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Zumba...any tips?
My gym offers a Zumba class. It is free with membership, you just have to show up. There is one tomorrow at 11 for one hour. I am far from fit and I am very much a beginner, but it looks like fun. Do you have to know anything about it to just show up and do it? Is it something a beginner can handle for an entire hour?…
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How do you maintain muscle?
May seem like a bit of a silly question, and it is totally irrelevant to me at this very moment but I was thinking of something last night. I know how to maintain body weight. But how does one maintain the amount of muscle mass they have, without getting more muscular? For instance, when I get to my goal completely, and I…
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Carbs: not created equal.
I have seen this a lot on the forums lately and I wanted to make a thread about it, though I'm sure there's probably a few floating around somewhere. :) I see a lot of people saying that carbs are carbs are carbs and it doesn't matter where you get them from. While technically, yes, a carbohydrate and another carbohydrate…
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TDEE - 30%? Seems high. HALP.
At the advice of many other users, I went to a thread that shows how to eat at a certain percentage under TDEE for weight loss. Here's the thing: 5'6" Obviously female (I hope!) 305 pounds (don't judge) 20 years old I exercise 3x/week, cardio, 1 hr per session. According to…
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Ready for the oncoming swarm?
Yes, I said swarm. Is everyone in the east coast ready for the swarm of cicadas this spring? They are saying 1 billion cicadas per square mile. Have you heard about this? Are you now freaking out if you haven't? Is there anything you are doing to prepare your lawn and trees? Discuss :) Me, I'm used to cicadas (grew up in…
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No weight change/increase day after gym?
I was just wondering if anyone notices that the day after a workout they either have had no change in their weight or an increase. This seems to be the case for me. I work out 3x a week for an hour and I weigh myself daily (for now). I've noticed a trend where days after the gym, I've stayed the same or had a slight (less…
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Where did you start your exercise level?
Hello all :) So I have heard from numerous people that when they first started, they didn't exercise at all, and gradually built up. Some started pushing hard right away. Right now, just started a week ago, I'm doing 3 days at the gym per week, 1 hour each session of pure cardio, then weights, and little to no cardio in…
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Can someone help calculate this?
I used this calculator http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/ to try to figure my body fat at the recommendation of someone else. I put in all my measurements and weight and it's saying it's 28.61%, which isn't right because according to their charts, that's in the "acceptable" range. I am 303.8 lbs. My…
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Help! What kind of fish is this?!
Sorry, no picture. Here's the story though. Basically, my father in law details private planes for a living. Detailing includes restocking what they need and throwing out what they don't. Since most if not all of his clients are very, very rich, they usually end up throwing away perfectly good food (I can't tell you how…
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What's your go-to workout playlist?
Yes, I know this thread has been done already. I just don't care :bigsmile: My favorites recently are the entire Going Out In Style album by Drop Kick Murphys, especially Hang 'Em High and Going Out In Style. My next would have to be Britney Spears' entire Circus album. Plus her song 3 is not only a deliciously spicy…
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What's your"nothing better than this"food?
You know, that one food that you eat and just think, Ah, nothing better than this! It can be healthy or unhealthy, whatever you want. (We can just assume everyone's first answer is bacon, so just skip to the second.) Mine is a baked potato. Just with some salt and a crispy skin. Nothing better! What's yours?
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Very personal question, please help?
So, this is kinda embarrassing guise. But, no matter how healthy I eat, I'm always gassy :embarassed: Does anyone have experience with being that way? Did cutting something out of your diet help alleviate this? Thanks in advance.
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Does anyone else drink lemon water?
I've heard from a bunch of articles (admittedly none that were super reliable) that having a glass/bottle of water with a slice or two of lemon in it offers some healthy benefits (healthier skin, vit C, helps restore pH, dissolves uric acid, have antibacterial properties, contains "anti-cancer" compounds, supposedly aids…
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Workout buddies near West Hartford?!
So, I just joined this group :) I'm in West Hartford, which is pretty close to a lot of other cities. Anyone in the area that uses Big Sky? I usually go to the one in Newington but I could make it to the one in Plainville too! Or if anyone wants a buddy to just go out and walk around with, that's good too. I don't really…
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This is my timey-wimey detector.
It goes 'ding' when there's stuff. Also, it can boil an egg at thirty paces. Whether you want it to or not, really. Any fellow Whovians out there?! What's your favorite episode? (Three guesses what mine is, first two don't count!)
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Different workouts to do at the gym?
So, I go to great gym. No one is judge-y, it's HUGE (and they're expanding) and there is so much equipment there. But, since I'm new to this, I don't even know where to start! I get bored easily doing one thing for too long. Does anyone know a good schedule to use? I.E., Monday is kettlebell day, Wednesday is…