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Fitness Journals Softway Walking or Running Hand Weights Entering the Mother Zone: Balancing Self, Health, and Family, By Alexandra Powe Allred The Female Athlete: Train For Success, By Michael Bradley, Matt Brzycki, Luke Carlson, Chip Harrison, Rachael Picone, Tim Wakeham Female Fitness on Foot, By Bob O'Connor Notes From the Underbelly, By Risa Green Total Fitness For Women: Proven Strategies to Trim Down, Firm Up and Get Fit, By Leslie Bonci, Joe Luxbacher, Kim King Body for Life for Women: A Woman's Plan for Physical and Mental Transformation, By Pamela Peeke and Cindy Crawford Super Size Me!, By Morgan Spurlock Dr. Sears' L.E.A.N. Kids, By William Sears, M.D., and Peter Sears, M.D.	Looking for all of our articles about fitness, nutrition and lifestyle changes? You'll find them listed below. We're always adding more content to this area, so keep coming back! Are you an expert or have expertise in this category? If you are or have written articles, submit your work and contribute to this area today! If we're missing a topic you need, e-mail us! Nutrition Smarts | Fitness Facts | Preconception Nutrition & Fitness | Nutrition during Pregnancy | Fitness during Pregnancy | Postpartum Nutrition & Fitness | Baby/Toddler Nutrition | Family Nutrition & Fitness | Lifestyle Changes for a Healthier You Fitness & Nutrition Articles Nutrition Smarts  • Basic nutritional principles: Tools to manage your weight  • Dining out wisely  • Healthy habit: Juice and kids  • Making weight resolutions stick  • Stepping up to the new food pyramid  • The fat inside: The concealed consequences of obesity  •  Pull down for more articles... 10 healthy foods that can kill children 12 signs your bones need attention A few good carbs: The new glycemic index diet Are all diets unhealthy? Avoiding food battles Basic nutritional principles: Tools to manage your weight Become an educated eater Being careful with sugar Dining out wisely Eat to win Eat smarter this fall Food labels 101 Getting the skinny on high protein diets Healthy habit: Juice and kids Homemade baby food: A fresh start to healthy eating How diet could reduce your risk of breast cancer Is weak tea okay instead of water? Keep up your calcium Lose 7 - 10 pounds? Best to not gain it over the holidays! Low-carbohydrate dieting: Exposing the myths and realities Making weight resolutions stick Quick and easy protein See no fat! Hear no fat! Eat no fat? Selecting a weight loss program Stepping up to the new food pyramid The facts about Omega-3 The fat inside: The concealed consequences of obesity The healthy shopping guide The sugar-coated truth The three most critical points in a diet plan Valentine vitamins Worshipful company of bakers: All about breads [return to top] Fitness Facts  • Beginner's Guide to Fitness  • Get up off the couch and groove  • How To Get Started Walking  • Quick Exercises To Keep You In Shape  • Weight training: What's right for you?  • Workout - You can't take my class and not eat breakfast  •  Pull down for more articles... Beginner's Guide to Fitness Calorie burn from 30 minute of activity Could the pain be a pulled muscle? Fitness: A home workout Get up off the couch and groove -- nutrition and fitness! Getting starting with kickboxing How To Get Started Walking How to keep in shape while on the road! Keep a Healthy Mind and Stay Fit During Holidays "Lose weight now!" "Get a flat tummy in 3 days!" Quick Exercises To Keep You In Shape Taking fitness personally The Foundation: Building Your Pillar of Strength Weight Loss and Physical Activity Weight training tips: How to maximize your workout Weight training: What's right for you? Workout - You can't take my class and not eat breakfast [return to top] Preconception Fitness and Nutrition  • Could power yoga negatively affect conception and pregnancy?  • Infertility and Fitness Routine  • Getting Fit: Preconception to Postpartum  • Prevent birth defects with folic acid  • The role that diet plays in PCOS  • Why is exercise important during preconception?  •  Pull down for more articles... Advice before Pregnancy All prenatal vitamins are not alike Are these supplements okay while TTC? Could power yoga negatively affect conception and pregnancy? Do certain foods help conceive? Does diet make it more likely to have a girl or boy? Does lifting heavy boxes while ttc harm? Fertility and Working Out Folic Acid Folic acid and preventage of birth defects: 2002 Study Gaining weight before conception Getting Fit: Preconception to Postpartum Getting pregnant while overweight Getting ready to conceive Infertility and Fitness Routine Not able to lose weight on Effexor On synthroid; can I still lose weight? Overweight, antidepressants, TTC: Fitness tips? Planning for a Baby: The Pre-Pregnancy Checklist Prevent birth defects with folic acid Start Growing Healthy Children Before Getting Pregnant Take folic acid and avoid NTD's The role that diet plays in PCOS Weight before pregnancy matters: Live chat event What exactly is a "well balanced diet?" What's a good diet for preconception? What's a good preconception diet? What exercise program will best prepare me for pregnancy? Will coconut milk help with hereditary hair loss? Why is exercise important during preconception? Would better nutrition increase fertility? chat transcript [return to top] Nutrition during Pregnancy  • Anything to alleviate morning sickness?  • Are there first trimester food taboos?  • Food cravings, fast food and fiber, 17-20 weeks  • Is caffeine safe for the baby?  • What should her diet include during pregnancy  • Wanting to stay slim during pregnancy  •  Pull down for more articles... About Pregnancy Weight Gain All prenatal vitamins are not alike Anorexia and Pregnancy Anything to alleviate morning sickness? Are all vitamins and minerals okay during pregnancy? Are fish oils safe during pregnancy? Are protein drinks dangerous during pregnancy? Are there first trimester food taboos? Body fat analysis during pregnancy Brain Fuel Can only eat fatty foods Can I eat Chinese food while pregnant? Can I eat garlic or hot peppers during pregnancy? Can I take too much calcium? Can I take too much Vitamin C during pregnancy? Can I lose weight while pregnant? Continue supplements during pregnancy Diet and exercise during pregnancy Eating for two: Weight influences on pregnancy Essential nutrients and vitamins for pregnancy Food cravings, fast food and fiber, 17-20 weeks Get aware of folic acid benefits - chat transcript How about herbal teas? How do I eat so baby will grow? How much coffee can I drink? How much soda is okay during pregnancy How overweight is too overweight? Is 4 kg too much weight to gain in a month? Is bee pollen unsafe during pregnancy? Is caffeine safe for the baby? Is caviar safe during pregnancy? Is decaffeinated green tea okay during pregnancy? Is krill oil supplement safe? Is mayonnaise safe to eat during pregnancy? Is my CFS diet safe for the baby? Is peppermint tea safe during pregnancy? Is pop better than nothing? Is postpartum hair loss a nutritional problem? Is stevia safe during pregnancy Is there help for swelling hands and feet? Is tuna safe to eat during pregnancy? Is there a healthier way to gain weight? Natural Herbs & Vitamins During Pregnancy Nutrition, 13-14 weeks Nutrition during pregnancy Nutrition suggestions for a pregnancy vegetarian? Plums, peanuts, eggs and MSG during pregnancy Pregnancy nutrition: Eating for 2, 3 or more! Prevent birth defects with folic acid: chat transcript Safety of Vitamin A intake during pregnancy Should I avoid peanuts during pregnancy? Should I ignore hunger pangs? Take folic acid and avoid NTD's : chat transcript Vitamin requirements for pregnancy? Wanting to stay slim during pregnancy Weight gain during pregnancy? What about diet cola? What can I do for nausea? What should her diet include during pregnancy Would better nutrition increase fertility? chat transcript [return to top] Fitness during Pregnancy  • Exercise can make childbirth faster and easier  • Fitness for the pregnant athlete  • Horseback riding okay at 8 weeks?  • Keep fit during pregnancy!  • Pilates Through Pregnancy  • What about sit-ups and crunches during pregnancy?  • What is a safe heart rate zone during pregnancy?  •  Pull down for more articles... Are workouts on a big ball okay? Back hurt; okay to walk during pregnancy? Ballet and modern dance OK the first trimester? Bikram hot yoga during pregnancy? Can I continue going to the gym? Can I continue kickboxing through pregnancy? Can I continue mountain biking in early pregnancy? Can I continue my lotte berk through pregnancy? Can I continue my pilates video? Can I continue indoor rock climbing throughout pregnancy? Can I continue running track while pregnant? Can I continue with new fitness routine? Can I exercise at 2-months pregnant? Can I keep working out? Can I ski while pregnant? Can I snowmobile during pregnancy? Can I still bounce on the trampoline? Can I take my black sash test while pregnant? Continue bowling through a high risk pregnancy? Continue indoor rock climbing while pregnant? Continue power yoga and pilates while pregnant with twins? Crunches and sit-ups the first trimester? Diet and exercise during pregnancy Does a previous c-section affect exercise? Effects of exercise on pregnancy Exercise after intrauterine insemination? Exercise can make childbirth faster and easier Exercise warning signs during pregnancy Exercises to prepare for childbirth, 21 - 24 weeks Exercises to tone up for labor Fitness during a high risk pregnancy Fitness for the pregnant athlete Getting fit: Preconception to postpartum High intensity exercise during pregnancy High risk and fitness Home fitness workout plan Horseback riding okay at 8 weeks? How can I prevent stretch marks? How much can a pregnant woman swim? How much can I do now that I'm pregnant? How much lifting is safe during pregnancy? Is it safe to continue running during pregnancy? Is okay to do "Walk Away the Pounds" Is soccer a safe sport during pregnancy? Is swimming a good option for me? Jumping during pregnancy Keep fit during pregnancy! Kegel exercises -- the how and