Disclaimer: Though you will find wonderful advice posted in this Forum, you should never use that advice as a substitute for professional medical, fitness, or nutritional counsel. The content of the postings reflects the opinions of the author of the post; not of the Mango Exercise Forum or Lynne Schuler. The Mango Exercise Forum/employees have no legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, etc of any information which appears on the forum. Most postings are written by consumers, not by fitness experts. Use of our Forum constitutes agreement to abide by these terms, and user accounts may be terminated at any time at the discretion of the Community Manager.

Mission Statement:

Mango Exercise Forum is a community of home exercise enthusiasts, and our goal is to provide a place where exercisers of all levels can come for support, advice, and information about improving their health and fitness with any kind of workout. The subject of this Forum is exercise, but you may also discuss other fitness related topics that have clear interest to exercisers.

Though participants discuss every aspect of their videos and video instructors, we ask that posters stay away from criticism of a particular instructor's physique or other qualities that have no bearing on the quality of the workout. Everyone has their own definition of physical beauty, and fit women and men come in all shapes and sizes. Such criticism undermines the inclusiveness of this Forum.

Above all, please treat every Forum poster with the same respect you'd want yourself. His or her opinion of a video is every bit as valuable as your own or anyone else's. That is true whether a post is written by a longtime community member, a newcomer, or a beginning exerciser. Whatever your opinion of an instructor or tape, no matter how unpopular you perceive your opinion to be, we guarantee you are not the only one here who holds that opinion, and you should feel free to express it. We all can benefit from other's experiences. Also remember that only your words will be transmitted via a post, so take care which words you choose--facial expressions, tone of voice, sarcasm, and other cues that would contextualize your words in a face to face conversation will be absent in this medium.

What we expect from members:

You must use only one name and user account in our community. In order to post, you must create a profile and an email address. When you have completed this, you will get a password emailed to you. You can use this password or change it to one you will remember in your profile.

If you are having trouble accessing an existing user account or have created a new account and want the old one to be deleted, please email MangoRaccoon@schulerlab.com

You must not impersonate any other person or entity, real or fictitious, in our community. You may not represent yourself as having professional credentials, such as fitness certifications, that you have not earned. You may not post untrue or fictitious accounts of yourself or anyone else, or misrepresent yourself in words or photographs to our community members on the Forum or via private email.

Respectful disagreements

We encourage a healthy exchange of opinions. If you disagree with a member's post, you are certainly free to challenge the opinion. However, please do so while showing respect for those who are of a different mind. We are here to better understand each other's opinions, not to attack others and convince them that you're right. Name calling, insults, "flaming" and personal attacks are not appropriate and will not be tolerated. Agree to disagree respectfully.

PLEASE do not respond to rude or offensive postings.

Ignoring them is the absolute best strategy for maintaining the Forum's supportive atmosphere. It has been our experience that if a rude post is ignored, the rude poster usually goes away or ceases being rude, whereas if people reply to a rude post, the subsequent replies tend to degenerate into name calling and profanity, and undermine the quality of the Forum.

When a poster uses profanity or posts something deemed offensive, the moderators reserve the right to delete that post and replies to that post (or even entire threads, if necessary) if their efforts to restore civility are ignored. Any user who creates undue chaos at the forum may have their account removed at the moderators' discretion.

Commercial postings and advertisements are not permitted and will be deleted.

You may not post a link to any commercial Web site in which you have a financial interest. If you see a commercial posting that has not yet been deleted, please email MangoRaccoon@schulerlab.com with a copy of the post and the thread title. It is also inappropriate to use community members' email addresses, our Forum's email form, or the private messaging feature for commercial purposes. Email links are attached to most posts so that you may contact a poster with a question or comment about her post, not for solicitation purposes. Please note that posting to promote your own auctions on eBay, half.com or other auction sites is also considered an advertisement. Thanks!