I like the mood and health benefits of exercise, but hate the inherent pointlessness of the activity. Short of going into construction work, what are some activities or hobbies that involve physical exertion, but to some other purposeful end? [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 46 answers
Favorite books or websites dealing with good muscle-building nutrition? [more inside]
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - 16 answers
I am looking for THE book for exercise and nutrition programs. [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 4 answers
Please help me stop the butt spread and weight gain related to my 12 hour/day telecommuting computer job before I am relegated to a muumuu. [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2008 - 36 answers
1 hour workout vs. 3 hour workout... which is more effective for weight loss and weight loss only? A friend and I are unable to agree. [more inside]
posted on Mar 19, 2008 - 23 answers 
How does one keep their weight down when to exercise is to risk sudden heart stoppage? [more inside]
posted on Feb 21, 2008 - 16 answers
Going to start working out during my lunch hour. When should I eat and what? [more inside]
posted on Feb 14, 2008 - 7 answers
I destroyed my metabolism in my teens and early twenties through extreme dieting and now I'm overweight and nothing I do will take the weight off. [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 35 answers
I just had a doctor tell me I'm too heavy to run the Couch to 5k program. Is this really true? [more inside]
posted on Sep 18, 2007 - 62 answers
Why does my body only lose weight when I take a break from exercising? I exercise three weeks, take a week off and on the week off I lose weight. Why? [more inside]
posted on May 21, 2007 - 23 answers
[fat dude question] how do people with normal bodies keep them that way? [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2007 - 67 answers
Is there data about moderate weight loss for the relatively thin? For example, we all know that yo-yo dieting is bad, etc., etc. But is there any data about whether it's bad for a not-overweight person to gain five pounds every winter and then lose it every spring? It seems like all the healthy eating and weight loss stuff I read is based on studies of fat people.
posted on Apr 23, 2007 - 7 answers
Why aren't I losing weight? I'm doing everything right (aren't I?). Extensive explanation of weight-loss methods inside, so this is a doozy. [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2007 - 38 answers
I eat right, I exercise, and yet my weight is a plateau. Is there anything I can do about it? [more inside]
posted on Mar 29, 2007 - 31 answers
How do I tell my wife she's fat? [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2007 - 64 answers
When to mix in weight training with a weight loss plan [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2006 - 15 answers
Exercisefilter: More reps or more weight? Looking for advice on using weight machines. [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 10 answers
Muscle pain between thumb and forefinger on left hand while weightlifting. Plenty of detail within. [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 5 answers
Can anyone recommend a boot-camp style vacation retreat suitable for men where I can kick-off a fitness programme to get me in better shape and perhaps also spend some contemplative time? [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2006 - 8 answers
How to deflect or assuage concerns about my weight? [more inside]
posted on Sep 18, 2006 - 47 answers
So I am about to join a gym. In most ways, I am a rational human being - but this membership comes with fitness evaluation and body composition test and if I have someone tell me that I am a big, fat, pudding of a man I am going to be posting an "ask metafilter" thread about how to hide a body. How do I handle this is a constructive manner? [more inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2006 - 21 answers
Longtime reader, first time poster. Help resolve an exercise set of questions. I can only workout at night, will my heightened metabolism from the workout be completely negated by sleep? Is there a workout routine that is designed for a woman like me with an oddball schedule, needing to lose alot of my pear shape and staring at type 2 diabetes? [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2006 - 11 answers
How can I lose weight? I'm entering a kickboxing tournament in July and I need to cut about 25 lbs... It's not going well. [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2006 - 20 answers
Ever since college I have been working to lose a fairly significant amount of weight (> 75 lbs). I'm looking for suggestions as to how I can make *this* time be the *last* time I ever have to try. [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2006 - 27 answers
Can seriously overweight people do martial arts? [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2005 - 22 answers
Birth control and weight gain: will switching pills help? [more inside]
posted on Sep 6, 2005 - 9 answers
I'm overweight and I'm pretty damned tired of it (23 years old, about 260ish 6' tall). I've already started modifying my eating habits and now I'm looking for a workout solution. I'm a computer guy, so I spend a -lot- of time sitting during the day (usually night). I know a lot of you work out quite regularly and I would like to know if someone could come up with a basic workout regimen.
I live in an apartment complex with a decent gym. I just don't know what days I should walk how far and what machines I should do how many reps of what. Also, I'd like some suggestions as to where I should go after I've been doing this for a while if possible.
Apologies in advance if my search-fu is inferior.
posted on Apr 6, 2005 - 38 answers
I want to gain more muscle mass and strength. I don't want to look like a bodybuilder, but I do want to look very fit. (I'm a male nearing 40.) My problem is, I don't have a good gym nearby and I live in a small apartment. I don't have room for a free weight system. Can one build the sort of body that I want without weights or a machine, simply by doing exercises (pushups, etc.)? How reasonable is that approach? If that won't work, what sort of machine should I buy that doesn't take up much real-estate space and is pleasing to the eye. (I've looked into these, but they only go up to 52lbs. Is that enough?)
posted on Feb 11, 2005 - 20 answers
