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52,500 Calorie burn per week
If you watch the Biggest Loser, have you ever noticed how the contestants can lose 15 lbs. per week? If you go by the calorie in verses the calories burned theory, they've got to burn 52,500 calories a week, or 7,500 calories per day. That's insane. How do they do that? Just wondering if anyone else has watched them lose…
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If your heart rate is over 180 during a workout, is that bad
My resting heart rate is around 64, but when I do some of my workouts, it gets up to 186 or higher. The highest being 198. I feel like I'm about to die sometimes, so I'll slow it down a bit. Is that pushing myself to hard?? Does anyone know what your heart rate should stay around during a vigrous workout?
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Which is more accurate, HRM or treadmill?
When I'm on a treadmill and wearing my HRM, my HRM always reads that I've burned more calories than what the machine says I've burned. Which would be more accurate?
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Chalene Extreme or Turbo Fire?
I was planning on ordering one of these two wokrout's today. I just finished P90X and looking to mix things up a bit. Still need to lose about 20-25 lbs. If you've done one or both of these workout programs, which do you think will get the weight off the fastest?
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Shin Splints..Help!
I just started running this week and have aweful shin slpints. Does anyone know what to do to help ease the pain, and do I continue running to work it out or should I give it some rest?
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My 60 day results doing P90X
I started P90X in January. Here's my results so far. Will post pictures when I finish the whole round. 60 day results from P90X: Total weight loss is 7.6 lbs. not a lot but seeing changes elsewhere: Hips: 3.75 inches Waist: 3.5 inches Right Thigh: 1.5 inches Left Thigh:1 inch Chest: 2.5 inches Lower Stomach: 2.5 inches…
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Is there poison in your food too?
I have been cutting out processed foods as much as possible for the last 3 weeks and I went to our Chamber Meeting today for lunch and they had store bought lasagne, homemade breads, dessert etc... Within an hour of eating it, I had a major headache. Can I say poison! Didn't realize how much the preservatives in food had…
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Healthy Super Bowl ideas/recipes for party
My son is turning 14 and we're having friends and family over for a birthday/Super Bowl party. Anyone got suggestions what I could fix for snacks/dinner for a crowd that won't sabbatoge my efforts of losing weight? I will have probably 15-20 people over.
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What do you do to find your "Me Time?"
Hi, I just joined today and need some healthy eating motivation. I've recently started P90X as my workout choice and I feel physically/mentally better. My problem is I'm a busy mom of 3 boys, work from 8-5, sports, scouts, or volunteer work in the evening and it's hard to find the time for myself. So I started getting up…
