I'm a dad and my oldest - now a pre-teen, who this year started at high school - is always tired and hates exercise. She was very active when she was younger but pressures of long school hours and homework have squeezed all that out of the calendar. Plus of course she's the age when children's bodies dramatically change size and shape and that's perfectly normal.
Given all that, what's the best way I can help her to stay as fit and healthy as possible? What has helped for your kids?
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posted by monster max
on May 15, 2013 -
64 answers
Recommend the apps, websites, technological gadgets for exercise that you can't live without.
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posted by annabellee
on May 3, 2013 -
22 answers
Help me feel oriented and prepared for my upcoming race? I'm a 44-year-old overweight woman getting in better shape, starting to lose weight, and starting running. After working with a personal trainer over the winter, I worked up to running a mile for probably the first time in my life.
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posted by Occula
on Apr 27, 2013 -
22 answers
Hello.
I am signed up to run the Manchester 10 k on 26 May. I have never run any kind of race in my life before, and am REALLY „not sporty“ though I am used to hiking/cycling.
I have not, to put it mildly, trained as much as I should. By now I can jog for 2.5 – 3 km in half an hour, and have mostly „trained“ on the treadmill rather than outdoors (I strained a muscle running outdoors and feel like it’s my muscles and joints that are most struggling with the running rather than anything „cardio“ related as such. So my actual question: is it still possible to get myself into a condition where I can get round the route without walking it and without injuring myself (too badly) in the remaining time?
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posted by runincircles
on Apr 25, 2013 -
15 answers
I want to be a healthy, fit person, and I want my partner to want that, too. What's the selling point? How can I convince my SO to make this change with me and notice how our generally very sedentary life is sucking the life out of our relationship? Help!
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 16, 2013 -
31 answers
Can anyone recommend resources for designing a fitness room for a public safety building?
Including:
blueprints for room dimensions
equipment recommendation
anything else I can't think of?
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posted by maleru
on Apr 12, 2013 -
4 answers
I guess it's Fitness Day on Ask MeFi, ha!
I have a warm-weather vacation coming up--last weekend of April, and I'm looking for short-term hacks that will help me
1) Look super-awesome in shorts, tanks, and my bikini
2) Be in a good place to absorb a little vacation-based food indulgence (booze and food)
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posted by like_a_friend
on Apr 4, 2013 -
19 answers
I'm having more trouble than I thought I would in getting rid of these love handles and my usual methodology is proving ineffective.
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posted by wolfdreams01
on Apr 4, 2013 -
25 answers
I'm looking for a fitness watch I can use for interval training. I don't need anything fancy, but I do want something that'll vibrate in place of beeping. Can anyone recommend something?
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posted by andrewcilento
on Apr 2, 2013 -
5 answers
I'll be in NYC this weekend staying by the Flatiron building and I'm looking for a hot new, trendy workout class to participate in over the weekend. I'm looking for a type of fitness class that is less likely to be available in my home city (Pittsburgh) and one that will make me sweat! I'd prefer a neat space that specializes in classes over a gym recommendation, but I'm open as long as I can get there easily and drop in for just one class. Thanks!
posted by Shaitan
on Apr 1, 2013 -
8 answers
For athletes, and people in general who have exercised consistently for many years, can you describe what it's like to experience working out as an enjoyable, rewarding activity?
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posted by oceanview
on Mar 28, 2013 -
76 answers
I need some ideas that are dead simple and un-screw-up-able for how to balance my cardio program with strength training...at home, without equipment.
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posted by Pomo
on Mar 26, 2013 -
6 answers
I need some fitness goals beyond the vague "get in shape" and the too-common "run a marathon". Can you help me come up with small, concrete, achievable goals?
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posted by yawper
on Mar 26, 2013 -
25 answers
Stuck at a fitness plateau. Not weight loss - fat loss. I'm about 5-8% (not exactly sure; I only have inexact measurement options) below where I want to be, which is the 10% mark. Help me get to my goal or as close as possible by the summer (and stay there)!
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posted by Urban Winter
on Mar 20, 2013 -
12 answers
I don't want overwhelming SPAM
I am a private person but I know how much my clients like me and how much I like my job. But being a full-time student I don't have much time, so should I list my personal contact info for business? Would you put your email and number on social media to advertise. I have never put personal info on the web, I am very busy and don’t want any further spam. Do you think this is worth the risk?
posted by BKsFinest
on Mar 13, 2013 -
5 answers
I've been working out for about two months with a personal trainer. She started off having me do full body workouts that I quite enjoyed - they were sort of boot camp style, in that it was a combination of strength and cardio (ie. lots of burpees and mountain climbers and planks, mixed in with compound strength bearing exercises.) Much to my surprise i have gotten much fitter than I've ever been before, pretty quickly. Now my trainer is transitioning me to workouts that alternate upper body and lower body each day, with more of a focus on strength vs cardio. Is this better?
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posted by Kololo
on Mar 9, 2013 -
6 answers
My parents think I've been exercising too much. I think they are being well-meaning but a little out of touch. This is also forcing me to question prevailing notions about appropriate exercise. Help me process this.
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posted by polymodus
on Mar 3, 2013 -
22 answers
I would like to take some kind of self-defense or martial arts class. Only problem? I'm a dude, I'm 34, and my left knee is not-so-great. Bonus points for resources in San Francisco.
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posted by Sloop John B
on Feb 20, 2013 -
18 answers
I recently started going to the gym in the mornings before work. Looking for a convenient shower bag/caddy to help.
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posted by dbirchum
on Feb 19, 2013 -
10 answers
The good news is, I have a summer job. The bad news is, I have to go into a swimming pool for it. In a bathing suit. Every day. Yikes!
