Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread

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<p>Wow, CJane, great find! I think I might qualify. :)</p>

<p>I have a Garmin with a touch bezel, and I’m neither thrilled about it nor do I hate it. It’s OK. I figured that if I did not like it, I’d return it to Costco, but I decided to keep it. I’m reeeeeally bummed - I’m out of town and did not pack my running shoes!! Dang, I have to be creative about my workouts.</p>

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Deborah, I have the Garmin 210 with the heart rate monitor and the foot pod. I think it’s a more pared down version, but it does everything I need. I got the foot pod so I could track my treadmill runs. I’m only about a year ahead of you in running, but my advice is, if you think you are going to continue running, just get a Garmin now. Take the money you would spend on something lesser and make the investment. It really is worth it.

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<p>BB- let us know if you do end up doing the moving comfort gig. Free bra tops AND Brooks shoes sounds like a sweet deal!</p>

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<p>I’d like to get one of those GPS watches one of these days - if for no other reason, to see how far I move in a tennis match. It would be fun for doing intervals on the track too.</p>

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<p>Week 6 workout 3, check. </p>

<p>Hm, maybe a refurb one of these days… Or I could go for style and get a nuu muu. :)</p>

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<p>What? No barefoot running? :)</p>

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<p>150 minutes of doubles on clay on a warm, sunny day. We lost two sets to one but things were pretty close. Clay is very kind to joints.</p>

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<p>Sorry, idad, I thought about actually doing it, but I (i)'don’t want to wreck my ankles and (ii) look like a weirdo to the other hotel gym users. :slight_smile: I will dedicate these days to weights and core exercises.
Darn, the bra trial is out for me.</p>

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<p>Got up (late) planning a short run and it was raining. H went and got us donuts instead. Ran 4.2 once the rain stopped. Feeling tired and sluggish today.</p>

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Spectacular NH weather (79 degrees, deep blue sky, not a cloud in sight, 31% humidity, nice breeze), so I had to break my own rule and do a hilly walk/jog two days in row. Did the full 5K today, with both cul de sac extensions (both add a nice steep downhill/uphill). 12 jogging intervals to 90% heart rate, ranging from 37 seconds to 1:46 average 6.1 mph to 6.7 mph. I focused on just trying to be relaxed and loose.

Averaged 80% of my max heart rate for the full 45 minutes, so a pretty good workout.

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Hey BC, I might help your NIKE stock a little bit. I got my eye exam and a new prescription before I moved, but never got around to ordering new glasses. I went shopping yesterday and am leaning towards a pair of [NIKE</a> “retro” frames.](<a href=“http://d26hhearhq0yio.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/content/misterspex/produkte/grafiken/6481806_a1.jpg]NIKE”>http://d26hhearhq0yio.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/content/misterspex/produkte/grafiken/6481806_a1.jpg)

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<p>I like those frames!</p>

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<p>I’m baaaaaaack --</p>

<p>We were out of town for an extraordinarily busy weekend and I haven’t exercised since Thursday. :eek: Luckily, it was all good. We went to Antiques Roadshow on Saturday in Boston and discovered that we are not millionaires. Then we had lunch with both sons, one who lives in Boston and the other who flew in from Wisconsin. Then, we drove to New Hampshire for S2’s second graduation (he got a BE; last year was a BA) as well as his GF’s BA graduation. Met the GF’s family and had dinner with them last night, sat with them for the five-hour :eek: graduation, and then we all had lunch together. Tired as can be, not happy that I didn’t get to exercise, but somehow living life was more important this weekend.</p>

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<p>I think that the key to Nike stock is the US and China given the current problems in Europe.</p>

<p>I didn’t know that Nike sold designer frames. My current frames which I’ve used for the last 15 years just went out of production so I’m reusing old frames for now. It took me quite a bit of effort to find them in the first place. I have very wide temples and selected them from a catalog as they didn’t have anything in the store.</p>

<p>The Nike frames that you linked look like my current frames except the wires are more rounded on mine and mine are gold instead of silver. The frames you linked have a bit of a Clark Kent look to them.</p>

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<p>But can Clark Kent do burpees?</p>

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<p>He can do antigrav so I imagine that he could do them quite easily.</p>

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<p>VeryHappy, now that you’re back will you be ordering a nuu muu, a Garmin, frames, or testing sports bras for a pair of free Brooks running shoes?</p>

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<p>^^^ Post of the day!!</p>

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NIKE frames are a licensed designer brand of a large frame manufacturer, Marchon. As you might expect, they have a bunch of swoopy plastic “sports” frames and sunglasses, but also a fairly full line of fashion frames.

The ones I’m looking at aren’t actually wire frames. They are [stamped/machined</a> stainless steel](<a href=“http://d26hhearhq0yio.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/content/misterspex/produkte/grafiken/6481806_b1.jpg]stamped/machined”>http://d26hhearhq0yio.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/content/misterspex/produkte/grafiken/6481806_b1.jpg). So they take a retro Clark Kent “look” and execute it a little differently. The “retro” carries over to the old-school NIKE logo on the side, which is the only part I don’t like. I would prefer no branding. Oh, and I don’t like NIKE’s pricing, either!

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<p>Designer eyewear is an area of retail with incredible markups so you combine that with Nike’s already high margins and well, you get high prices.</p>

<p>Lululemon didn’t meet Wall Street’s expectations on forward guidance on Thursday and took a big haircut. They’re going into other markets as the high-end yoga clothing market is seeing a little weakness in growth rates.</p>

<p>I haven’t been to Marshalls in quite a while as we’re going grocery shopping early Sunday morning which is before Marshalls opens. I’m curious as to the inventory they have but I really don’t want to buy any more pieces outside maybe one or two Adidas sleeveless running shirt. It’s pretty hard for me to justify any more shirts. I could use one or two pairs of L shorts for tennis. I’ve found that the M shorts fit but the pockets aren’t big enough for two tennis balls without the problem of one sometimes popping out during play. I think that shorts designed specifically for tennis don’t have this problem - it’s just that I’m using running shorts to play tennis.</p>

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<p>Hah. I’m wearing a pair of NIKE tennis shorts right now. Perfect everyday summer shorts. Front pockets. Zipper pocket on the right hip for a wallet. No lining. Tech material, but a bit heavier than the running shorts. 7-inch length. I grabbed two pair last summer when Marshalls had a few.</p>

<p>I don’t have a Marshall’s nearby anymore. I do, however, have a brand new super Market Basket. There was a Marshalls next to it, but it’s closed. I do have a big TJMAXX and a HOME GOODS though. I try to stay out of the TJs as I don’t need more clothes.</p>