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i (try to) regularly work out and eat healthy 25 67.57%
i only work out regularly 2 5.41%
i only eat healthy 3 8.11%
i work out sometimes, like before my birthday or a wedding or when i need to look good 3 8.11%
i am a couch potato and eat crap most of the time 6 16.22%
i need to start working out pronto 7 18.92%
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Old 01-24-2008, 08:13 AM
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i did tae-bo for the first time last night.... i think i like it.
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i did tae-bo for the first time last night.... i think i like it.
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did you do a class or dvd or what?
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i did tae-bo for the first time last night.... i think i like it.
You think?
I'm doing yoga. I like it.


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the bottom line is that there's really no such thing as a 'diet' friendly version fo saalan or biryani and stuff like that. desi food is not healthy.
You can make desi food fairly healthy. Try making grilled lean meats marinated in yogurt, dahl, or brown basmati rice.
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if anyone is thinking about getting adidas running shoes, they should reconsider. the laces always seem to rip really quickly and they are pretty uncomfortable for anything other than running. even for running they hurt on the instep. my feet are killing me for having used them for basketball and racquetball.

my last pair were new balance running shoes and I never had a problem, even for side-to-side movement activities. :thumbsupwhichisn'tworkingsouseyourimagination:
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YESSSSSSSS NEW BALANCE WINSSSSSSSSS ALLAHU AKBAR.

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ohhhh. so this one girl at my gym is like a director or manager at the little gym. (The Little Gym – Developmental children’s gyms that will make a difference in your child’s life)

basically it's like a place to keep kids active. they offer structured work outs for toddlers and above. pretty cool

they also have sort of babysitting on weekend nights..parents will drop their kids off and you make them do crafts, work out with them etc

so the girl basically offered me a job there to work as a kids group exercise instructor. she'd train me and evertyhing. i was thinking what a unique sort of experience it'd be. i dont like to watch kids i dont know too well but this is really different

anyway i dont really have time in my schedule for that job right now because i definitely intend to keep the one i already have..and ive cut back on hours tremendously on it recently. and school is more important at this point no doubt. buuuut the little gym is almost as close to my home/school as my current job. like not out of the way. and so i told her that i will consider the opportunity for the summer time inshaAllah..we'll see. it would totally rock. i need to do a seperate 'fitness' internship anyway
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OH i just remembered today is the deadline for registeration for a 10k i wanna do and so i just registered.


OMG NOW I GOTTA GET FAST. hyperventilation. its my first 'race' im gonna be with everyone my age/estimated endurance. AHH.
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ohhhh. so this one girl at my gym is like a director or manager at the little gym. (The Little Gym – Developmental children’s gyms that will make a difference in your child’s life)

basically it's like a place to keep kids active. they offer structured work outs for toddlers and above. pretty cool

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this looks really cool, inshaAllah when i have kids
how much does it cost? Is it a monthly fee like a gym membership?
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I've had a few pairs of runners, nikes, adidas, asics and nb.


the nikes and adidas were all hype and turned out to be crap

the nb were good, but the asics are the best by far
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this looks really cool, inshaAllah when i have kids
how much does it cost? Is it a monthly fee like a gym membership?
hmm, im not really sure.. i think it's something like a gym membership. probabyl extra for the birthday parties and actual babysitting

omg i was looking at their class schedule. they have motor skill development classes for BABIES. CUTE LITTLE BABIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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the nikes and adidas were all hype and turned out to be crap

the nb were good, but the asics are the best by far
ive never owned a pair of asics in my life but ive been hearing good things about them so im gonna check it out

except i havent really looked into whether they have individual stores like NB or whatever. i hate buying from places that sell all sorts of shoes bc they dont necessarily have the best models. i buy my NBs from new balance specific stores. their staff is off the chart awesome. well trained, etc theyve got treadmills you can use to try on a shoe, etc
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ive never owned a pair of asics in my life but ive been hearing good things about them so im gonna check it out

except i havent really looked into whether they have individual stores like NB or whatever. i hate buying from places that sell all sorts of shoes bc they dont necessarily have the best models. i buy my NBs from new balance specific stores. their staff is off the chart awesome. well trained, etc theyve got treadmills you can use to try on a shoe, etc

I don't like the brand specific stores because I feel like I don't get to evaluate everything thats out there. That said, when it comes to running shoes I go to running specific stores like running room and runner's world so that I don't waste my time with the discount crap they have at footlocker and the staff all tend to be 30+ miles/week runners so they speak from experience.
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