<p>MOWC, why do you take the Vivofit off when you run?? Because you are putting another device (heart monitor?) on???</p>
<p>PG, let us know what you decide. Or what your research show. :)</p>
<p>I sometimes leave it on for short runs, but I wear my Garmin for running. My purpose with Vivofit is to get my 10000 steps aside from running and to get me off my butt during my workday. My daughter accidentally wore her Vivofit for her 18 mile run and had 36000 steps before 10am! </p>
<p>That’s what I figured but wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing something! 36,000 steps! - I’d be wearing that thing on my forehead for all to see!!! </p>
<p>Thanks for sharing your hike videos interesteddad. Really enjoyed your summit views, we were in the clouds and got in a hail storm on top of mt mooislauke. Kinsman was a great hike along the streams, even when slippery.</p>
<p>More sad news:</p>
<p><a href=“http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2024554285_apxmedexpandingwaistlines.html”>http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2024554285_apxmedexpandingwaistlines.html</a></p>
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Fifty-four percent of U.S. adults have abdominal obesity, up from 46 percent in 1999-2000, researchers reported in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association. Abdominal obesity is defined as a waistline of more than 35 inches in women and more than 40 inches in men.
During the 12-year period studied, the average waist size in the U.S. expanded to 38 inches for women, a gain of 2 inches. It grew to 40 inches for men, a 1-inch increase."</p>
<p>There was an article in our local paper that highlighted the problem of overweight adults in our community (I mentioned it yesterday - 70% of local adults are either overweight or obese). One person made this comment - " As long as we thing someone being obese is a “we” problem, we won’t solve the obesity problem. Only that person can stop eating and start exercising." </p>
<p>True to a point. Programs, options, examples need to be in place in all facets of society from schools to workplace to grocery stores. But in the end, the “we” can only do so much - the “me” has to kick in for lasting effect. </p>
<p>Kids are another story. “We” have to be more involved. S is in his first year of teaching 7-9 grade math at an inner city separated sex school. Yesterday one young man arrived in first period with a huge bag of Hot Cheetos/Fritos (whatever the heck they were!!) When S asked him why he had them, the kid said that the 3rd period social studies teacher said they were allowed to eat in class. But they are only allowed to go to their locker 1st and 4th period ( 4th period is lunch). So the kid was actually doing no wrong - teacher said he could eat in class and he didn’t want to break the locker rule so he just figured that he would carry the bag with him till 3rd period. S’s thought: why is the SS teacher allowing kids to eat in class (apparently he already doesn’t have control of the class), why are you telling kids to eat snacks the period BEFORE lunch (loading up on junk, then not wanting lunch, then using lunch time to cause trouble cause you have nothing to do!)??! If we don’t have adults/mentors who “get it”, how do we expect kids to have good habits?!!! </p>
<p>ohiopublic, can you tell me more about how you use the Mio Link for swimming? I have a Link, and I’d love to measure my heart rate when I swim.</p>
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<p>Ha. I try to be a fair weather hker. I’ve only had to go to the actual rain jacket once in the last year or so – a scattered summer thunderstorm sent me scurrying off a short peak. If I’m going to work hard enough to get to the summits, I want to be able to see something!</p>
<p>Moosilauke would be a nasty place in the clouds and hail. I bet the wind was whipping.</p>
<p>I haven’t hiked the Kinsmans yet. Still on my bucket list. My tentative plan was to backpack up to the Kinsman shelter from Lonesome Lake and camp on one of the tent platforms. But, my initial forays with that much load convinced me that I’m not ready for that kind of elevation gain with that much weight.</p>
<p>Right now, I’m a non-hiker. ( Spectacular weather and I’m on injured reserve. Although things seem to have taken a decisive turn for the better this morning…</p>
<p>From the Seattle Times article on belly fat:</p>
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<p>Yeah, that’s the ticket. The “experts” blame it on plastic bottles instead of the 40 years they’ve spent telling us all to eat more and more really fattening stuff that comes in the plastic bottles. 
