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Tendinopathy? Anyone had it?
Just when I thought I was finally fully recovered from an injury that happened almost a year ago, I started having symptoms again :( I just saw a specialist in sports injuries, who is sure this is Achilles tendon tendinopathy. He wants to verify with an MRI and if it is indeed tendinopathy, he suggests enzyme injection…
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Ideas to increase calories needed
My 5 year old has been tested with high cholesterol. We are in the process of testing, it probably is related to a thyroid issue, and in the meantime, we need diet changes. The problem: our diet is already low cholesterol friendly as a family, and my child is very active, prefers fruit over candy or other "junk" food, does…
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A very pleasant surprise
I walked into the gym today (local Planet Fitness actually) into the free weights section and this older woman was there. Older as in late 60s, very short and a bit overweight. What I would have classified as a typical "grandma". She was doing some basic arms and shoulders exercises with 5k dumbbells. And prejudiced me…
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Feeling exhausted
I started regularly swimming in a pool a few weeks ago. This is the basic change in my exercise plan, and I aim for 3 times per week, 30 minutes each time. I started with 16 25m pool lenghts the firest couple of times, I have managed between 24 and 28 the last week, at the same time, so not super fast or long. The thing…
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Back of neck feeling sore. Which part of the workout is causing this?
Today, and I have noticed this on a few other occasions, the back of my neck is feeling sore. Yesterday was weight training day, day before this was swimming. I cannot figure out which part of my workout is causing this. The suspects are two: 1) Swimming. I am new to this, and working on my breathing, which means that I am…
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Experienced swimmers, I need help :)
I started swimming for the first time last week, have been to the pool 5 times so far and love it. I am self taught at swimming, can master all strokes (with butterfly I am not that efficient but I do not expect to be concerned about it for months), but other than swimming a lot for fun in the sea during warm months (we…
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Weight lifting question
I got back to free weights a couple of months ago, after body weight training the last years. I started with dumbbells, moved to barbells the last couple of weeks, and am now trying to add weight. I have two issues: My main current problem is inclined bench press. I am currently using the bar only and I feel I should be…
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Any swimmers here?
I decided to start swimming after several people, including my physiotherapist, recommended it to recover from an injury. My first day will be on Friday, and I plan 2 times per week, perhaps 3 if I have time. The problem is, I really have no clue what to do at the pool. I can swim and love swimming, but I am self-taught…
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Does anyone know if/how this works?
There is this woman at the gym, who follows a weight lifting routine I have never seen before. Basically she does about 3-4 different exercises per big muscle group, but one set each, and I would say something like 8-12 reps per set. It is a routine I have never seen before. It is not a circuit, she does everything just…
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HDL cholesterol: anyone knows if you can icnrease it without meds?
Just got my blood test results back and while the good news are that everyhting is normal (LDL 118, triglycerides 100) the bad news are my HDL is only 38, when for a woman it should be in the 50s or higher. My dr appointment is next week, so to prepare about what questions to ask, does anyone know if it is possible to…
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Deadlift question
After many years of not lifitng, attempted my first deadlifts with only the bar this week. There was a trainer at the gym who offered to correct me, and I am happy to report that it took me just 4-5 tries to do it mostly right regarding form. But, the trainer insisted on a couple of things that are not as I remember them,…
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My new fitness hero :) Age does not matter.
A few weeks ago, a physiotherapist suggested I give pilates a try, and I disovered a pilates class where the instructor is really awesome. It looks simple, but it extremely challenging, nothing like any other pilates class I have ever tried. Who could have guessed that a simple elastic band could bring to tears people…
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Runners, any experience with orthotics?
A few months ago I had a tendon injury that has stopped me from running and from doing any exercise related to legs. With physiotherapy and rest, the tendon is now almost healed, but we have a side effect: this leg had an old serious ankle injury, affecting the ankle and lower foot, and with stopping all exercise plus the…
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Classes: I live and learn
I have thought that I knew what pilates was about, have tried on and off throughout the years, with a few different instructors at different gyms, including some really specialised (and expensive) pilates studios and was convinced (1) it is boring and (2) is not that challenging for someone who is already in more or less…
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Talk me out of going to the gym today
I woke up feeling terrible. My head hurts, my throat hurts, every bone hurts. But still no fever, yet. My mind tells me that I need to skip my workout today. But, this is an unusually busy week, so I will also have to skip my mid-week visit to the gym, and wait until next Saturday :( Did weight training on Thursday, a fast…
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Is there a way to increase strength and muscle volume of forearms?
