Making one's body work. Includes walking, jogging, running, lifting weights, playing sports, cycling and any active play. The opposite of watching TV.
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Reducing wrist pain/weakness during exercising
I'm spending most of the day in front of the computer (10+ hours), and as expected, my wrist tendons experience strain during work. Normally, this wouldn't be much of an issue, but after I have ...
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How to improve pull-up rep count
Flat out I can do maybe 1 pull up. What can I do to improve my pull-up rep count other than "doing more pull-ups"? What muscle groups are used for pull-ups?
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Do joints wear out from exercise?
Does regular movement keep joints lubricated, or does regular movement dry out joints in time leading to wear?
After a good 20 years of jogging on and off, I've stopped that now because I could ...
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Am I gaining anything more by doing accessory work with Starting Strength or is it potentially not contributing anything?
I'm a new lifter about two months into Starting Strength. Recently I bought myself a dip tower so I could add some chin-up/pull-up accessory work. My gym buddy mentioned that potentially I may be ...
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How long should I wait to exercise after eating?
How long after eating should I wait to exercise, or does it not matter? I am mainly talking about cardio, not weightlifting. I am trying to lose weight, not gain it, and in large amounts.
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Is there any way or need to empty your bowels before excercise?
I try to not take large meals for at least 12 hours before starting, yet abdominal exercises still can make me feel unwell and go to bathroom.
Is it normal? Or should I reconsider my diet? Does ...
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Is increasing lung capacity a misnomer?
I have been under the impression that one cannot increase their total lung capacity, it's like the ratio of fast twitch to slow twitch fibers in your muscles, i.e. it is what you were born with. ...
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Does exercise REALLY increase the basal metabolism rate for any significant length of time after the exercise is over?
I am new to this site, but have read several questions and answers here that are related to this question and have found different contradictory answers. Some say that the only effect is that a ...
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Running and six pack abs
I've been struggling with weight almost entire life (I was just lazy). I'm 176 cm tall and I currently have 79kg. A year ago I was 96 kg.
I gave up soda, chocolate and eating after 6 PM and went to ...
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Recommended amount of cardio exercise
For cardiovascular health (not training, or endurance, or other reasons for exercising), how frequently is it recommended to do cardio? What is the minimum to have any effect, what is the maximum ...
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Why do you have to exercise to build muscle?
Many chemical processes that used to be time-consuming or tiresome can be worked around, e.g migraine, vitamin deficit, bad eye-sight.
Endurance training and muscle anabolism are just chemical ...
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Are ab exercises more usefull to reduce belly fat than other exercises?
I have little bit belly fat which I want to reduce. So I started ab exercises (like sit-ups and crunches) month ago. It's much more difficult to me to do these kind of exercises than other e.g. ...
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Why can extreme athletes eat so many calories without health risk?
Michael Phelps (the famed Olympic swimmer and many-time gold medalist) is one of the most fit people in the world, and most people would look at him and say that he is extremely healthy. However, he ...
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Any reason for feeling nausea when working out?
I seldom exercise and hardly even go for a jog. I have been living this way for over 20 years. I have high metabolism and have a body shape of an ectomorph; I am skinny.
Recently, I wanted to bulk ...
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Working out - do taller people have it harder?
Background:
I was working out with some friends today and during one of the exercises (jump squats) I jokingly said to my buddy (who is 5'4" with a normal proportioned frame, I have a lean build) ...
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Should I use weights training for endurance or for strength to deal with aching back?
I'm a programmer and I spend a lot of time sitting in front of a computer typing, and this seems to be too much strain for my back and upper hand muscles.
All the orthopedists I talked to said these ...
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What are exercises for better posture and flexibility?
I know it's a big question but i'm a guy who tend to sit all day long on a chair, sometimes without a great posture, arching my back and not sitting straight.
I want to know if there's a key exercise ...
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When do our bodies burn our fat?
I've heard that our body burns carbohydrates when we begin exercising, and after 20 minutes the body will burn fat instead. Is this true?
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Eating before/after an evening workout?
If I'm working out in the evening (an hour of cardio at, say, 8pm-9pm), should I have dinner before or afterwards? What effects will it have on a) my workout if I eat beforehand and b) my recovery if ...
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How do I prevent chafing?
I believe just about every long distance runner, hiker, and many more sports enthusiasts have run into the ever long problem of chafing:
caused by constant rubbing of another part of the skin—two ...
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As long as I do enough exercise, can the effects of junk food intake be offset?
So it's been explained to me that it's basically just a matter of burning more energy than you consume.
So say, in theory, if I were to do heaps and heaps and heaps of exercise every day. But then I ...
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What exercise would get heart pumping fast very quickly?
Is there an exercise that could get your heart rate up to around 90% of max in 1-2 minutes? Or if not, or if that's not safe... what's the fastest most efficient safe way to get your heart pumping ...
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what are the best techniques for getting back into shape
i had an injury recently that prohibited me from working over for several months. Now that i am healed, i am having a hard time motivating to get back into the gym to work out (as its not a ...
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Ways to motivate employers for exercise time?
We have more than 700 personnel in our human resources department that sit several hours per day. When we alert them for exercise twenty percent stand up for this.
We worry about this and are ...
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Will developing my leg muscles improve my running?
Will doing strength exercises and working out the leg muscles like the thigh and calve on machines improve speed or endurance in running?
