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Heart Rate Monitor Accuracy?
Hey everyone, I know this sort of question has been asked before, but I've not found a very satisfying answer. Anyway, for the first time today, I wore a heart rate monitor (Polar FT4) while running on the Life Fitness elliptical trainer at the gym. The number of calories burned that each machine provided me were vastly…
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Exercise-Induced Asthma: PSA
Hey everyone. I've just begun my latest journey to drop about 50lbs. I was an active user of this site last summer, but I think I pushed myself too hard, and I felt put off when I went two weeks without losing, so I gained back all the weight that I'd lost and more. I recently made an important discovery about myself, and…
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Seeking motivation to begin again
Hey everyone. I'm seeking some motivation to try dropping weight again. I lost about 11lbs this last summer, but then school started up, and I just fell out of the habit. By now, I'm sure that I've gained back all of that weight if not a little more. I suffer with depression, and a very major part of that is due to my body…
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What should I set for my daily activity levels?
Hi everyone, I've been at this for five weeks now, and I've since lost 9lbs. I've still got a very long way to go, but I'm very pleased with the progress I'm making. Here's what I'm wondering. When I first joined, I lived a completely sedentary lifestyle, and did absolutely no physical activity. Since then, I've started…
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Elliptical Trainer Mile Time?
Hey, everyone. I started my weight-loss journey a few weeks ago, and I'm really happy with the results so far. I find that I'm not starving myself and I've been doing pretty well with my running. To make a long story short, I'm an 18-year-old (almost 19) male, I'm 5'7", I weigh 190lbs, and I have about 40-50lbs to lose. So…
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How many calories did I really burn?
Hey everyone, I'm new here. I'm 18-years-old (soon to be 19), 5'7", and 195lbs, which puts me at around 50lbs over where I should be. I think I've finally motivated myself to lose some weight once and for all, and I'm really excited to do this. Now, here's the problem I'm facing. I went to the gym today for the first time…
