Linked Questions
16 questions linked to/from Beginner in physical fitness, need tips and advices
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I am underweight. How do I gain weight and muscle?
I am a man in my twenties. Although I am 5 feet 6 inches (167 cm) tall, I weigh only 100 pounds (45 kg). I want to gain weight as soon as possible. How do I gain weight and muscle as fast as possible?
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I have extremely bad posture, what can I do?
I work 9 till 5 on my pc, then I go home, use my pc, then play a game or two.
My problem is I'm always sitting in my chair and my posture is starting to get really bad! People say "just sit up ...
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Optimal exercises for an abdominal workout
In response to this answer, I was curious what exercises specifically target the abdominal muscles. Answers given so far include:
Works abs directly:
leg raises
rollout
Indirectly:
squats
My ...
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Daily stretch routine to increase flexibilty and overall fitness?
Is there a standard (as much as can be standard) stretch routine that if used regularly over a period of time will increase/maintain flexibility and help my overall fitness level?
I have a set of ...
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Starting Strength: a practical program?
Based on this site's recommendation, I got a hold of Starting Strength. It's clearly a spectacular book. But, as a beginner, I find it hard to make practical. It has lots of deep knowledge about ...
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Starting morning routine for unfit person
I'm not fit. I'm in my early 30s. I struggle to do 10 push-ups, crunches/sit-ups hurt my back, and I can't jog more than 5 minutes without feeling exhausted. I'm not too fat, just crossing the '...
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What is a good metric for defining an ideal weight?
It seems that the conclusion is that there is consensus BMI is a really unhelpful metric for determining ideal weight.
Indeed, at 5'9" my ideal weight is about 150 according to BMI. The last time ...
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I haven't worked out in years, how should I go about starting?
As the title says, I haven't worked out in quite some time. I am 23 and I would really like to get into shape, put on SOME muscle. I am 5'9" and weigh about 130 - 140 pounds, so I'm pretty tiny. I ...
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What does it mean if I burn more calories than I intake?
I'm really unhealthy. I have virtually no physical activity.
Well I'm trying to change this. So to start out, I'm doing couch to 5k. If you don't know what it is, it's just a beginner running ...
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Is it time for me to get serious about losing weight? (pics)
Age:22
Height:5'7
Weight:230lbs
Waist:38 inches
Could be denial but I don't think its that concerning.
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Outdoing years of bad habits and getting into shape
I'm 23 years old (150 lbs, 5'-7") and in pretty bad physical shape.
I've been smoking/drinking for the past 7 years and also been living a very sedentary lifestyle. I spend about 8 hours on the ...
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How to reduce body fat?
I've decided to reduce fat, I want to increase my stamina as I feel tiered after walking a half mile and my final target is to get 6-pack abs and good biceps , triceps and chest.
Introduction:
I'm ...
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Exercise advice for newbie
I'm a 22 year old male currently employed as a Program Developer(sedentary work).I weigh 110Kg's and am 186cm's high. I started working out about last week. I normally do 30mins of cardio on bicycle ...
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How Should I Tackle My Routine?
I am a 14 year old female, a little over 5'4 (162 cm), and weigh about 175 lbs (79 kg).
Recently, I realized that I needed to get in shape and be healthy. I've got a lot of physical problems to ...
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Home training / workout for very inactive person (swimming alternative?)
I'd like to ask this probably very obvious and silly questions to people who are into physical fitness, but...
I was looking into getting more physical activity lately and I have no idea where should ...
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