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    Pooping at Work

    That had me literally LOL!
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    Bunions

    I have bunions, I had surgery on my right one about 4 years ago so I was 24. It wasn't too bad, although I had the more advanced surgery where screws were inserted to keep my toe aligned. I'm really pleased with the results, my foot doesn't ache at night anymore like it did pre surgery. I was...
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    Ideas for fun core workout for 12 yr olds?

    Hi, I was hoping some of you could help me. For one of my classes, a classmate and I have to do community service which involves teaching 16 6th graders some kind of exercise. We decided to teach a core class with a 10 min warm-up of basic exercises, jacks, speed skaters, etc. The main part...
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    Favorite Blogs

    Diane, I too love pinkisthenewblog.com! I also really like www.perezhilton.com and www.dlisted.blogspot.com - I love trashy celebrity gossip!
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    Your Favorite Island Getaway???

    I've never been but have always wanted to go to St. Lucia (they call it the Hawaii of the Atlantic :)). I've also heard that Aruba has some of the best windsurfing. Mexico is great isn't it? I'm going in a month, I can't wait!! Have fun planning your vacation!
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    The posture thread has me thinking about pushups...

    Could you start with doing wall push ups? If you have them doing them against the mirror they will be able to see what they should be doing. I know it's a really easy modification, but if they do one set standing, then the next set on an incline (step) they will know how it should feel. I...
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    Couple of questions..(chest, back, abs?)

    Just to add another reason to work chest and back... Strengthening the back, especially the muscles that act on the scapula (Rhomboids, traps), and strengthening the chest (especially pec minor) will prevent impingement of the glenohumeral joint (where humeral head of the arm articulates with...
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    Can flaxseed make you sick??

    I can't eat flax seed for that exact reason. It makes me crampy and really gassy (TMI, I know). It's recommended that you eat flax seed in very small doses starting out and gradually increase as your body gets used to it - didn't happen for me but others have said it worked for them. That...
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    Hard water vs. soft water

    No, I haven't used it. I hope it works for you! ~Shannon
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    Hard water vs. soft water

    I have curly hair too, so I know exactly what you're talking about - it's like it makes it too soft. I always feel slimey after I've showered w/ soft water, yuck! I found this, don't know if it would help at all, but it's kind of what you mentioned...
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    Anyone watch the Oscars

    I thought Jon Stewart was really funny but the audience was just not giving him any reassurance. Jennifer Garner looked absolutely gorgeous, and her little slip on the stage was scary but she recovered well saying, "I do my own stunts". She seems like she's really down to earth. I...
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    What are plyometrics for?

    Just wanted to add that plyo's are also play a pivotal role in increasing bone mass - something all women need more of.
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    Nursing School

    I'm not in nursing school but I'm in my last semester as an exercise science major. I'm taking Kinesiolgy and Injury Prevention and Post-rehabilitative Exercise, which requires a lot of memorization...which I should be doing right now! x( I think it really depends on what type of learner you...
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    Half crippled here... what would you do?

    Yikes! Achilles tendonitis is nothing to mess with. If your tendons are weak you risk rupturing them with more exercise. I've heard that a ruptured achilles tendon is one of the most painful injuries one can experience - not to mention it requires surgery for repair, you'd be looking at a...
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    real estate agent or attorney?

    Thanks for everyone's help. Trust me when I say that I'm aware that we aren't purchasing "a beach ball", and that this is a huge purchase/ decision. I actually had a real estate licence years ago but was in and out of an agency before I ever completed a transaction - too much reverse age-ism...
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    real estate agent or attorney?

    If it were a house we were looking at I'd definitely be going through an agent, but where it is just land I agree with the attorney advice. The soil has been tested, it's good. The topography of the land lends itself to good leach field and well sites. There is no chance of flood, it's on the...
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    real estate agent or attorney?

    I don't mind if RE agents on this mssg board respond, I just figured if I called an agency they'd give me a more biased view :) Thank you for responding, I totally agree w/ you. I think a well versed RE agent will be able to save us money - the hard part is convincing dh that I'm right!
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    real estate agent or attorney?

    I'm hoping some of you will be able to back me up in a disagreement I'm having w/ my dh (the d is not for dear in this case):) We've found a piece of property that we want to put an offer on. This is our first time buying real estate (or attempting to). DH thinks that a RE agent or attny...
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    Elliptical use and sleeping toes

    It happens to me too! I've mentioned it to several people and they all say the same thing happens to them. It must have something to foot positioning and that your feet aren't really moving as they would on a treadmill or bike... strange none the less. All I can do is commiserate with you...
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    Congratulations Wendy (Fit Mom)!!!!

    Way to go! As Cathe would say at the end of Bootcamp "Now don't you feel so accomplished?!" Congratulations on meeting your goal :) ~Shannon
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