Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread

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<p>I don’t think you can be overly sensitive to injury areas. You are really smart to pay attention to those signals of “tightness”. If it makes you feel any better, NFL players can take months to heal from a muscle strain. So, it’s not just us middle age folk…</p>

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<p>I’ve been on the hunt for some “tech” long pants for hiking this fall. I have fantastic [Brooks</a> running pants](<a href=“http://a2.zassets.com/images/z/1/1/6/6/3/8/1166380-1-4x.jpg]Brooks”>http://a2.zassets.com/images/z/1/1/6/6/3/8/1166380-1-4x.jpg) that I wear for working out and walk/jogs when it’s cool. But, they are stretchy soft fabric. Fine for the Airdyne, fine for crawling around on a gym mat, fine for jogging, find for 5K walk on state park trails, but I don’t think they are going to hold up very well on the rocky rough trails I’ve been hiking. Plus, they don’t really have the right “look” for hiking and we all know how important “the look” is! :)</p>

<p>So, I’ve been hunting for nylon tech hiking pants: very lightweight, but ripstop or similar materials. Strong but breathable, etc. The problem is that the hiking companies charge a fortune for these and I need a “short” length so they don’t drag in the mud. This is a problem since many of these have zipper openings at the bottom and/or other elements that make them very hard to hem. Plus, many of them have “detachable” pant legs that zipper off to turn them into shorts. Maybe a great idea for extended camping trips, but on a day hike, I can decide on shorts or long pants for the day or carry a pair in the pack and the whole zipper arrangement around the leg makes them lousy as shorts and lousy as long pants.</p>

<p>Marmot and Columbia both claim to make their basic nylon hiking pant in “short” inseams ($90 for the Marmots, good lord), but no retailer in the US has them including their own web stores.</p>

<p>LLBean has [the</a> perfect pant](<a href=“L.L.Bean: Page Not Available”>L.L.Bean: Page Not Available), which is available in every waist size and inseams from 29 to 34 inches. Alas, they are out of stock on the 32 and 33 inch waist versions. I’ll probably grab a pair in the dark khaki when they come back in stock. These would be perfect travel/sightseeing/airplane/car pants.</p>

<p>So I browsed their clearance racks when I took a pair of boots back to the Bean outlet store and found two pair that work.</p>

<p>One was cheap ($25), just a [plain</a> nylon ripstop hiking pant](<a href=“http://cdni.llbean.com/is/image/wim/269623_36_41]plain”>http://cdni.llbean.com/is/image/wim/269623_36_41) with front and back pockets, and a zipper pocket for a wallet or phone. They are just sold as MEDIUM and are regular length, so they are a little long. But, they have a simple hem that can be just folded over and stitched like a pair of jeans. I’m not even going to have the alteration place cut the material, just fold it over and leave a double thickness at the bottom to be more substantial over the boot.</p>

<p>The other pair is their [heavy</a> duty hiking pant](<a href=“http://cdni.llbean.com/is/image/wim/242243_0_52]heavy”>http://cdni.llbean.com/is/image/wim/242243_0_52). More substantial tech nylon fabric. Tons of cargo pockets. Beefy at the knees. Zippered openings that the bottom. Etc. Again, just sold in medium, but they have an elastic draw cord at the hem that cinches them tight around the boots. So, they are a little blousey around the ankles, but they won’t drag in the mud. They had a discontinued color (navy blue) for $39 at the outlet complete with [a</a> nylon belt](<a href=“http://cdni.llbean.com/is/image/wim/242243_3564_41]a”>http://cdni.llbean.com/is/image/wim/242243_3564_41) that fits either pair.</p>

<p>So, I’m not equipped with long pants for the trail. Jeans are OK, of course, but they are so hot when you get all sweaty from exercise. These will be good when it’s in the 50s and windy on the mountains, but still working up a big sweat going uphill.</p>

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<p>^ You could also look at women’s tech pants. There may be some color issues, but other than that they probably aren’t terribly different than the mens, but may fit better.</p>

<p>I have no problem buying mens stuff if it fits.</p>

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<p>^^ Agree with Jane. Check out the women’s stuff now that you are such a slim guy! I don’t have any issue with buying men’s stuff. You might find something in a nice pink!</p>

<p>Well- “ran” 8.2 miles at 8800 feet. It was so gorgeous, but SO hard. I had to stop a lot and put my heart back in my chest. I didn’t do any major climbs, but at that altitude even a little upgrade just sucks it out of my legs and breathing. I love it here so much and I’m grateful to be able to get out there and do it. I did a combination of dirt roads, trails and asphalt roads by cute mountain homes. It was 51 degrees to start and 63 at the end. I came back by the house at 4.4 miles for water, which worked great. I was going to wear arm sleeves with the Nuu-Muu but didn’t need them. I wore capris under the dress, but would have been OK with just shorts under it. It’s so dry. It felt great.</p>

