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Can I Use an Elliptical Machine While I’m Pregnant?

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I am 11 weeks pregnant and I want to know if using an Elliptical machine is safe and until when can I use it. I have no health problems.” Unless your health care provider tells you to abstain from exercise, staying active is good for you and your baby-to-be during pregnancy. An elliptical machine … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fitness and Exercise, 2nd Trimester Tagged With: safety, Is it safe?, exercise

How Long Does it Take to Get Your Body Back After Baby?

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Plz tell me the truth: how long will it take for your body to get back right after the baby!?! i was exercising before and during my pregnancy” There’s good and bad news about your post-pregnancy body. The bad news is that in some ways, your body may never be exactly the same. While stretch marks … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fitness and Exercise, Featured Tagged With: exercise, postpartum body

Breastfeeding But Still Not Losing Weight! Help!

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Hi. My baby is eight months old and I’m breastfeeding but I still haven’t lost any weight. What am I doing wrong? What can I do?” First of all, stay calm and keep breastfeeding. Breastfeeding does help you lose weight, and even will help you stay at a healthy weight for life, studies have found. … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fitness and Exercise, Parenting (general and dads) Tagged With: diet, exercise, breastfeeding, weight loss

Pregnancy Exercise: Why and How

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Women who exercise regularly during pregnancy have shorter, easier labors, exercising moms and their babies recover more quickly from childbirth, and babies whose moms exercised during pregnancy have more developed brains. That’s just some of the results of the numerous studies that have found … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Pregnancy (general), 1st Trimester Tagged With: exercise, fitness

Can You Lift Weights During Pregnancy?

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Yes! Lifting weights is a great way to stay in shape. A few important things to keep in mind: Warm up with a 5-10 minute brisk walk and some gentle stretching. This will get your muscles ready and reduce the risk of injury. Always lift with good form. Never extend beyond your natural range … [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fitness and Exercise, Pregnancy (general), 1st Trimester Tagged With: exercise

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