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How accurate are FitBits?
I have a FitBit Charge HR and according to it, I burn ALOT of calories a day. I have trouble believing so because it's saying I burn around 3,000 calories per day, when I workout (gym or run) and go to work. I have a somewhat active job at a grocery store taking out people to their cars all the time, usually fast paced…
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Diet and exercise to reverse heart failure/weak heart in 20yo
So yesterday my cardiologist told me that at 20 years old I'm having [or might have] some type of heart failure. She told me my heart isn't contracting all the way and told me I basically have a weak heart. She thinks it's because my heart beats too fast at times and it has caused it to get weaker. idk so I googled it and…
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Thinking of doing low carb diet. Does this sound ok?
Okay so I have been doing a lot of research about low carb diets. I have always thought that doing a low carb diet was just a set up for failure; like you will be depriving yourself from the carbs and as soon as you even smell a piece of pizza, you will gain like 5 lbs back (ok not really but you get the point). I've…
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Are HRMs Essential for Weight Loss ?
For someone who doesn't really rely on their exercise calories [as in they don't eat their exercise cals back], but mostly on their caloric intake, do you think knowing how many calories one burns during a workout is essential to losing weight? And if you have a HRM, why do you use it (besides from wanting to know how many…
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Do you exercise when you're sick??
I'm coming down with a Sinus Infection (I know because I get them every few months T.T) and I'm debating whether or not I should go to the gym tomorrow.... It's already clogging up my nose to the point where I gotta breathe through my mouth but I know that heat makes the congestion go down temporarily so maybe exercising…
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What was your first intense workout like?
How did your body react? Did any of you throw up? My family seems to have a problem with asthma or something so I was wheezing and coughing a lot after and during my first real intense workout but it's gone away now. Now, the same is happening to a friend of mine and it's discouraging him from running.... It wasn't BAD but…
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Diet to lower High (DIA) Blood Pressure in young people ?
Helllo~! I'm 19 years old, 5'8 and 160lbs. High Blood Pressure runs in my family :( Both my parents, their parents (one of my grandad actually passed from a heart attack), all of their siblings, a cousin of mine (because he drinks) and my brother all suffer from high blood pressure and high cholesterol :( . The worst case…
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Does anyone use the Jefit app here?
If you do, what routine do you have ?
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In need of a friend / weightloss buddy
Hi! I'm looking to achieve a better lifestyle. I want to eat clean and have a daily workout routine that I can follow for the rest of my life. But I need motivation. I need a friend to help me stay motivated and someone who listens. Is there anyone who is willing to be my buddy through this journey?? I'm really losing…
