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Electrolytes, leg cramps and calories
I have done a bit of research and believe that my leg cramping and muscle fatigue is due to a lack of electrolytes. I have actually seen a doctor and had my legs scanned and there are no physical fractures or illness. I have new and good shoes, but I still feel pain in my legs when walking, working out, tennis lessons,…
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Three days in, doing well
Even though I can have a treat on the weekends, I figured I would be a bit more strict with myself since I had a graduation party to attend on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Plus my anny. is coming up this week. That would have turned into 6 S days in 10! No seconds has proven to be fairly easy as I tend to…
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Success eliminating sugar?
It may sound obvious to most of you, but my DH is trying very hard to stop drinking Pepsi. He is down to only 2 a day. I don't drink soda and have slowly, but surely allowed more and more sugar into my diet -- mostly granola-type snack bars and dark chocolate candy. I was wondering if any of you have had good success by…
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Pacing with short exercise instructors
How do you all manage this? I've found over the years that almost all of the Zumba, step aerobics, kick boxing, Jazzercise teachers are all pretty short. The moves and pace are hard for me to follow correctly, There's no way this six-footer can do a all of moves properly. I feel like I'm cheating the move because I'm not…
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Former Athletes -- post your old glory
It might be a myth, but I've often heard that former athletes can whip themselves back into shape fast. What was your former claim to physical prowess? Back in the day -- Martial Arts and Swimming Swam competitively throughout high school and my first semester of college. Was actually one of the fastest backstrokers in the…
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Sequence of Biggest Loser DVDs????
This morning I started the Biggest Loser Power Walk DVD. Love it! Nice to get the day off to a good start. I was wondering which DVD would be good to do next. I am 51, 6 ft., getting into shape, but have a long way to go. No injuries, but low impact is required. My leg strength is not where it should be .... lunges, etc.…
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Help me resist tonight's burger night
It's been stressful at the house lately, so I thought I'd take the evening "make dinner, clean up dinner, do chores" off for all of us tonight. I invited DH and DD-22 out to dinner. DH is going home after and DD and I are going out shopping just to kill a little time and stay away from the house. Our house is 20 mins. from…
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30-day shred too hard for over 50 women?
I saw that Jillian's 30-day shred DVD from 2008 is on sale at Amazon.com Is this too hard for me? I am 6 feet tall, 202 lbs. 51 years old. I am getting back in shape, but still pretty much in lousy shape. I walk on a treadmill at 3.1 to 3.5 mph. I can jog at 4.5 mph for a minute or two top before my heart rate goes through…
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churchy NSV
Back in the day, I always used to bend pretty far down when entering and exiting the pew. Sounds a little silly, but I never touch the rail when I kneel down for communion either. For years, I haven't been able to bend down very far -- just sort of a little bob. Yesterday, I was able to bend down as deeply as I used to. It…
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How long does it take you to get back in shape?
I am finding that the older I get, the longer it takes. In the past, I only needed to drop 15 - 20 pounds and in a few months I was in pretty good shape. I've only been at it for 3 weeks and haven't noticed much progress on the scale or off. The only thing I can say is that I can add more weight to the machines at the gym,…
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Another new member to the group
Hi! So glad I found you all. I'm in a small group (5 members) and they are all a good 10 to 20 years younger than I am. My progress is a bit slower than theirs to say the least. No jogging for me. I am 51 and a half, six feet tall and need to lose 40 pounds. My first goal is to get to a healthy BMI. My periods are 24 days…
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Planet Fitness Equipment Use Recommendations?
I recently joined Planet Fitness and they have a pretty darned great set of equipment. I'd like some recommendations on a strength training rotation. The trainer gave a list of the machines and recommended ranges, but there are too many machines for me to do them all during my lunchtime workouts. I do most of my cardio at…
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On her way back to fitness Newbie
Hi! Thought I'd introduce myself . I am 51 and a former athlete who is tired of being tired, out of breath, over weight and unattractive. I have spent the last 10 years overeating and drinking and under exercising and it's time to get my act together before some really ugly health issues sprout. I quit smoking about 10…
