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Clothes for sale
OK I know this isn't really fitness related BUT I am trying to sell some of my clothes that no longer fit me. They are from when I was quite thin so must things are size 2. Everything is in great condition. I did post on kijiji as well but thought there might be some interest here. I have mostly jeans and skirts. Most…
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Spartan Race
Is anyone doing the Spartan Race this Saturday?
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Car advice
Does anyone follow the regularly scheduled maintenance for their vehicles? I got a Mitsubishi Outlander almost 4 years ago and it has a 10 year / 100 000 km warranty which I innitially thought was great until I realized all the cash I have to fork out on the services every 6 000 km. I have to go for my 48 000 km check and…
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Calculating body fat % from skinfold measurements
Hi! I had a physical assessment done today and had my skinfold measurements taken. The woman told me the assessment wouldn't give me a body fat % just a reading on the body composition scale. I would really like to get a generalized body fat %, does anyone know how I can calculate that from the measurements? I looked…
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Breastfeeding a toddler
Hi! I'm just wondering if there are any other moms out there that have and/or are breastfeeding their child/ren past the age of 2? My daughter is about to turn 3 and still has night time feedings. I would like her to ween soon but I don't want to rush her and I'm not too sure how to approach it. I'm tired of feeling like a…
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30D Shred or Ripped in 30?
Which video do you guys prefer? I was also looking at the "six week 6 pack" and "banish fat boost metabolism" anybody tried these?
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Depression
Do any of you suffer from depression? Have any of you found any foods or vitamins that help? I am already on medication and it does work but I find the week before my period to be a time that I have the most difficulty. In an attempt to prevent an increase in my medication I am wondering if there are any alternatives that…
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Whey Protein
OK so I just bought some whey protein powder to help increase my protein consumption...now what? How do you guys use it, do you put it in milk, make shakes? AND, when is the best time to use it i.e. before or after a work out? THANKS!
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TRX Suspension
Has anyone ever taken TRX Suspension classes? I will be starting this weekend but noticed that it isn't in the exercise database. Any ideas?
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Protein
Good morning! I am noticing in my food diary that I eat very little protein, yesterday was only around 20g and my recommended was 60. I am not losing any weight, do you think if I upped my protein it would help me lose weight? I am not a vegetarian but I am not that interested in meat products, I do eat beans but not…
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Eating Disorder struggles
Does anyone have a past history with an eating disorder? I do but have been healthy for going on 4.5 years now. However, I have recently gotten to a weight that I really feel is too high and am trying to lose a few pounds in a healthy manner but am struggling. If anyone can relate and would like to talk please add me as a…
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Calorie Calculators
I have noticed discrepancies between what the exercise machines tell me I am burning calorie wise versus what the calculators here tell me I am burning. Which do you guys think would be considered more accurate? Thanks!
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Setback??
So I was on holidays for a couple of days but then on Monday I came down with a nasty stomach bug. I don't want to really keep track of my food and "progress" because I feel it isn't real but I'm missing logging everything. What do you think, just do it anyway or wait till I'm better? Exercise is out of the question which…
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Spinning
Now I have a question about spinning. I know I need to get a HRM to know for sure but I logged in 35 minutes of spinning on here and it only said it burns 225 calories. That seems a bit low from what I have heard about spinning. Could others tell me what they burn while spinning?
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Zumba
Does anyone know how many calories Zumba burns? I have read between 600-900 calories per hour, is that right?
