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Wobbley thighs and hips.....
Hi Can anyone help me please! I have been a member of my local gym for a while now and in the last six months have decided to up my game in a bid to increase fitness and tone up. I don't want to lose weight as such as I am 9.5 stone and happy with that, although if a few pounds did drop off I wouldn't mind!! I go to the…
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Kelly Holmes kettle ball: does anyone know how to ....
.... remove the weights? I picked up one of these in the Tesco sale the other week and have high hopes that they're going to help me with improving my upper body strength. You are supposed to be able to removed the weights to suit BUT I'm darned if I can get the things to budge! :mad: (maybe its a sign of just how weak I…
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Home workout routine
Hi fitness MSE, I have acquired via a family member moving house a curl bar (full length) and a tricep bar, they come with an assortment of metric weights. I have had a little play with them and am sure I need to have a 'routine' to ensure I am actually doing some productive excercise and not duplicating effort. I run on…
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Cross-trainer work out for beginner.
I used to do a fair bit of walking but have become very lazy of late, so have decided to make use of the cross-trainer we bought some time ago. Any ideas for a good beginners workout? I'm currently doing 15 mins every other day at resistance 2 (out of 8).
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Treadmill Advice?
Hi All, I'm looking to buy a treadmill and am hoping some of you may be able to give some advice? I'm hefty (110kg) so need one that will take my weight, though will be walking not running. Ideally I'd like one that I can fold so I can keep it in the front room and unfold it for daily use. I've had a look around but am…
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Bicycle Wheels: how and what to choose?
Depending on how you intend to use your bicycle you need to suit wheels to your riding style. For example, if you are a city rider you won’t really need knobby tires but rather some slick ones as they provide a higher rolling speed. This article presents various types of tires depending on the type on bicycle and while we…
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Gym Membership and a Fee - HELP
I'm wanting to join a gym but on a rolling monthly style, however i went in tonight and they said that if i pay £28 a month i would be signing a contract for 12 months (which i dont want) and also having to pay a £16 fee to set up a direct debit - they wont let me just come in a pay it each month - is this right ? it seems…
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The first time cyclocross race
our city will have a cyclocross race in next month,i also take part in this project.I have not a regular race bicycle.Generally speaking,most of participant will choose assemble their bicycle by themselves.Let me puzzled that this is the first time i take part in as like race,i don’t know which parts of bicycle suit me.I…
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NHS weight management groups
hi i just thought i would pass this on the nhs run weght loss group sessions for free so with you want to lose Ibs rather than £s look into it
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DD only membership gyms
Hello viewers. I posted this in another section as a general moan but realise it probably should have gone here. I decided this week that I have so much time on my hands not going to the pub anymore I may as well join a gym and spend the same amount of time there. I hate direct debits. You may hate spiders or high bridges…
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Running shoes - how much should I spend?
I'm looking into buying a pair of proper running shoes. Over the summer I was running round the local reservoir, but now the nights have closed in I'm running on the roads and as such I'm thinking of investing in a decent pair of trainers. I know I'll probably end up paying full retail price as I'll be going to the local…
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Swimming prices
Hi all, Looking to go back to swimming and called the local pool to see what prices are likely to be. Over £6 per swim of which £1.60 per hour is parking. £30 per month or £300 per year for a season ticket. When has this got all so expensive? Feel really down as I was looking forward to going back (used to compete 15 years…
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Help! Problems with my gym membership cancelation!
Hi guys. I canceled my gym in person and filled out the form and gave it to reception. They said there was nothing else I had to do and my membership would run out on November 1st. I gave a months notice and the final month was covered by my deposit I paid for when I opened. Confirmed this because I didn't want any fees or…
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Canoe / kayak / small boat plans
Hello all. In the hope of a spring/summer to come I've done the course and now thought of buying a canoe to explore the rivers of our Sceptered Isle with my sons...however they 'somewhat expensive' to say the least. I've seen plans on eBay and books on Amazon re building simple boats from ply and would be prepared to give…
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36,500 rep challenge for 2013!
There was some interest in my last post on the 10,000 rep challenge so heres one for 2013(not my page on FB) https://www.facebook.com/groups/10000reps/ click here to see the exercises in PDF http://freepdfhosting.com/1a1390ab45.pdf So theres leeway if you miss a day
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Anywhere in North West where you can try on wetsuit in a pool before buying?
There used to be a shop called Tri Central in Manchester, which had a pool where you could actually try out your wetsuit before buying. I've never been, but always promised myself I'd go there for my next wetsuit - my first was a beginner's cheap one and would now like to get something slightly better. Anyway, really…
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help-do i need to pay this?
Just over a month -1 1/2 ago i joined a fit4less gym. when i joined up it was delayed in opening by 2 weeks. After i started going they then turned round and said that the clasess would not be opening until further notice as the room wasnt finished (still looked like a building site) then on 2 separate occasions i arrived…
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PruHealth & Virgin Active
Afternoon All, On the pursuit of cheaper gym membership, last year I signed up to health insurance with Pru Health, which entitled me to 50% off gym membership with either Virgin Active or LA Fitness. For me this works out about £10 per month cheaper than the gym membership alone, and is a 1 month rolling contract, so no…
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Any great health and fitness blogs you can recommend!?
Hi As an alternative to paying for a personal trainer I've been looking around online for any great uk health and fitness blogs that I could read on a regular basis for inspiration, tips, new routines that sort of thing. Does anyone have any they know of / read and could recommend? Thanks
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Free Fitness Classes in Finsbury Park, London
Finsbury Park, London - FreeFit training sessions every Saturday 2.30pm I really want to share with you fellow money savers a great find- free fitness classes every Saturday afternoon at 2.30pm in Finsbury Park, north London. Why pay loads of dosh to join a soulless, sterile gym when you can work out in the fresh air with…