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posted by JoannaC
on Feb 15, 2013 -
27 answers
I'm looking to lose some weight and tone up, but I'm having a really hard time with the drastic diet changes that will be required. I think I have entirely the wrong attitude towards food in general. Snowflake inside
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posted by nickhb
on Feb 8, 2013 -
24 answers
I'm looking for suggestions about strength- and endurance-building exercises -- general types or specific motions -- that will either engage my super-weak ankles and wrists in order to strengthen them or avoid using said weak bits entirely in order to avoid exacerbating the existing problems.
Preceding that, I am not even sure which route to take in the first place: activate/try to strengthen these weak areas, or avoid/leave well enough alone?
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posted by divined by radio
on Feb 5, 2013 -
14 answers
Now that
WeEndure is going away, I need somewhere to track my exercise. There are a number of places that have biking and running, but not swimming. I'd prefer simpler to the more complex sites like MapMyRun (which, again, doesn't do swimming, from what I can see). I have seen
this and wondered what things are out there, four years later. Bonus: a place that I can dump all my WeEndure data into so I hit the ground running.
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posted by notsnot
on Jan 29, 2013 -
9 answers
Before the holidays I started a new strength training regimen and I've been really consistent so far. I really, really want to keep it up during an upcoming trip to NYC in February. I haven't had much luck searching for gyms with single-visit fees or similar. Can anyone offer advice / help?
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posted by sixswitch
on Jan 27, 2013 -
13 answers
Real novice surfer, caught the bug last summer, but landlocked in London UK most of the time. In what ways can I train to make myself fitter for the times when I do actually get to the waves? Basically I'm looking for methods by which to become a better surfer without actually surfing.
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posted by stevedawg
on Jan 17, 2013 -
9 answers
I am choosing between taking a belly dancing, pole dancing or beginners ballet class.
Which one will burn the most calories?
I will be a beginner in all 3
posted by soooo
on Jan 15, 2013 -
15 answers
Visiting Los Angeles at month's end, seeking a pro to troubleshoot knee problems.
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posted by 4midori
on Jan 9, 2013 -
6 answers
It you only had 30 minutes maximum a day (5-6 days per week) to exercise, what would it be?
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posted by aarondesk
on Jan 9, 2013 -
42 answers
Pedometer recommendation: is there an open source alternative to Fitbit? Or should I go back to a cheap Omron?
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posted by kristi
on Jan 8, 2013 -
4 answers
Looking for advice on best way to get more cardio exercise, for both physical and emotional health. Limitations: poor, bad knees and socially anxious.
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posted by Sarah_Lena
on Jan 6, 2013 -
22 answers
I'm curious about the physical requirements of different occupations, especially very difficult ones.
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posted by CustooFintel
on Jan 5, 2013 -
6 answers
Is an under-desk pedal exerciser a worthwhile supplement to an existing weight-loss / exercise regimen?
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posted by Alabaster
on Dec 29, 2012 -
7 answers
I'm a girl looking to build strength, burn fat, and tone up. I prefer to work out at home, where I have a yoga mat, a stability ball, 6lb dumbbells, a doorframe pull-up bar, and full 5 gal / 19 Liter water-cooler bottles. I also have a road bicycle and know how to swim. Using the above, what are some of your favorite exercises that I can do for balanced fitness on the whole body?
posted by grifninetoo
on Dec 29, 2012 -
19 answers
Weight Loss and Benchpress Plateaus: Help me burst through my stagnation! Details inside...
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posted by MMALR
on Dec 26, 2012 -
11 answers
Looking for good, critical books and resources on martial arts and fighting. I prefer them to be academic enough to have survived peer review, but will take what I can get. Anything martial arts related would do, I'm interested in understanding martial arts and fighting in a more general sense.
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posted by Stagger Lee
on Dec 8, 2012 -
10 answers
Why strength training, and what to do? I've been taking advantage of my free gym membership a lot more lately and I see people lifting weights a lot. I do the elliptical and the "Nautilus"-type machines, but I've gotten the impression that the barbell-style stuff is better for me. Is this true, and if so, how do I go about this?
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posted by supercoollady
on Nov 22, 2012 -
15 answers
Strength trainers/weight-lifters of Metafilter. Could you take a look at my workout and let me know your thoughts? Anything glaringly missing or redundant?
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posted by dontjumplarry
on Nov 9, 2012 -
6 answers
Are there good programs out there that will help me stay fit without getting bored when I'm not participating in a team sport or working towards a specific goal? I'm willing to pay a small amount or make investments in equipment, but ideally the monthly cost should be less than a gym membership.
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posted by croutonsupafreak
on Nov 9, 2012 -
17 answers
The ASA physical status classification system is used by anaesthesiologists, surgeons and epidemiologists the world over. It has a major flaw - it makes no odds whether index patients have 1 or 5 systemic diseases: only the leading/worst is counted. This has the advantage of simplicity but is potentially misleading and should be done better in the 21st century. Numbercrunchers with a biomedical background needed ...
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posted by kairab
on Nov 9, 2012 -
4 answers
iPhone workout logging question
I'm looking for a fairly precise logging app for workouts – particularly weight training for the iPhone. Let me log with
minimal taps and enter my own workouts.
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posted by filmgeek
on Nov 8, 2012 -
7 answers
Can you help me brainstorm some great titles for a fitness blog? The focus is eating healthy for time-pressed people. Details inside.
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posted by unmouton88
on Nov 7, 2012 -
16 answers
Muscle/Fitness: Most of my life, I've noticed that I have tight I.T. Bands, or at least tightness in the side of my thighs. How can I relieve this tightness? Tried rolling, etc... not much help.
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posted by MMALR
on Nov 7, 2012 -
11 answers
