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Stepping on pinky toe when running/walking
I have always gotten a blister on the bottom of my pinky toe when I walk a lot - we're talking vacation/sightseeing type walking, where you're walking for hours at a time. The reason is that my pinky toe (only on my left foot) sort of rolls on its side and gets pinched under the 4th toe. Now, I'm working my way through a…
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For those ladies (and guys) afraid of the weight area
Until last night, I was one of you. About 6 months ago, I decided I wanted to get on the lifting bandwagon after seeing some awesome results here on MFP. I belong to a Planet Fitness and there are no barbells. They have dumbbells up to 75lbs/34kg, 2 racks of fixed barbells going up to (I think) 100lb/45kg, 3 Smith…
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I want to be stronger!
So here's where I stand... I've done the running thing, as so many other women do, and I completed a 5-mile race in May. Now I want to start lifting, mainly because I've seen all the amazing results on here and I'd like to give it a try. My problem is that I'm currently a member at Planet Fitness, where the free weight…
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Graves disease and running
I'm a 27 year old female and I'm looking for any tips/advice from anyone who's living with Graves and has been successful with exercise. By "successful" I just mean that you can run more than a mile or two and/or longer than 20-30 minutes without walking and you've gotten your original strength back. I have always been…
