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  • Beginner's Pace for Fitness During Pregnancy

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I am 26 years old and 36 weeks pregnant with my first. I was about 25 pounds overweight prior to the pregnancy, and while I realize that I'll be losing quite a bit through delivery and the subsequent few weeks just due to natural processes, I feel absolutely enormous now!

  • Childbirth Can Be Easier with Exercise

    Childbirth can be faster and easier with exercise. Spending just a few minutes a day doing simple pelvic exercises can help shorten labor.

  • Pregnancy and Exercise

    Exercise during pregnancy helps to alleviate many of the common problems of pregnancy.

  • Why Is Exercise Important During Preconception?

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    We are planning to conceive. Please tell me if it is safe to do brisk walking? What about dance as I'm fond of dancing? Can do some exercise to keep in shape? What other things we should keep in mind so that I may conceive well in time.

    With regards,
    Pooja

  • Can I Keep Working Out?

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I am just 4 weeks pregnant. I currently walk/jog 10 km a week and also go to aqua-aerobics for 2 x 1 hour sessions per week. Can I continue with these safely throughout my pregnancy? When should I stop? Any other advice you can offer?

    Many thanks in advance,
    Sally

  • Exercises With Stretch Bands

    QUESTION

    Hey Alex,
    Do you have any exercises I can do with my Exercise bands that target my thighs, butt and abs?

    Thanks,
    Melissa

  • Terrible Headaches

    QUESTION

    Dear Nutritionist,
    Hello, I am 25 weeks pregnant and have terrible headaches usually daily. I had them in my first trimester, but they have gotten much worse. Usually they are there when I wake up in the morning and last all day, but sometimes they don't start until around noon.

    I have been on bed rest for the past 6 weeks and will have to be on it until the baby arrives.

    I drink plenty of water 8-10 glasses a day. I have always drank a minimum of 8 glasses a day. Could I be needing more than that because I am accustomed to drinking that much?

  • Breastfeeding; Running Hurts!

    QUESTION:

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I did fine during pregnancy. I kept jogging until about the last 7 weeks. Then I walked. I assumed I could just pick up again once the baby was here. I have the okay from the doctor to start jogging again, but here's the problem. I'm breastfeeding and my boobs HURT when I run.

    What can I do to lessen the pain? I am really looking forward to being on the go again.

  • Getting Starting With Kickboxing

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    Hi. I see that you do kickboxing and I really want to learn how and would like to know if you know any good instructors. I'd really appreciate your help. I was looking up kickboxing and it pulled up this mother's page and I saw kickboxing.

    Thank you for you time.

  • Is Stress Getting You Down?

    Do you feel "beaten up," tired, achy, stressed out, anxious, depressed, forgetful, headachy, or lacking energy and focus? You may be experiencing a three-pronged assault on your body and mind consisting of: non-stop stress, a shortage of the feel-good brain chemical serotonin, and your ever-shifting hormones.

  • Where 'O, Where Has My Little Waist gone...

    Have you ever noticed how tiny the women's (and men's) waists were in the 1950s and 1960s? Everyone seemed to have teeny, tiny waistlines. But in the new millennium, medical experts are extremely worried about people's ever expanding waistlines.

  • Exercise How to: Bench Dips

    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 How to: Hip Circle

    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...

  • Recreation and Pregnancy

    When you discover that you are pregnant, you start asking questions about what is safe to do. Vacation, hobbies, exercise and everyday activities have always just been a part of your life, but now you are wondering if you need to change what you are doing or how you are doing it. Read on for some common sense guidelines.

  • Exercises With Stretch Bands

    QUESTION

    Hey Alex,
    Do you have any exercises I can do with my Exercise bands that target my thighs, butt and abs?

    Thanks,
    Melissa

  • Fitness: A Home Workout

    Looking for a typical "home workout?" Our fitness expert Alexandra Allred, is a former member of the US Women's Bobsled team, is an accomplished martial artist, and continues to teach kickboxing while juggling her career as a full-time writer and mother of three.

  • Exercise How to: Standing Shoulder Press

    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...

  • Beginner's Pace for Fitness During Pregnancy

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I am 26 years old and 36 weeks pregnant with my first. I was about 25 pounds overweight prior to the pregnancy, and while I realize that I'll be losing quite a bit through delivery and the subsequent few weeks just due to natural processes, I feel absolutely enormous now!

  • Preventing Type II Diabetes

    The average mother is about 10 pounds heavier than a comparable woman without children, moms tend to eat high-carb quick foods on the run, and mothers are at heightened risk for Type II diabetes.

  • Getting Starting With Kickboxing

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    Hi. I see that you do kickboxing and I really want to learn how and would like to know if you know any good instructors. I'd really appreciate your help. I was looking up kickboxing and it pulled up this mother's page and I saw kickboxing.

    Thank you for you time.

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