Admitting when it's time to slow down

The hardest thing for an athlete or avid fitness enthusiast to do is to take a break.  It is easy to become addicted to the great way you fe...

Postpartum workout guidelines

Pre-pregnancy, you probably kept yourself active with a variety of different workouts.  Throughout your pregnancy, you made modifications wh...

The Power of a good stretch

Think about your morning wake-up routine. I usually wake up a few minutes before my alarm, then when it goes off, I throw the covers off and...

The myths exposed!

Pregnancy is a very frightening period.  Around every corner there seems to be the fear that something will go wrong.  I remember in my fir...

What to eat?

Or perhaps more fitting....what not? We're told from the very beginning the lists of foods to avoid or cut back on (alcohol, caffeine, u...

Prevention and management of pregnancy symptoms and discomforts

It seems from one trimester to the next, there's a new symptom.  In the beginning, the breasts are tender and then 6 weeks in, "m...

Weight-Training modifications

As I mentioned in " It's time to modify! " many exercises become difficult the farther along you are in your pregnancy particu...