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Will wearing thick clothes during cardio provide better weight loss results?
Is it true that i should wear thick clothes such as a hoody while doing cardio to sweat more? Or is it just water weight that gets put back on when you drink? I have heard both.
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What is the best time of the day for High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)?
I have heard a lot about benefits of HIIT; however, nobody seems to address when is the best time for such activities. I got this question when watching "The secret life of your body clock" (BBC ...
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Bodyweight Exercise Resources
Does anyone have any idea of what might be taken to be the bible of bodyweight exercises? Many years ago, Bill Pearl put out a book that pretty much shows you any weight lifting exercise you might ...
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Stationary cycling and soreness
I've been using my stationary bike to do cardio 3 times a week for about 50 minutes each session for almost 2 months now. When I started off, I found it very uncomfortable to sit on the seat, so I ...
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Why do my legs hurt while jumping rope?
I used to skip in the passed, but always ended up stopping after a week when I could no longer handle the pain in the lower legs, i.e. knees, shins, feet. Looking at these diagrams from ...
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What is the best way to get rid of love handles and lower belly fat?
I have been doing cardio lately, eating pretty healthy and doing lots of ab exercises
Planks
The Wheel
Knee lifts
Rotating back with body bar
my upper abs and upper side abs are getting very ...
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Is walking up the stairs a good exercise ?
I'm planning to take the stairs ever day and was wondering if its a good exercise?
There are 9 floors, with about 180 steps of 6 inch or 15 cm, so it would be a total of 1080 inch or 27.5 meter ...
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Do different workouts require different diets?
Would you recommended a different post-workout diet depending on the type of exercise - yoga class, lifting weights, long distance running, swimming?
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How does muscle build up when we exercise?
I want to put on some muscles, so I thought the best way to get started is to learn how the process of muscle build up works. I want to start from the basics to get good results.
So, how exactly do ...
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Age's impact on strength workouts
I'm going on the big 50 soon - my typical workout week is 3 days of strength training (squat Sunday, Bench Tue and Deads on Thu) and 1-2 days of aerobic training (Tabata and heavy bag). I've been ...
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Why does thick saliva form in your mouth after heavy exercise?
After (or during) heavy excercise (jogging, working out, etc.) I always start to get very thick, heavy saliva building up in my mouth which I really feel like spitting out. Why does this type of ...
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What are the benefits of incline while on a treadmill?
I've always wondered why treadmills have inclines. It seems to me that, on a pure physics level, you shouldn't be expending any more energy, since you're not actually doing any lifting. Of course, ...
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Should I train all muscles or concentrate on some muscles in each session?
Say I train 3 times a week. Which alternative is better:
Just train all target muscles in each session, no focus on any muscles on any session, or
Dedicate each session to some muscles. For example: ...
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Method of exercising
What is the difference between the normal weight training motions (e.g. bench press lifting it up and down) and holding a weight at a certain point (e.g. holding a weight in the middle of a press for ...
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Exercise for shoulders strength with no special equipment
I'm traveling to a long period and neither able to attend a gym on a regular basis, nor to have equipment like dumbbells. I'm keen to do full-body workouts, but still can't find an exercise for ...
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What are good non-bicycling exercises with a knee injury?
I banged up my knee in an accident and I won't be able to bicycle for a few months. I'd like to keep up my cardio and calorie burning as much as possible during my time off. What kinds of things can ...
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What is causing a bad/strange reaction about 1 to 3 minutes after finishing my runs
Occasionally after I finish running I will be overcome with an urge to gag and a feeling like I have a ball of phlegm stuck in my throat. I usually end up on my knees hacking and spitting up phlegm ...
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Correct seated Row technique
I would like to know the correct seated Rows technique. I wanted to use this exercise to develop the middle back particularly the lower Traps/middle Traps and Rhomboids. I already do Deadlifts and ...
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Exercising at higher temperatures
Aside from the obvious safety concerns of heat exhaustion, heat stroke, heat prostration, etc., what is known about the detriments or benefits of exercising at higher-than-comfortable ...
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Is the Tabata exercise method more effective than other forms of exercise?
I came across this article while searching for workout tips, with the main claim being:
This training method is so simple, yet so incredibly difficult, that athletes tend to try it once, ...
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How do I treat chafing?
I believe that just about every sports athlete and fitness guru has run into this problem. I've addressed already what to do to prevent chaffing, but let's say that we didn't follow that. What are ...
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After Pregnancy: exercise to close gap in vertical muscles in abs
In "What to Expect When You're Expecting" after birth of baby, it advises to close the gap in your vertical ab muscles before going back to a strenuous routine. My questions are:
1) checking for the ...
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Am I taking too many vitamins and supplements?
I'm hoping to get some insight on the vitamins and supplements I'm taking. I'm afraid I'm taking too many or taking them incorrectly. Am I doing myself good or harming my body?
First off, I am 21, ...
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What kind of indoor exercises are recommended for getting rid of stress and depression?
I do NOT have any backache problems, nor any pain in the joints.
Recommendations please, keeping these points in view.
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How to Increase height naturally? Are those ads gimmicks?
I'm 5'6, weigh 137, male and close to be 24 soon. I am not happy with my height. I love sports, basketball, soccer, and others.
Being this short have some influence on sport activities I ...