what Newly pregnany; can I run this marathon? Newly pregnant; okay to start walking? Pilates through Pregnancy Pregnancy and exercise Pregnant -- can I continue weight lifting? Problems with morning sickness! Questions about disastasis Running a marathon? Should my wife bowl at 5½ months? Smoking: Quit when you're pregnant! Strained intercostal muscles and pregnant Top recommended exercises during pregnancy Wanting to exercise, but pregnant with back injury What about sit-ups and crunches during pregnancy? What does "not exhaust" myself mean? What is a safe heart rate zone during pregnancy? What precautions to continue kickboxing? Will it be harmful to race during pregnancy? [return to top] Postpartum Fitness and Nutrition  • Abs need help after C-secs  • Add zing to your relationship!  • Fats that are good for a mother  • Jogging, dogs and baby strollers  • The nursing mother's diet  • Will my body ever be the same?  •  Pull down for more articles... Abs need help after C-secs Add zing to your relationship! Brain fuel Can I get rid of this "mother's apron"? Cesarean section: recovery tips Fats that are good for a mother Get back in shape with fusion fitness Getting fit: preconception to postpartum How do I keep abs from turning to flab? Jogging, dogs and baby strollers Mom-friendly fitness workouts: Getting back in shape Nutrition, exercise, and weight loss while breastfeeding Quick Exercises To Keep You In Shape Should situps hurt 20 months after a C-section? The nursing mother's diet Where 'o, where has My little waist gone. Will my body ever be the same? [return to top] Babies/Toddlers Nutrition  • Beyond the breast and bottle  • Children and diet  • Food allergies: A matter of life and death  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and newborns  • Nursing my newborn. What's normal?  • Homemade baby food: A fresh start to healthy eating  •  Pull down for more articles... 10 healthy foods that can kill children Artificial feeding and the case for homemade baby food Beyond the breast and bottle Children and diet Dietary essentials for your baby Finger food mania Food allergies: A matter of life and death Health habits: Juice and kids Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and newborns Good fats for a 14-month-old Homemade baby food: A fresh start to healthy eating Ideas for introducing soya milk? My baby has severe food allergies Nursing my newborn. What's normal? Should I start cereal at 2½ months? Toddler treat: Cauiliflower soup Toddler treat: Snappy pea and pineapple salad What should a 14-month-old be eating? [return to top] Family Nutrition and Fitness  • Avoiding food battles  • Body image and your daughter  • Family Fitness: Resolve to Get Your Kids Moving  • Help your kids eat healthier  • Turn Off Your Child's Hunger Switch  • Weight Loss Strategies Kids Can Count On  •  Pull down for more articles... Avoiding food battles Bike safety tips Body image and your daughter Children and diet Childhood obesity: Managing your child's food environment Eat to win Eat smarter this fall Family Fitness: Resolve to Get Your Kids Moving Food allergies: A matter of life and death Help! My kids are overweight! Help your kids eat healthier Protecting preteens from sports and recreation injuries Sugar and children's diet, part 2 The Sneaky Chef Tips for keeping kids on the slim track Turn Off Your Child's Hunger Switch Weight Loss Strategies Kids Can Count On [return to top] Lifestyle Changes for a Healthier You  • Beginner's guide to fitness  • Getting started  • How your diet affects your sleep  • Selecting a weight loss program  • Taking fitness personally  • Women and smoking  •  Pull down for more articles... Abusing prescription drugs during pregnancy Alcohol and pregnancy: What you should know Beginner's guide to fitness Five tips for easy weight loss! Get up off the couch and groove -- nutrition and fitness! Getting started How your diet affects your sleep I feel your frustration! You do have muscle memory Keeping fit: You are never too old "Lose weight now!" "Get a flat tummy in 3 days!" Makeover recommended reading list Love thy treadmill Meet Lynette! Lynette's Journal - Entry 1 Lynette's Journal - Entry 2 Lynette's Journal - Entry 3 Lynette's Journal - Entry 4 Lynette's Journal - Entry 5 More sample diets Pregnant: Need help putting down that cigarette? Selecting a weight loss program Smoking: Quit when you're pregnant! So, why is the 100-Club so important? Taking fitness personally Tips to quit smoking Using illegal street drugs during pregnancy Weight training tips: How to maximize your workout When you quit smoking Where 'l, where has my little waist gone. Women and smoking [return to top] All content and design copyrighted © 2005 Julie Snyder. Publishing rights retained by Julie Snyder. All rights reserved and protected under all International Treaties and Agreements such as the Berne Convention.	Preconception • Getting Started • Articles • Expert FAQ's • Community Fitness • Get Started • Articles • Expert FAQ's • Community
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