I am overall happy with my upper body strength and muscles, but one thing that has always been holding me back is my forearms. My wrists are very thin, bones are also very narrow, there is absolutely no fat there and never have been, but they are also a weak point regading strength. When it comes to doing more push-ups or…
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Full body workout vs specific body parts per day?
I have recently started again training with weights, gym machines etc and I have fallen into a routine of doing whole body workouts. But I cannot say why, it is mostly because this is what I used to do several years ago when I was last using free weights and I cannot really remember if there was a reason for it back when I…
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Does anyone know what is the purpose of this exercise?
I was at the gym and there was a guy doing some really weird exercises with free weights I have never seen before. Most of them I could figure out what they were supposed to do, but a few of them, I just cannot figure it out at all. My initial impression is the guy is just crazy, but I am giving him the benefit of the…
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Experienced lifters: Which gym machines would you use?
I have to completely rearrange my routine, because of an injury. So, from running and body weight/TRX training, I am changing into a mainly "traditional" gym routine, which is something I have not done in years. The trainers at the gym are no help, because as soon as they see a woman, they assume I am in there to use…
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Alternatives to squats
On dr's orders to recover from a tenonditis, I have to completely change my exercise routine for the next 2-3 months. The dr approved a combination of elliptical for cardio, and weight lifting + traditional gym machines to replace weight lifting where needed, because there is the restriction of no exercises putting weight…
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Need exercise ideas, with several temporary limitations
Up until a few months ago, I was either running or cycling on average 3 times a week, was doing a cardio class once a week, and was doing strength training 2-3 times a week. Over the last months, two separate things happened: - a tendonitis on my foot, which firts meant no cycling, then made running hard, and now I am back…
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Injury question - input from people into cycling/running wanted
In the beginning of autumn, I started experiencing pain on the inner part of my ankle. It happened the day after an intense spinning class, and it felt like a sprained angle, although I knew this was not it. I could barely walk for a few days. After a break for complete rest, it started feeling much better, still bothered…
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Is losing too fast always bad?
I have always been on a healthy weight, most of my adult life on the lower side of normal, but never underweight. Because of pregnancies my weight has fluctuated a bit, always settling back to somewhere between 53-57 kilos. The last year or so I guess I have been eating more than usual (or rather worse) and also had almost…
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Alternatives to meat?
I am trying to lower the meat we eat as a family. We are not eating meat every day, but ideally I would like especially red meat to be limited on just 2-3 meals per week, less if possible. I do not however want to reduce our protein intake significantly. I go through vegetarian and even vegan phases personally, as I do not…
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Almond milk in ice cream?
Has anyone had success with using almond milk in ice cream? Every recipe I have found either includes cream (which really makes no sense to me) or bananas, which ends up with banana tasting ice cream, and I could havse skipped the almond milk and still got the same taste. Any tips?
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How do you learn to not be guilty?
I started trying to lose a bit of weight (total of 7 kilos) about 2 months ago. I have lost 4, ideally I would like to lose 3 more kilos, but I am also more than happy where I am now and for sure have no reason to lose fast. My mind tells me I should be at this point at a very small deficiency, closer to maintenance. I was…
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Question for women only :)
With the weather getting warmer and me losing some weight, I am looking for new workout clothes. I do a combination of running, circuit training and the occasional Zumba class. I am average weight/height, so nothing special needed, and I prefer to do my shopping for such things online. So, since this is my opportunity to…
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What would you do instead of running?
I have been probably overdoing it regarding running the last weeks, getting too enthusiastic about being serious again after a year or so of just running here and there, and it looks like I have stressed the tendon on my left knee. It is only painful when I run. Mentioned the problem to a trainer at the gym, he did not…
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Should I change anything?
I am at an average weight for my height, with a BMI of 22 currently, height 167cm, weight 62 kilos. I joined MFP about 3 weeks ago, as I had gained an extra 2 kilos or so, and was already in the process of trying to get more fit, so I thought MFP might help. Which it already has, as counting calories and nutrients made me…