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P90x - starting tomorrow but nervous
Hi, all, I have been successful with exercise by really mixing up what I do - sometimes it's Zumba classes, sometimes weight training or Pilates DVD's, sometimes running or walking outdoors, and lately I've started taking Taekwondo. I know tons of people that have done P90x successfully and it feels like you need to be…
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How much of a role does sleep play?
I'm a working mom with a heavy duty career, a son that I love to pieces, and a commitment to healthy cooking and exercise. I can't possibly do everything I want to do in a day, but I try. What is usually on the losing end of all this is sleep. I sleep about 4-6 hours a night during the week, and make some of it up on…
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Finally figured out the problem with my HRM
I was going CRAZY. My HRM was cheating me on calories, and I knew it was low, just couldn't figure out why. I killed myself in a Zumba class, worked at least as hard as the lady next to me, but her HRM had her calories at 600-ish, while mine said 359. I have a good HRM, Polar FT60, and it seems to be reading everything…
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HRM calories look wrong?
OK, here's the deal. Should I trust my new HRM when it is consistently telling me the calories I'm burning are only about half of what MFP tells me an exercise should burn, and even less of what the machines in the gym are telling me? Now, if I were slacking, that would be an easy call, but I busted my hump on the…
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Should I make up extra calories the next day?
If I go over my calorie goal one day, should I go under my goal by that amount the next day? Or, should I just chalk it up and eat to my goal each day?
