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Advice: sports wear for husband
Christmas present time. I know he is getting low on gym wear, and I also know he's been talking about looking at swapping to all natural fibres ( his other clothes are) because he has psoriasis. He spends quite a lot of time in the gym, visiting more than once a day often, for stress relief as much as fitness, and…
Recommendation for home fitness dvd for small house?
I live in a little cottage with low ceilings and previous videos have asked me to do 10 paces to the left, or throw my arms up in the air etc. My living room will only allow say 3 paces (or 4 without furniture) and the ceiling is at most a ft above my head, in one room it's even lower - I'm sure not everyone has a gym…
Parkrun
Anyone else doing Parkruns? I love em! I am totally addicted. It's such a good feeling running with other like minded people.
LA Fitness Gym Membership Cancelation
Hi all, After some advice regarding LA Fitness and cancelling my gym membership with them. I am sorry upfront but this is going to be rather long as I want to give all the information. I joined an LA Fitness gym in Bedford on 11/06/2014. This was under a rolling 1 month contract. I paid monthly via a direct debit which…
Heart rate as an effort measurement
I was wondering if anyone else has observed this phenomenon with their own heart rate: It doesn't seem to matter how hard I work out, how fast I run, how brutal an Insanity interval, etc.., I cannot seem to get my heart rate over 120 beats per minute. In fact 100 is the usual highest, and I have delved into the rarified…
GPS watch - worth it?
Hi everyone, Hope you don’t mind me jumping on to this board! I haven’t been running for ages but really want to start getting back into it. I started running for “fun” but i got quite “serious” after a while, monitoring distance / pace. I stopped due to health issues but these are resolved now and I’ve been given the OK!…
Municipal gyms
Hello! My mental health service has offered to pay my subscription to a municipal leisure centre/gym. It's the Donald Dewar (lol) Leisure Centre. I think it was built for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. It has three swimming pools, a cardio room, a weights room, and sports courts. Thing is, I've never been beyond the…
Where can I buy a Gym(combination) locker for under 3 pounds?
Is 3 pounds or so for a padlock from 'the Gym group' a good deal? Also are combination locks better than conventional lock with a key? I imagine resetting a combination lock isn't the hardest thing in the world and also there's a risk with a conventional lock that somebody else might have exactly the same lock as me !
45th Birthday - resolutions time ;)
Hi Everyone, I normally stay on pet boards but need some [STRIKE]kick in the... [/STRIKE] encouragement so....started lurking in here. 45yo last week, done some thinking (and looking in the mirror/on the scales) and would like to: * Drop 20kg * Stop smoking * Cut out sugar from my diet (chocolate/biscuits) The above not…
Puregym Clydebank Join Code Anyone??
Anyone got a joining code for the new PureGym in Clydebank, would be really grateful :j:j:j
David lloyds social guests
I am a full paying member at my local David lloyds. Does anyone know how many social guests we can bring in for free? I brought one in last weekend but would two be fine?
Advise please - FIT FOR FREE Cancellation notice Query
Afternoon all, Hope you can help, I've been with the gym for almost 18 months now but haven't been in the last 6 months so decided to finally cancel my membership on 14th October. In the terms and conditions the cancellation period states 1 month notice, however after 2 weeks of still not receiving written confirmation and…
Pole for fitness?
I have been given pole and hoop lessons for my birthday. (whoop whoop) Has anyone done this for fitness.. how were the bruises? Last year i did silks and loved it but only managed to do two classes and we had to move so i couldn't do any more. i was inspired by this :) http://youtu.be/z-PI53028b8
Ending Virgin active contract early.
Hi all, I need some advice as to if I can end my virgin active contract early. I signed up about 4 months ago. Since then two things have happened: 1) I have injured myself and am having surgery in a month 2) I have a new job in the Antipodes and will be moving over there straight after the op! Any if I can get out and if…
Gym cancellation notice period
Hi I'm about to change gym from a very flexible fitness centre where you pay for sessions that you use rather than a monthly fee, to a more traditional model with a monthly membership fee (only because the latter has a swimming pool!). For this I will be signing up for a 12 month contract (fine) but it states that I must…
Residential Bootcamp Soon
I was wondering if anyone had been on/had any information on ant companies who run residential bootcamps either UK or abroad? My partner is looking to go on one fairly soon to give the fitness regime a kick start and I was hoping there might be some off season/last minute deals, any recommendations?
weight training supplements for females?
I'm looking for some advice on supplements to take. I am a 46 yo female just starting to get into weight training. While I am not looking to become a body building champion I would like to increase my muscle mass and strength. I've tried to do some research online re. supplements but the information seems overwhelming and…
Gel insoles
I have started to do a lot more walking due to various reasons. And losing weight is one of them. Any way as I am approx 4st over weight. I want to give extra protection to my knee and ankles. Can any one recommend some gel inserts for my trainers. Thanks yours Calley
T25
Hi has anyone done this workout? I have not been exercising for some time and have about 50ish pounds to lose. I used to run about 10 years ago did London marathon and great north run among others but find it hard at the moment, I am trying to up the walking I do as i spend a lot of time at work sat down at a desk, in the…
Paying for a sports therapist/physio
Hi I started having problems with my achilles tendon mid August. I have run regularly for years but was doing more than usual when the problem started. I decided to rest it completely but even though I have not done any running for a month am still having problems. When I get out of bed on a morning it is sore and stiff -…

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