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What is it about climbing stairs....
... That makes you feel like you just want to die? Ok, so part of wanting to get some exercise at work (as sitting for 9 hours (10 if you include the commute back and forth) and wanting to build my endurance (to run a 5k, I think will be super fun, in November), I have been trying to climb the stairs during my breaks and…
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The Second Amendment, how far is too far?
So as some of you know I live in Texas, more specifically Tarrant County. Well we, like other states have and do, have groups that are pushing for open carry laws and the right to bring their guns into any place they are allowed. For example, city hall. The Tarrant County chapter of Open Carry Texas has been openly…
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Troubles
Is anyone else having problems with this app? I have tried to do three quests so far... one isn't even working and the 2 others I have been having some connection issues and just plain opening the app to run that it wouldn't let me click "complete this quest" until after the time was up even though I did complete the…
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A question about weighted squats
Today I'm going to get my booty back into the gym and lift some weights. But I have a question about weighted squats. Is it better to use dumbbells or a smith machine, in lieu of the squat rack? Right now I just don't have access to a squat rack. The gym I go to does not have have one. Changing gyms is not an option right…
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tweaking my diet
What are some good blog/recipes sites that have good low carb/paleo/clean eating type recipes... Of course I can do a search both here and on google myself... the challenge here, is I am married to a pretty meat and potatoes guy... which typically isn't a problem... but as a carboholic myself I know I need more protein...…
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My nemesis: The push-up
Ok, so I'm not really all that new to weight training... though I have finally started back up after a few (ok more like 10) years of never doing any kind of weight training at all. Anyway, I cannot seem to do a push up at all, not that I have ever been good at them in the first place)... I am lucky if I can get half way…
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Calorie confusion
Hi all, I'm usually a lurker here trying to figure it out before jumping into the program. Anyway, I was reading the book and got to the part about caloric needs. Now I work at a desk job, so I'm pretty sedentary (I have spurts of activeness but pretty much count myself as sedentary). I am also 5'1.5 and 175 pounds. Using…
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Weight Training in the office?
In an effort to maximize my time and have no excuse to not work out, I have been thinking about bringing some handweights Iwith the plates) and an aerobic step. I already have a stability ball in my office. Would this be sufficient to create a decent strength training routine to do during lunch?
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Active Advantage premium membership
Hi there. I was wondering if anyone has an Active.com premium membership. The reason I am asking is because I signed up for an opening for a Color Run through Active.com and they gave a 1 month free trial membership for their premium site Active Advantage. What I'm wanting to know is if anyone does have it or had it in the…
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Spectacle or honor
I don't know if this can really be debated and I'm sure that if it can that I will have awaken the hornets nest... but this is really bugging me. Living in the DFW metro area, I have been watching the whole tragedy behind Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefields death... and now the former's memorial service is today. But this…
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How do you track resturant food...
...that doesn't provide nutritional info of any kind? We have some family in town and of course they want to go to this crazy unhealthy place... and I was looking for nutritional info so I can plan before going... but alas, they don't... and it's the second place I have been to that doesn't post nutritional info... and…
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Do you live in a Food Desert?
No... not dessert.... desert... and how you eat and live healthy? For those that don't know this term, a food desert is someplace in an industrialized nation where affordable food is hard to obtain... this may be because of few grocery stores. I decided to ask out of curiousity because of a conversation I am having with…
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Speaking of how we feed our kids
What kind of things do you feed your kiddos for breakfast, snacks, lunch... The reason why I'm asking (as if it matters, but I'm turning into my mother where I essentially have to tell everyone my life story... though within reason since this is the internet and all).... is because I have a one year old is weaning off the…
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Sedentary or Light activity?
I tried asking this in Technical Help, but I thought I would try here too. I have a typical sit in a chair desk job, but I reconfigured my office so I am standing up the entire time (or more realistically 97%). So would that still be sedentary? Or light activity? I am just curious, cause I'm not walking around like a…
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Yet another strength training question
So I just started strength training again... something I haven't really done in 8 years.... and I am striving to go for at least 3 days a week. (mwf).. But because I do it during my lunch hour at work (busy new mom syndrome) I can only get in about 30 minutes. Sometimes it doesn't feel like it's enough. Is it? Or can I…
