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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Should I stretch after exercise?
Are there benefits with stretching right after exercising? Does stretching afterwards affect the risk of injury?
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Is outdoor exercise in good conditions better than indoor exercise?
Is outdoor exercise in good conditions (ie. not raining, not super hot, no snow) better for you than exercising indoors? Many people exercise outside for fresh air, but does it only feel good or is it ...
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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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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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Should I exercise when my muscles are aching?
I exercised for the first time in a long time yesterday. This is what I did:
500 jumping jacks at moderate pace
100 jumping jacks at fast pace
10 min of running in place at moderate pace
100 ...
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Substitute for squats and squat jumps that put less stress on knees
Are there exercises (or sequences of exercises) which work the same muscle groups as regular squats or squat jumps with comparable intensity, but which put less stress on the knee (are safer for the ...
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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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Back and neck problems from sitting in front of a computer
I am a computer programmer who spends more than 8-10 hours a day at the desk. I want to know which is the apt kind/design of the chair that a computer programmer must use or what types of exercises to ...
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Best way to reduce side belly fat?
I have a lot of fat on the sides of my belly above my waist, and keeps increasing the more I eat.
Question: What's the best way to reduce the fat here, though I do have fat in the belly and chest ...
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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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Why is the order of exercise routines important?
Many advice me to do the exercises for shoulders, lats, chests first and then do the arm specific ones (biceps, triceps) or the abdominal ones. For eg the full-body workout from the exrx site. Is ...
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Where is a good place to try/buy inline skates? and should i look for? [closed]
I'm looking to buy inline skates so that I can use them to commute with work.
I'm overweight (230lbs) and plan on skating ~8 miles a day, monday - friday.
I tried going to all the *mart stores in ...
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How can an overweight engineer get back in shape?
One year later - if anyone sees this note, just to say thanks. I now have 10% body fat, 85kg (started at 130!), and I run demi-marathons.
After reading a vast quantity of books and papers (about 60 ...
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How far is one revolution on an exercise bike
I have an exercise bike with a computer and it looks like 100 revolutions of the pedals is 430 meters, this seems like a lot.
I was wondering if there is a good number for converting pedal ...
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When I work calves in the gym, my feet hurt after the 10th or 15th rep [closed]
Is this just a starting thing? I have just started working calves.
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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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What are exercise a kidney patient can do?
I want to know what exercises a kidney patient can do other than jogging?
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Pain just above knees after squats
Few days ago i watched a youtube video about how to do squats properly. I followed those steps and did squats but later on i felt pain just above my knees. I was not even able to stand up properly for ...
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When fat is burnt, where is it taken from?
I'm just curious if there is a general pattern of where fat is taken when it is spent during exercise. Is it taken more or less equally from all fat in the body, are some areas used more than others, ...
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Is supplementation counter productive when your goal is getting a six pack/lean mass?
I try hit the gym about 3-5 times a week (using a 3 day split program), and take something similar to Supplements SA Ganic-F Insane
as pre-workout, and I've got protein shake that i use as a snack ...
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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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Eating more calories to improve performance?
I have been struggling to make progress in my swimming for quite a while now. Is it simply a need to eat more food to improve? I recently took 2months off swimming to assist my recovery. I want to ...
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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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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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Benefits of jogging/running versus rope skipping
I looked up this thread which says that jumping rope is good for overall body:
What is a jump rope good for?
And also, I have seen and heard about the benefits of jogging/running.
I am NOT fat. I ...
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Profuse sweating during exercise, then chills
After I do Zumba, I wait 'til I quit sweating (I sweat more than anyone in class, always have sweated profusely when exercising or in the summer heat), theni I shower and dress. Later, anywhere from ...
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What should I do to remove my belly fat?
I saw this question and it is exactly what I am asking. However, there is one issue with me I want to explain.
I am only 137 pound. Kind of skinny for a 24 years old guy. But, its been 4-5 years ...
