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  • Exercise Tip: Crunches for Pregnant Gals

    Exercises performed on a large ball enhance core muscle activation while crunching against an exercise ball helps support your back. The result? A safer and more effective exercise session.

  • Exercise Tip: Chest Opener Releases Tight Shoulders

    Are your shoulders tight and achy? This chest opener will relax you and ease the pain.

  • Exercise Tip: Bicep Curls Help You Get Ready for Baby

    Pumping weights, even during pregnancy, does your body good. You'll appreciate those benefits long after your baby's moved from your womb to the outside world.

  • Top 10 Ways to Channel Your Second Trimester Energy

    Are you noticing something different these days? Not only does breakfast stay down, but your get-up-and-go actually gets out of bed! You have energy in the bank and we've got ways to spend it.

  • Mommyrexia: Avoiding Pregnancy Weight Gain

    All new moms worry about losing the baby weight. An alarming number of women don't want to gain the baby weight in the first place.

  • Inner Thigh Exercise During Pregnancy

    QUESTION

    Dear Alexandra,
    My name is Iris and I am from Germany so I would like to apologize for my English not being flawless. I am 31 years old. I already have a 14-month-old child and I am used to strenuous exercise.

  • Workouts and the Elite Pregnant Athlete

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I wanted to know if it is safe to use the Elliptical Machine without the arm handles at the gym.

  • Losing Weight While Pregnant

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    QUESTION

    Hi,
    My name is India,and I was already overweight when I became pregnant. I weighed around 185 or so,and I'm only 5'3.

    Now I'm 6 months pregnant, I weigh 195 and I would like to start loosing weight now, nothing that would harm my baby of course. I started walking on my treadmill. I wanted to try to do this twice a day, 45 minutes both times. Is this ok?

  • Third Trimester Fitness and the Elliptical Machine

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    Is it safe to use an elliptical machine during the third trimester? How long should the workouts be?

  • The Elite Athlete in the Third Trimester

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I am now 29 weeks pregnant. I just wanted to know if it is safe to use the elliptical machine without the arm handles at the gym. Before I got pregnant I would stay on it for 2 hours / 13 miles. I do at least an hour now at the low intense level.

    I have asked 3 doctors at the practice during my appointments and everyone has a different answer. I don't know what I should do, and going to the gym makes me feel better and have been going everyday for 10 years. Is it safe?

    Thank You,
    Kat

  • Running a Marathon?

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I have been training for the NYC marathon and have completed two marathon's in the past 10 months. I am not a competitive runner, but enjoy marathon running and finished both marathon's in just under 5 hours. I just found out that I am pregnant and will be 6 weeks pregnant during the upcoming run. Both my primary care and OB/GYN had no objections. Both also advised that I be careful not to dehydrate.

  • How Much Can a Pregnant Woman Swim?

    QUESTION

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  • Help! Unexplained Weight Gain!

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I would really appreciate a response, as I am worried about the following issue: I am 25 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child. I was 174 pounds and 5' 7.5" tall prior to becoming pregnant. I expected to be larger than in previous pregnancies and I expected to show sooner. I wasn't prepared for what I currently face, however.

  • What Does "Not Exhaust" Myself Mean?

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    Hi. My name is Amy and I am 5-weeks pregnant. My doctor told me not to exhaust myself. What exactly does this mean?

    I like to run every morning before my college classes. Should I stop running or what? Also what kind of exercises should I stay away from?

  • Exercise How to: Bicep Curl

    Can you exercise during pregnancy? Build muscle? Sure! Exercise will make you feel better and labor easier. So do the exercises -- (correct body dynamics below, watch your temp (in a way you never imagined), drink water and more water throughout and stop just shy of hitting the floor...

  • Exercise Tip: Chest Opener Releases Tight Shoulders

    Are your shoulders tight and achy? This chest opener will relax you and ease the pain.

  • What Precautions to Continue Kickboxing?

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I do kickboxing and have done so off and on for approximately 9 years. I stopped during my first pregnancy which resulted in a cesarean 4 years ago.

    I am now 11 weeks pregnant and continue to kickbox on a one-to-one basis at a lower intensity.

    My concern is as I get into my pregnancy and continue to engage in kickboxing how it will impinge on my existing c-section scar and what precautions I would need to take?

  • Fertility and Working Out

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I am planning to have my second baby. I conceived in April and had a miscarriage at 10 weeks. I have passed 6 weeks from the womb wash. Is it ok to join a gym and work out for 3 times a week? I mainly concentrate on the treadmill, crosstrainer and the rowing machine.

  • Does Fitness During Pregnancy Help Later?

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I'm 2½ months pregnant and I do the curves exercise. I was wondering if after the baby is born if it would be better for me to try the beach body, slim in 6. Does it work better? Will I see faster results?

  • What is a Good Fitness Program For Pregnancy?

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I am about 10 weeks pregnant and I would like a good exercise program to keep in shaped but not so intense to hurt the baby.

    Could you help me please?