I have a 25 lb dumbbell next to my computer (I used to use 50 lb dumbbell when I was younger). This way I can do weight training any time I want to.
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Prince_Alarming
Brown Belt
Let's hear it for dumbbells. A good heavy dumbbell is a lifelong friend
_Simon_
Senior Master
Oh... ! Can't believe I didn't let you all know! I know you would have all been wondering.
Apr 23, 2022
"The update you've all been waiting for...
Still have maintained my brushing-teeth-and-not-rinsing habit! Almost two years strong! There is hope for us all!"
My quote from 2.5 years ago.... but a few months ago I decided... to rinse again!!!
Why you ask... WHY?!?!? All this work and habit change.... why??
Well when my reflux stuff started playing up, I did a bunch of research, allegedly leaving toothpaste in your mouth could potentially be a trigger for those with reflux.
So out of an abundance of caution I just decided to rinse again. I actually feel it has helped but who knows.
Kept it going for 4 years though!
What a journey you've all followed me on.
Apr 23, 2022
"The update you've all been waiting for...
Still have maintained my brushing-teeth-and-not-rinsing habit! Almost two years strong! There is hope for us all!"
My quote from 2.5 years ago.... but a few months ago I decided... to rinse again!!!
Why you ask... WHY?!?!? All this work and habit change.... why??
Well when my reflux stuff started playing up, I did a bunch of research, allegedly leaving toothpaste in your mouth could potentially be a trigger for those with reflux.
So out of an abundance of caution I just decided to rinse again. I actually feel it has helped but who knows.
Kept it going for 4 years though!
What a journey you've all followed me on.
You can certainly get an excellent workout without any special equipment or going to a gym. You don't even need dumbbells... You can do a lot with nothing at all, and a piece of rope and/or a stick or two can add even more options.
But... Some of us need the extra motivation of going somewhere. Some of us like the atmosphere. Or the range of equipment and options. Or don't have a practical and safe space for doing much or storing much gear.
Hey, I've got plenty of dumbbells that are lifelong friends -- and they aren't all heavy. Couple of 'em are downright skinny...
Oh, you weren't talking about people, were you?
This idea is based upon, I think, the idea of the cephalic phase of digestion where presence of food (detected by taste) in the mouth initiates gastric juice secretion and insulin release (the cephalic phase is a nervous reflex rather than hormonal so very quick) So the assumption is that the taste of toothpaste initiates gastric juice secretion. It would apply to any lingering taste in your mouth. I’ve just read a few articles saying that high fluoride reduces acid reflux
If it works for you, though, go keep spitting. I think you can buy flavourless toothpaste…or is that for dogs? 
_Simon_
Senior Master
Interesting!!! I thought it was the residue toothpaste being swallowed eventually and it causing it, but you may be right too, and that makes senseThis idea is based upon, I think, the idea of the cephalic phase of digestion where presence of food (detected by taste) in the mouth initiates gastric juice secretion and insulin release (the cephalic phase is a nervous reflex rather than hormonal so very quick) So the assumption is that the taste of toothpaste initiates gastric juice secretion. It would apply to any lingering taste in your mouth. I’ve just read a few articles saying that high fluoride reduces acid reflux
Then it becomes the ‘gastric phase’ where the presence of food/chemicals is detected in the stomach and initiates gastric acid secretion. Many years ago the suspected culprit for reflux/gastric ulcers was washing up liquid (‘dish soap’) residue on crockery; people never used to rinse their tableware after washing and they thought the detergent was disrupting the protective mucus layer in the stomach. But this was proved inconclusive…but you probably shouldn’t ingest detergents so keep rinsing!
I think I’ve asked you before if you’ve been checked for helicobacter pylori?
_Simon_
Senior Master
Yep, got tested for that, all clear
Do you have a scholarly link for this? I can believe the no significant weight loss part, in a vacuum. But pretty sure that exercising actively uses calories.
I couldn’t find a primary source on Pubmed without wading through lots of pages! But these are reasonably credible. I thought this was ‘common knowledge’.
www.scientificamerican.com
www.newscientist.com
gsas.harvard.edu
www.bbc.co.uk
The Exercise Paradox
Studies of how the human engine burns calories help to explain why physical activity does little to control weight—and how our species acquired some of its most distinctive traits
Why doing more exercise won't help you burn more calories
Forget the idea that to lose weight you just need to work off more calories than you consume. The truth is far weirder
www.newscientist.com
Colloquy Podcast: Why Exercising More May Not Help You Lose Weight | The Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Wondering why the pounds you packed on during the pandemic won't go away no matter how hard you work out? Evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer, PhD '06, says the problem is how we understand the relationship between weight and exercise.
How exercising doesn't mean you burn calories - BBC Reel
Common sense led us to believe that humans were programmed to be as physically active as they can and that the more exercise we do, the more calories we burn. But from an evolutionary standpoint – these ideas are just myths. Dr Daniel Lieberman, author of 'Exercised', and Dr Herman Pontzer...
www.bbc.co.uk
Thanks for the links, did a rough skim through them for now. It actually makes a fairly good amount of sense. I'd wager though, that taking someone who does not exercise at all, and have them start exercising, they will be burning more calories at least until their body adapts to the change in lifestyle.I couldn’t find a primary source on Pubmed without wading through lots of pages! But these are reasonably credible. I thought this was ‘common knowledge’.
The Exercise Paradox
Studies of how the human engine burns calories help to explain why physical activity does little to control weight—and how our species acquired some of its most distinctive traits
Why doing more exercise won't help you burn more calories
Forget the idea that to lose weight you just need to work off more calories than you consume. The truth is far weirder
Colloquy Podcast: Why Exercising More May Not Help You Lose Weight | The Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Wondering why the pounds you packed on during the pandemic won't go away no matter how hard you work out? Evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer, PhD '06, says the problem is how we understand the relationship between weight and exercise.
How exercising doesn't mean you burn calories - BBC Reel
Common sense led us to believe that humans were programmed to be as physically active as they can and that the more exercise we do, the more calories we burn. But from an evolutionary standpoint – these ideas are just myths. Dr Daniel Lieberman, author of 'Exercised', and Dr Herman Pontzer...
Perhaps but it sounds like it’s a minimal increase in expenditure. Evolution seems to have favoured those who can conserve the most calories and those that didn’t, died and didn’t carry their genes into the next generation.
Tigerwarrior
Brown Belt
Well finally got all my stuff moved into My new bedroom. Been practicing My forms everyday. Have class tonight, hopefully sifu will like my progress. Other than that not a whole lot going on.
Prince_Alarming
Brown Belt
Rang the bell at a funeral. We only have the one bell....
