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rock climbing calories
Hi, I do indoor climbing up a climbing wall. I am usually at the centre for about an hour or so, and in that time will do about 8/9 climbs to a height of about 10 metres. The routine is that I will climb then my buddy will climb and I will belay him. Usually in fairly quick succession. Now, when I look on the calorie…
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Running race and eating timing help
Not sure there's a good answer to this apart from 'it's up to you' but... I'm running in a 7.5k off road race tomorrow. The race starts at 10. Usually when I run, I run fasted. I get up at 6 and run, then don't eat breakfast apart from a milkshake/smoothie until 10.30am. My normal run is about 4miles, so my race isn't…
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Couch to 5k - building the distance
I'm currently on week 7 of the Couch to 5k programme. I am beginning to enjoy it, and find it a great way to build endurance and make me run. BUT - So far my mileage is lacking. I'm getting up to running 2.2 miles, but not to 5k level. Anyone any suggestions on how to get to the magic 5k using some form of structured…
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Clean eating challenge
clean eating challenge Who's in?
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Lifting weights cuts diabetes for women
from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25728681 "The benefit seen in the study was on top of any gained from doing aerobic workouts that exercise the heart and lungs - something which adults are meant to do for at least 150 minutes a week. Women who engaged in at least 150 minutes a week of aerobic activity and at…
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should I drink eight cups of water a day?
Do you really need to drink eight cups of water a day? Drinking eight cups or two litres of water a day is longstanding advice. But is there any scientific basis for it, asks Dr Chris van Tulleken. You know those ads that remind us that even a small drop in hydration levels can massively affect performance so you need to…
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Belfast peoples
quick question - where's good for a nice breakfast in Belfast? Am staying near city centre/Europa hotel (not actually in there) for a couple of days next week and could do with some ideas of where to eat in your lovely city.
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help with squats
I'm doing Stronglifts 5 x 5 and I've noticed my lower back aching. Looking at the reasons Mehdi gives on Stronglifts.com I think it likely that I am both overarching my back so as not to injure it, and also not tensing my glutes etc. Obviously it is pretty hard to see what your back is doing without someone to watch (why…
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fitbit wearing question
Ladies (or men I suppose...) where exactly do you wear your fitbit? I have a ONE and sometimes I wear it in the centre of my bra, either clipped to the cleavage bit or slanted so it is on the bra cup. But what I am finding is that it is not recording all my steps. I can walk around the room and nothing. I have tried it on…
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High satiety, low calories - need ideas
Hi, I am planning a dinner for friends tonight. Orange glazed leg of lamb, with vegetables (haven't decided how to cook those but may steam) with vanilla parfait, mini jam tarts and a berry coulis (I've been watching too much Masterchef). There'll be wine too. Just worked out the calories and it's way over 1200. I have no…
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I did it!!
Yup, I finally, after injury and general useless lethargic laziness, have made it to the gym to carry our Stage 1 Workout A I didn't quite do it right - I forgot about the whole alternating between sets in a couple of the moves (no wonder my muscles hurt on the bent-over row!!), and completely forgot the second set of…
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clear evidence that microwaves are bad for you
A man who tried to dry his underpants and socks in the microwave accidentally set fire to his flat, the fire service have said. Firefighters were called to the flat on Market Street in Weymouth at about 22:45 BST on Sunday after reports of a fire alarm ringing. The man was led to safety by other people living in the block…
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slow start....suggestions??/
need some advice. I am all set to start Stage 1 workout 1A today, and the cold that has been festering for about a month is here slowing me down. PLUS, due to various events over the next week or so ( a wake, a housewarming (mine) etc.) I may struggle to be able to fit in a second workout, and at the end of the month am…
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why dieters need to adjust their expectations
from the BBC news website: Diets fail 'because advice is wrong', say researchers By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News Eat less and you will lose weight. This simple piece of advice is true, but it's one that many of us struggle to follow. It is easy to blame a lack of will power or a penchant for sugary,…
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no need to sweat it at the gym.....
From the BBC News website: "Regular visits to a health club in the online virtual world Second Life appear to help shed the pounds in real life, say exercise scientists. Participants in two 12-week weight loss programmes - one real, and one online - lost similar amounts of weight. Indiana University researchers told a…
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bad science used in the name of nutrition
I thought this article may be of interest: http://www.badscience.net/2007/02/ms-gillian-mckeith-banned-from-calling-herself-a-doctor/ not so much because of the individual targeted, but it gives a good expose on some of the ways the media is used to promote nutritional detail. Plus it told me to think carefully about what…
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BMR and goal settings
Okay, so MFP has my BMR calculated at 1,252. So why does it set my goal calories to 1,200? My understanding is that regardless of whether I want to lose weight or not, I MUST eat my BMR just to survive. Looking around the internet, I find that most sites use a different equation for calculating BMR, which actually gives me…
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getting depressed....
and once again I am not losing at all. I'm pretty fed up with this. The scales I usually use show no change, the new one my flatmate bought shows me to be even heavier than I thought and it just isn't moving!! I've been at this for a few weeks now, am logging my foods, I generally cook for myself and try and eat healthily…
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plunging in
Hello, been here for a week but not got round to posting. BUT have learnt a lot (thankyou!) and am now absolutely terrified of going below 1200 (my goal calories). To the extent that I am thinking that if I do any exercise I'll struggle to eat the calories and I KNOW that can't be right!! and to think a few days ago I was…
