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Ankle weights
I'm looking at purchasing a pair of ankle weights to do some at home exercises with as well as wear them on days I walk. For those of you that use them, what weight do you recommend? I see them ranging between 0.5 lb per leg to 5 lbs per leg. Also do you have any videos on YouTube you can recommend as well? Thanks!
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Quick 1 minute oats
So I’ve realized that if I cook them in milk, I absolutely LOVE them. If I cook them in water, I absolutely hate them. Even with adding the same additions of 1 tsp granulated honey, 1 tsp light brown sugar and 1/4 cup of blueberries. I was trying water to save on some calories, but never mind! I will make room for my milk…
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First day of strength training!
And I feel fantastic!!! I’ve been wanting to do it for the past few weeks instead of strictly cardio. I finally worked up the nerve! I followed the bodybuilders.com workout plan that I found and did more sets than it said because I felt like I could handle it and had the energy to do it. I am going to do this 3 times a…
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Strength train - beginner. Advice please
I just started back 3 weeks ago. I have lost 5 pounds so far by eating 1500 calories a day and walking either on the treadmill at 3.8 mph (which is almost jogging for me) or pushing my 31 pound toddler in her stroller all around our neighborhood. I want to incorporate strength training. I did it before for a short time and…
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How to know for sure: strength training
First, I want to make sure I'm understanding correctly. In order to lose fat, you have to burn more calories than you take in (so I read and hear). This may seem like a stupid question to most but I'm going to ask anyway to better my own understanding. My fitness pal set my calories at 1300 based on my current weight and…
