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Curious on calories burned while crawling hands/knees
I seem to remember as a kid one of the larger calorie burns seemed to come from crawling on hands and knees. Been looking on websites trying to find a accurate calorie burn for it, if it was done as part of a exercise program. Say a moderate pace, not a fast crawl. Weight range would be 250-275. It ought to burn a good…
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Riding bikes for men over 325 pounds
Embarrassing question to ask, but I am looking into a good riding bicycle for riding outdoors on the bike paths. Currently I am at 335 pounds and really would love to get back to riding bikes from long ago. If anyone has suggestions of affordable bikes for men, I would be appreciated. Thanks in advance
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Accurate scales?
So I bought a new scale from wal-mart a week or so ago. One of the health o meter ones that take into account water in the body and body fat. Big error. The scale gives weight ranges ranging from 260 up to 285... I try the old one which we know to be inaccurate and it gives readings in the 280's as well and Im going that…
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Down to a 44 and still going strong
I had begun to doubt I was losing as much weight as I was thinking. My mother in law sent a pair of 44 inch waist shorts in the last package. I decided what the heck try them on. If anything the button will be hitting the window popping off. Much to my shock and surprise, they fit comfortably. I had been wearing usually a…
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Dealing with a torn lower back muscle
About a year ago, while I was working at wal-mart as a cashier, I was made to work registers that were going against the grain. By this I mean since I had usually worked mostly right handed, switching to left handed and not reaching with the right across body was a little challenging. Because of this, I pulled and tore…
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so why am I doing this?
Some people have asked why the sudden change to get batter. It had been planned for a while. I was working wal-mart. I had a rotating schedule which made planning workout routines, plus tracking food very difficult because it was moving all over the time frames. People would judge me thinking I was fat and lazy. When i…