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36 mins w/30 sec sprint at the end. Lots of bunnies out today. :slight_smile:

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<p>Jeans are bad for outdoors. Once they are wet, they stay wet & heavy!
( decent protection against blackberries though)</p>

<p>I get most of my clothes at REI. I think have pants by Prana, Columbia & REI. Don’t really like the zip off legs as I tend to lose them, but I do like the ones that have a tab to make into capris :wink: Probably not what youre looking for.</p>

<p>Men’s come in different inseams (women’s are usually just petite/regular/tall).
[Men’s</a> Hiking/Travel Pants at REI - Free shipping on orders of $50 or more<a href=“also%20look%20at%20theREI%20outlet”>/url</a></p>

<p>I also like Moosejaw.
[url=&lt;a href=“http://www.moosejaw.com/moosejaw/shop/home____]North”&gt;http://www.moosejaw.com/moosejaw/shop/home____]North</a> Face Jackets | Patagonia Jackets | Arcteryx Jackets | Mountain Hardwear | Black Diamond Climbing](<a href=“http://www.rei.com/category/5074258]Men’s”>http://www.rei.com/category/5074258)</p>

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<p>Thanks. The REI pants are what I’m looking for, but they are out of stock, too, on the 32/30s in all colors! Apparently, there is unexpectedly high demand this year for hiking pants that don’t drag in the mud… :slight_smile: </p>

<p>I wonder if they make hiking Nuu-Muus?</p>

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Is imitation rigor mortis of the ankle an official condition?

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<p>Uh oh. What did you do?</p>

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Um, kept running.

Let’s hope I’m just whining. I’m having my whine with ice.

Didn’t feel like a rip or break, just stiff. It’s just, well, stiffer now.

Hey, but it still looks good.* :wink: I do actually consider that a positive sign. Nothing unusual like, say, swelling.

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<li>not meant in the sense of well-turned ankle – they’re not my best feature, nor necessarily my worst either</li>
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<p>So that’s a good question: Why do they make men’s pants in different lengths to suit every man, but women’s pants (for the most part) only come in petite, regular or tall?</p>

<p>I always buy petites and need to shorten them two inches every time.</p>

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<p>Not thinking marketing depts would succeed too well with mens clothes labelled “petite” ;)</p>

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<p>But why not make women’s pants in inch-long lengths, so we can buy exactly what fits us?</p>

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One thing I really like about Land’s End (at least on the men’s side, don’t know about the women’s) is that every pair of pants is custom-hemmed to the quarter-inch.

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<p>Men’s pants were traditionally unhemmed and then shortened to the correct length by the tailor at the point of purchase. It’s only fairly recently that men’s pants have been available in such a variety of lengths. It’s been driven by Levis, Dockers, and the department store trend towards ready-to-wear.</p>

<p>Very few fitness/active pants are available in lengths and then, at most three, short/regular/tall, which correspond to the variation in womens sizing. Typically the men’s lengths are 30/32/34 for fitness stuff.</p>

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<p>New Rules Workout today. Had hoped for a walk/jog, but the skies opened up again. The basement gym is still muggy, so another workout standing two feet in front of big floor fan. Maybe it’s my reduced calorie diet, but I was dragging a little bit. On the plus side, the single leg squats were pretty good. Unassisted chinups were a little weak. But, I punched the clock and got in a solid workout. I had thought about hiking tomorrow, it’s been raining for two days and forecast for isolated showers again tomorrow. So, I’ll wait for a nicer day.</p>

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<p>I think BC had it right. The musculoskeletal system can be persnickety when the cardio is going, hey, I’m good, let’s keep rolling. All in all, very pleased with progress on endurance, which has been one of my goals. Haven’t had much soreness lately, so I guess I was due.</p>

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<p>Third day in a row with no afternoon snacks, no apples, no nuts. Did have a huge blue cheese salad for lunch and a huge chicken fajitas (hold the tortilla) dinner:</p>

<p>2018 calories</p>

<p>133 g fat
139 g protein
77 g carbs</p>

<p>21 g fiber
17 g sugar</p>

<p>58% fat
27% protein
15% carbs</p>

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Speaking of geezers, I’m watching a live a webcast of an Allman Brothers concert tonight. First time I’ve “seen” them since Greg Allman got his new liver. It seems to suit him. In fine voice.

Warren Hayes, on the other hand, might want to lay off the carbs a little bit.

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Cals 1375
Fat 87 g
Carbs 32 g
Fiber 30 g
Protein 102 g
Sugars 8 g

Fat 60%
Protein 31%
Carbs 9%

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<p>Dang, CJ.
2 net grams of carbs… Dr. Atkins would be proud! I can’t compete with that. I had croutons on my salad!</p>