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SHHHHH, Bobbi! The Homeland Security dweebs are gonna get you for publishing that subversive document. Look under your step tonight before working out. -ANNonymous

Parts of the US may not be as densely populated as parts of the "third-world", but we consume/waste way more resources per capita than anywhere else on the planet. Therefore, the effect of our population is much more devastating to the world's resources than that of poor countries. --Ann

To each his own. Having children or not is everyone's personal choice. The author of that article has way too much time on his hands (I couldn't be bnothered to finish it). Incendiary crapola to pit people against each other. I have one grown son. I work in a high school where lots of the...

My choice would be to increase the rest time between sets. That's how I've been able to increase poundage in the past when I have the feeling I can handle more weight but not at the old weight speed, if that makes sense. --Ann

If Cathe had been around in those days, the Romans would have made Jesus do IMAX, IMAX2, KPC and Body Max all in a row. ;-)

RE: Hey Carole and Pinky, interesting re: Pinky: I have two trick knees, so wanted to pass on some advice I've gotten from my PT who also has funky knees. Some floorwork is not so good because it is what is known as "open chain", meaning the foot is not braced against the floor or some other...

I'm just starting my second week of no cardio/impact/stepping, so I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to be over seven weeks into cutting back. How does your doc determine that you're still aggravating it? Is it just a matter of the level of your pain that suggests the healing is not...

If you bulked up your legs with a twelve pound bar you would be the envy of many around here who struggle to add muscle with a fifty pound barbell. Don't worry, most body bar stuff is endurance based anyway, and not designed to add muscle mass, but especially at twelve pounds, you should just...

Bobbi, Have you had to give up running entirely? I know that is your passion. Are you able to kickbox or step? What did the surgery actually do? It's not that I would opt for it necessarily, I just wonder, since my cause is also fallen arches, if that may be the road I head down. My "good...

I work with high school girls (coaching and PE) and you'd think the world was coming to an end for some of them each month. However, most seem to find that if they "soldier on" their cramps are often alleviated by excercise. That's always been my experience, but I've had it pretty easy in that...

Because of a work injury that caused permanent damage to my spine, I get a massage every two weeks. For awhile I went to a woman who made me feel better during the massage, but there was no real long term benefit. Now I see a guy who does things that sometimes hurt a bit at the time, but my back...

I posted on Wayne's other thread (defeating dietary displacement)about my bladder troubles. Acupuncture and chinese herbs gave me great relief. Good luck! --Ann

Dear Wayne: I've had a bladder disorder since 1996. I researched interstitial cystitis pretty extensively back then and ended up self diagnosing it. Cutting many acidic things out of my diet (the exact things that help the health of a bladder prone to bacterial infections like cranberry and...

Thanks, everybody, for your encouraging words. I'm not even allowed to do squats or leg press (machine or Cathe style), and since my job entails a lot of standing and walking I'm to be on light duty for two weeks. I'm not really sure what it's supposed to feel like when the inflammation goes...

I enjoy Energy and Men's Fitness. Although the latter just changed their format a bit in a way I'm not crazy about, the back third of the magazine is called Personal Trainer, and it often has some interesting tips. Energy is a bit fluffy, but not like Shape or Fitness(no offnese to anyone who...

Nancy: Since you've been singing the praises of S&H lately, I can see how PUB could be frustrating. I do PUB one of two ways, depending on what I want to get out of it. Sometimes I keep Cathe's pace and use lighter weights for an endurance workout, but what I really like to do is take 30-60...

Got a Plantar Fasciitis disgnosis yesterday from a podiatrist. Have been nursing what I thought was a stone bruise more or less since September through varying types of denial, and of course if I had a relatively pain free day I'd do something like IMAX. I'm to start with two weeks of as...

This thing looks interesting to me, too. However, I'm wondering if a regular step on an incline wouldn't be able to do all the same things, OR if I just knocked together some plywood and covered it with thin padding, couldn't I save a lot of money? I guess I'm asking you to sell it a little...

The little wheels with the handles on the sides are good. They're only about $10-15, and you get a great core workout rolling in and out. I sub this work for the ab work in SS when they go back and forth on the ball. For me it's much harder. Many of those other gismos seem designed to help...

RE: Snotty Pugs, defensive Mastiffs, need urgent help f... I don't think it matters what breed you are dealing with, introductions of new housemates is usually best done on neutral ground. Try to find a park or dog-park where all the parties involved can do their acquaintance making without...