Worry about mimicing hormones, but ignore the major hormones in every one of us whose primary function is to regulate fat storage. Sigh…</p>
<p>I wonder if it will ever dawn on the public health policy crowd that their advice (food pyramid, etc.) is a big contributor to the belly fat epidemic?</p>
<p>Today I found a beautiful paved bike trail in one of the burbs near me. No sketchy loiterers to be found. But I was surprised to find HILLS in Dallas (probably not hills to those in the Pacific Northwest or the like, but for me, HILLS). I only made it 4 miles and even had to walk up one steep incline. I was frustrated, but as I arrived back in my neighborhood, I thought there was nothing from stopping me from getting in a few more miles in my neighborhood, which has some inclines but not steep hills. </p>
<p>I did 5 more miles! Not impressive, I know, but encouraging for someone my age who is a beginner and completely out of shape. </p>
<p>As to sore shoulders, yeah, you guys are probably right!</p>
<p>Nrdsb4, 9 miles is no where near shabby! We have a rule here - no apologizing if you went out and made an effort - 9 miles is PLENTY of effort - especially for a “beginner”! Good for you. I would say starting out, keeping consistent in # of times out on the trail is most important - to develop the habit. </p>
<p>Way to go, nrdsb4! Glad you found a good path. Plano?? </p>
<p>Awesome nrdsb4! </p>
<p>Looking up that around the lake path on Google, it sure looks like that should be a good route, too. Probably have to find the better parts of it and the good parking. I suspect the loitering men are not interested in bikers… </p>
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<p>I think the big advantage of the Garmin Vivofit is that it can be used with a heart rate monitor chest strap (or MioLink wrist sensor) giving you the ability to track steps and monitor your heart rate during exercise (if you don’t already have another heart rate monitor).</p>
<p>That’s a very useful feature.</p>
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<p>LOL, MOWC, you nailed it again. :D</p>
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<p>Thank you! Yes, I’ll try to remember that. I know too many people to put in hundreds of miles; if I were talking to my daughter, I’d tell her not to compare herself to others, so I should do the same.</p>
<p>I’m still not feeling wonderful–but definitely getting better–(conjunctivitis is responding to the eye drops and I’ve stopped looking like a rabbit}. Cough/congrestion getting better but I didn’t feel like doing anything today. I signed up for mellow yoga tomorrow; at this point I can’t cancel, and if I do, I’ve lost the money. I’m not cheap, but somehow the thought of losing money motivates me to not blow off a class.</p>
<p>Nice running Sabaray and Abasket. Nrdsb–Half the battle is getting up and going out and exercising. You’ve started biking and that’s what’s even more important than the distance you go.</p>
<p>Idad: I couldn’t believe the box jumps the guy was doing. That was incredible–he must be jumping up 3 feet???</p>
<p>Glad you’re on the road to recovery, Bromfield. That sounds miserable. Next week is yoga week at the gym with all kinds of special classes, including a “yoga for athletes”. It’s supposed to be mixed level, so I’m going to give it a whirl. Not sure if I qualify as a athlete, but it’s a lot of stretching that I really need. </p>
<p>Feeling real happy to have some running partners now. Other than a 5 am start being the only drawback, it’s really pushing me to pick up my pace. Did 6 miles this morning, then spent some time on the elliptical. </p>
<p>Even H is making some progress on the weight loss. He signed up for TRX! Big step for him. </p>
<p>I thought you’d like those box jumps. He’s 5’ 10" so I would say that box is probably 36 inches. Even though I do geezer versions of all those exercises, it’s great to know that I can at least do geezer versions of the same exercises the best NFL players do.</p>
<p>Here’s the California beach workout with Edelman and a 49er defensive back. This one is for all the CC runners to try! Who’s up for some “twenty-foes”? 
Yikes. My quads hurt just looking at those…</p>
<p><a href=“OUT WORK ME! Dashon Goldson & Julian Edelman workout with Coach Bobby Hosea - YouTube”>OUT WORK ME! Dashon Goldson & Julian Edelman workout with Coach Bobby Hosea - YouTube;
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<p>I got in another rehab workout today. Walked my 5K hilly neighborhood route. Wore long pants so I wouldn’t be tempted to do any run intervals. Averaged 16.2 minute miles. No discomfort, so that’s good. I’m just trying to get moving and stretching, without any strain on my hip or back. </p>
<p>Kinda puts my hiking in perspective. This little 5K route, which has some pretty good hills has a cumulative elevation gain of 300 feet. No wonder the hiking trails with 1500 or 2500 or 4000 feet kick my butt…</p>
<p>Glad you are seeing some improvement Bromfield. No fun being sick!!!</p>
<p>Sabaray, you and your husband are becoming quite a team!!</p>