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What to look for in a personal trainer?
I'm getting a personal trainer for the first time ever and I'm really not sure what to look for. My gym has a few trainers and they have biographies on the wall, showing all their different interests and different strengths and qualifications. They have different price tags too, and I have to stay at the cheaper end. I've…
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Advice please...getting overwhelmed
I'm getting really overwhelmed by all the different fitness information on the internet! I have really good intentions, and currently a lot of time to spend in the gym as I'm unemployed, AND I live literally right across the road from my gym, so no excuses, but I want to make the most of my time there and make every second…
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Week 5, day 3...
I did day 1 on Monday, no problem. I did day 2 on Wednesday, no problem (though it was my slowest run yet). Day 3 today? Totally failed. I slowed down to 5.4mph. I feel like any slower and I'd be walking. I ran ten minutes, walked three, ran seven minutes, walked two, ran three minutes. So in the thirty minutes, I did…
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Bad days at the gym
I have finally figured out a work out I enjoy at the gym and feel like it challenges me without making me want to kill myself at the end. I do ten minutes on the bike to warm up, then I do C25K on the treadmill (currently on week three), and then I do weights. On Mondays and Thursdays I do upper body, on Tuesdays and…
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Need friends for motivation/remind me to avoid 3am tacos
Hi, I just joined MFP last week. I'm 25 and about 154lbs and 5'4, looking to weigh about 120. I've been good at going to the gym, still working on getting a better diet. I eat well most of the week but then there's days like Friday night where I go to a party and drink and then am going to go home without drunkenly…
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How important is sodium?
Since using MFP, this is the first time I've actually been tracking the contents of my food. I've counted calories before, but never paid attention to the carbs/protein/sodium etc, because it always seemed to complicated to work it out, plus I never knew how much I should actually have. MFP makes this much easier, so this…