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Bear crawls - Correct motions
I'm doing bear crawls as part of my exercises, but I'm getting conflicting interpretations about how exactly they are done. Do you:
Bend your knees as you crawl across the floor.
Keep them straight, ...
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When should I exercise to compensate for excess calories?
If I know that I am going to have a big night of eating and or drinking, but don't want to gain any weight, am I best counteracting the excess calories by exercising earlier in the same day, or is ...
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running on an incline vs running faster on a flat plane
I've started working out on the tredmill at 12km/hr for 30 minutes almost every day. For the last 3 minutes I kick it up to 14-15km/hr. Is this a good workout or am I better to run on an incline but ...
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Recommended exercises for pregnancy [closed]
I am trying to get pregnant, what exercises are recommended in my case.
Which ones might be harmful, or might hurt the baby before knowing if I was pregnant, and which ones are neutral?
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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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I am 22 years old & 5feet 2inches tall. I wanna become taller. what do I do? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to Increase height naturally? Are those ads gimmicks?
I am 22 years old. And I am just 5feet 2inches tall. I wanna become taller. I have heard that there is an ...
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Training lower trapezius
Recently I had some neck and shoulder pain and my physiotherapist said it is because my monkey-like posture developed from using laptop for too long. Among other things he recommended some exercises ...
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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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Why do I feel so cold after workout?
Recently I have started doing Insanity exercises. After a workout I obviously get drenched in sweat. After 5 or so minutes of cooling down, I really begin to feel the chills. I have to wear a sweater ...
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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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I can't breathe through my nose, does this cause excessive sweating during exercise?
I work out five or six days a week, I'm in pretty good shape. I'm not overweight either. However I sweat profusely whenever I exercise, within a few minutes of starting, and the sweat just pours off ...
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Want to start sprinting, what warm ups or form should I be using to avoid injury?
I have never ran for excercise before so have never done any warm ups or know of proper form for sprinting. I am asking for advice as I want to minimise the possibility of injury.
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Suggestions for bedroom exercises
At night I do sit-ups and push-ups. It started as something to knock me out, if I needed to sleep but wasn't tired, a few of each would tire me out.
As time passes I am able to do more before I get ...
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Is vigorous drumming an effective exercise?
From the "any exercise is better than no exercise" perspective, I'd imagine that playing drums at high tempo would be considered effective - it certainly can work up a sweat and obviously must burn ...
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Should I take days off from working out - regardless of what my workout schedule is?
I'm currently working out where I alternate between cardio and weightlifting, and on my weightlifting days I alternate the body parts I target. Doing this I work out everyday, the idea being since ...
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How do I exercise on the plane?
I'll be on the plane for 8 hours next 2 weeks. I know a bit exercise practice that I can do while sitting in the bus, ex. face to the right, then to the left, face down, face up, moving my shoulders, ...
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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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What are exercises you can do on a bus?
I'm going to leave on a bus tour of Europe soon. I figure that all this time on a bus isn't going to be good for me, so I was wondering if there is any exercise I could do on the bus. For example, ...
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How worried should I be about overexertion?
I'm fairly young (about 30), and I ride my bike almost every day (commuting) and try to push myself, so I'm in decent shape. I also like to do longer rides, which involve riding steep roads up a ...
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What exercises are recommended during day to relax my legs?
What exercises are recommended during day (each hour), if I work on the PC whole day?
After sitting for a complete hour my left leg starts hurting me (from top to down), and i couldn't bend it any ...
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Looking for alternatives to Nike Free for general fitness - not specifically running
I have a pair of Five Fingers, so this is not an alternative to that. I'm wondering if there are shoes out there for general fitness (including lifting) similar to Nike Free. I really wanted them, but ...
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What are planks and box jumping
I've seen these terms a couple times here already. Also, is there a good place to ask these questions? I feel "what are some good exercise terms and their meanings" would get closed.
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Will wearing ankle weights all day long make any difference?
If I wore them when I'm not exercising, like if I wore them at work (I work in an office), or at home, all day, would it be like a passive form of exercise?
To estimate how much I walk: I guess I ...
