pad where the middle finger joins the palm. When I use machines, lift, anything, this cyst presses painfully into whatever item I'm holding. The doctor just says "well pad your hands and take ibuprofen." OK. I have tried wrapping my hands in Ace…
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Husband getting in the groove of exercise
After a rough start, hubby is now getting to where he looks forward to working out at the gym and feels great afterwards. I think it's gonna be good progress for him from here on out.
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Holiday weight almost gone, calculating "where to stop" for maintenance for smaller ppl
So I only have 2 lb left of the holiday weight to lose. To maintain at the desired weight, I've read here that it would actually be smart to go 5 lb below goal so that when I eat maintenance calories, I will end up at my actual goal due to the return of glycogen and water stores in my liver and muscles. Supposedly that…
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OK to lift if muscles still sore... right?
OK, so recently I increased my weights so I'm a little sore. I lift Sunday, I rest Monday, it's now Tuesday. I'm not in horrible pain but there's detectable muscle soreness. I can still go back to the gym and lift again safely, right? Maybe just a bit more stretching and some ibuprofen?
