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awarded | Yearling |
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May 12 |
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What is the reason my pain and exhaustion are not improving? I'm voting to close this question as it really seems to be related to pain from a medical problem and not fitness related. Ken, because you have a specific condition it is best for you to work with your healthcare practitioners. If the exercises you have been given are not working, check back with your physio. You may not be doing them correctly, or you may need different exercises. Normally your muscles should not feel more tensed after doing stretching exercises. |
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May 10 |
answered | How to prepare yourself before starting to run regularly? |
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May 10 |
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How to prepare yourself before starting to run regularly? Here's a link to the Couch25k or Couch to 5k podcast downloads. |
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May 10 |
answered | Strength Training and a Bad Back |
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May 9 |
answered | Is there any way I can convince companies I'm in great shape, despite my BMI results? |
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May 8 |
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Should I use observed max heart rate from workouts for zone training? How did you determine your max heart rate? There is an older formula 220-age etc, or a newer formula: 206.9 - (0.67 x age) = MHR. However a formula is a formula. Alternatively, if you young and healthy a sprint test may give a good estimate of your personal max. This wouldn't be specific to cycling as the field test that Ryan discussed, but it is quick (and I was going to say easy which is not really true about any max test). |
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May 6 |
answered | What should I look for in electronic measurement of body composition? |
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May 6 |
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Is it necessary to warm up before doing a modest number of push ups? The short answer is yes it is a good idea. This q/a gives some ideas on dynamic warm up moves. The purpose of warming up is to prevent injury. |
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May 1 |
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Will Musclecore x and Androsolve help bootstrap my fitness routine to lose weight? You may want to check out this question about abs. It explains that diet is the key to reducing body fat so that you can better see your abs and muscle definition. As @Kate suggests to get to your goal you need a plan that includes exercise and diet. Congrats on starting in the gym and feeling better! |
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Apr 30 |
awarded | Quorum |
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Apr 27 |
answered | Simple tests to detect muscle imbalances between quads and hamstrings |
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Apr 26 |
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Losing weight rapidly The BMI is generally not a reliable test for champion athletes because their muscularity would give a false "overweight" value. The BMI is a quick and easy screening tool for large populations to help determine whether or not additional health parameters should be checked. It is generally not reliable for athletic or muscular people. |
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Apr 1 |
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Running: When I toe-off my feet splay outwards When things don't line up well, you may want to have a physical therapist check the tightness of your hip rotators, adductors etc. to see if there are some exercises to correct your alignments. |
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Mar 28 |
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Stair climbing for an obese man If your friend finds stair climbing difficult or if it aggravates his knees, this q/a has some other ideas for someone who is obese wanting to get back in shape. |
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Mar 28 |
answered | What risks from fitness are there to people with myopia? |
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Mar 26 |
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Is walking 3 times for 10 minutes as effective as one time for 30 minutes? See fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/2462/… |
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Mar 25 |
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Any scientific info about effects of air pollution during exercise? Hopefully someone with more knowledge in this area than I do will do that :) |
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Mar 25 |
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Any scientific info about effects of air pollution during exercise? This review in the British Journal of Sports Medicine surveys the literature and gives a nice discussion of the 6 major air pollutants, and concludes: "Advice to those exercising is of course to stay away from traffic." (Complete with references.) |
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Mar 25 |
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Any scientific info about effects of air pollution during exercise? Not necessarily a classic study, but a small study showed "a significant decrease in mean Vo2 max, red blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin, as well as significant increase in mean lactate level, white blood cell count and mean corpuscular volume in the higher-polluted than in the lower-polluted area". This pdf discusses dosage, respiratory effects, environmental factors, types of pollutants etc, but does not cite references. |
