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    Fit/active women of Reddit, what’s your weekly exercise routine like?

    @acco340 So, basically my overall weekly volume is very similar to what it sounds like you're trying to do, but I arrange it differently and I haven't jumped into it so quickly. I run in the morning four days a week (MWFSa) and have been running for years. Saturday is my long run. It equals...
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    Alternatives to 500 pound club?

    @crazythat Yeah and I think something you should be aware of is... 180 pounds is actually pretty average-to-small for weightlifting bros that come up with ideas like the "500 club." He can be proud of his total because at 140 he's a pretty small dude yet still hitting high numbers, but you're in...
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    Squats: How far do you go down?

    @betsy789 I break parallel but just barely. What I gathered from my reading is that not breaking parallel routinely will make you miss a lot of muscles including some of the knee stabilizing network which can lead to knee injuries, but going super far down just makes the lift more difficult by...
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    What workout videos do you find yourself returning to?

    @hb3 From Yoga With Adriene: Core Strength Ritual (22 minutes of killing abs),Day 12 Yoga for Spinal Health (short burst of alignment, balance, and focus), and Yoga Stretch (gentle flexibility).
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    How do you make exercise not about weight loss?

    @berny I've always had pretty decent baseline strength because I'm the kind of person who will load up everything for one trip. But one of the perks of weight training is now I'm practically a mule for groceries and furniture. If I can hook it onto my body somewhere I can trudge it up the stairs...
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    Do certain Pilates Moves attribute to more of a boxy figure? Confused!!

    @jnicole Body weight exercises like Pilates are unlikely to build enough muscle to increase the width of your waist. If you were doing 10 variants of crunches every workout with a 45 pound plate in your hands maybe, but Pilates is just going to strengthen your core, which is good for you and may...
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