Search results

@lamardiaz Hehe, one time I ran a couple miles as a warm-up and then was in the classroom doing some bodyweight exercises when an older lady came in and asked me about what class was next. I said I didn't know and then she took a look at me and was like "boy, you've sure worked up a sweat." I...

@david29s Yeah, I feel you. A couple months ago I went to the dentist for the first time in 7 years. I hadn't had insurance until last year, and then I waited longer because of the pandemic. I was pretty nervous too. Had 4 cavities and getting them all filled in one go was expensive and painful...

@dawn16 Oh man, I read this and was like "no f-ing way that's true." So I googled it; still not sure the way this is worded is exactly right, but close enough. TIL. Glad I started going back to the dentist. 😳 https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/large-study-links-gum-disease-dementia

@hughes Yep yep yep. These are called social determinants of health and they are well recognized by the public health world (though maybe not by the medical industry). Some of the main reasons socioeconomic status (wealth, race, education, etc) are so closely tied to health is because people who...

@yourservant Just want to give my 2 cents that if your weight has been stable for a long time without tracking (i.e. you intuitively eat around maintenance calories) it's probably enough to start just tracking protein. I tried tracking calories for a week and hated it, but made great progress...

@kmar123 I was like that when I started too. Did plenty of HIIT and Zumba and the like, but running is just more cardiovascularly demanding. There's a steep adjustment period when you first start running, but it does get better relatively quickly once you start doing it regularly, and it's...

@patsy2012 Oh wow! I mean, that seems like a great rule hygienically, but I would def mess up. Curious from others if this is a common thing? I've never heard of a gym having this rule, but there are a whole world of gyms I've never set foot in Edit: sounds like it's pretty normal! 100% makes...