Exercise: Myself
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Pregnancy Workout??
Asked by S.R. from San Antonio
on September 25, 2008
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I just found out that baby #3 is on the way, and the recent years have been a struggle to lose the weight from the first and second pregnancies. I'm worried that with...
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- walking and yoga. walk after dinner with hubby around the block, it helps, and of course pregnancy yoga, helps you sleep better later in the pregnancy where youd norma...
- ditto... WALK, WALK, WALK... like several miles a day!!!... and yoga. There are great pre-natal and post natal classes you can take your baby to at YOGAYOGA. There a...
- It's all about the food. My biggest problem was telling myself that I was eating for two...the problem was I was eating for two linebackers! I gained 65, 55, and whe...
Exercise During Pregnancy
Asked by J.S. from Birmingham
on November 5, 2006
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Has anyone heard of or has a copy of "Pregnancy without pounds" by Michelle Moss? Is this worth getting? Are there really good information about exercise and keeping...
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- Try "Fit Mama" Exercise DVD! I loved it! It gave me a lot of energy on those days when I felt blah!
- J., I can't say I've heard of the book, but if you exercise at all now, you can really just keep on doing what you're doing. Talk to your doctor to make sure you d...
- Dear J., I am a certified Pilates instructor and excersize is a great way to continue feeling good during your pregnancy and help out during birth. My only suggestion...
Exercise and Pregnancy
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on September 2, 2008
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I am currently 9 weeks pregnant and would like some workout advice. Prior to my pregnancy, I was quite active with exercise. Typically, I take aerobics classes at my...
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- Try reading the bood My Pregnancy Week by Week. They cover a lot on pregnancy and excersize. One part I do remember is to cut down your excersize to 80% of what you ...
- Congrats A., I just had a baby three weeks ago and did strength training, spinning, and yoga until the day before I delivered. I borrowed some books from the libra...
- A., I own Big Belly Fitness, a fitness company catering towards prenatal and postpartum fitness. Prenatal fitness really should be geared towards the individual base...
Exercise in Pregnancy
Asked by L.R. from Boston
on July 4, 2009
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Hi all:
I have a question for all of you active moms out there. Currently, I'm almost 16 weeks pregnant. This is my second pregnancy and most of the morning sickn...
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- Hey L., I agree with Carey S. You should speak with your doc first. I have to say, though, that what has been good for other moms, isn't necessarily what will be g...
- Hello and congrats! Before becoming pregnant I was VERY active, doing cardio every day and weights every other - I was very in shape. My doctor didn't have much to say...
- Hi L., if you have run marathons you know your body very well, but you are also able to shut its signals out (to survive the last 5 miles....). So use the first abi...
Pregnancy Workout DVD
Asked by I.*. from Columbus
on January 3, 2011
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I want to work out while I'm pregnant. My Dr. has cleared me to do so, I don't have any health issues. I want to get a workout DVD b/c I have three little ones at home...
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- Did you do anything before you were pregnant? If so, just continue what you were doing, and modify if you need to. If you're just starting, my suggestion is to SKIP...
- Not necessarily a pregnancy video, but when my kids were small, we used to watch and do Mousercise on the Disney Channel. That was quite a few years ago, and I don't ...
- I have the Summer Sanders Prenatal Workout DVD. For every trimester it has its own workout and I love it. I bought it at Barnes and Nobles for $20. I have issues with ...
Pregnancy Workout Dvd's
Asked by J.E. from Boston
on January 6, 2009
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Does anyone have any suggestions on good workout DVD's for pregnancy? We are hoping to start expanding our family this month (keep your fingers crossed for us) :) and...
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- I was walking for about 45 minutes to an hour for the first couple of months. I did the Billy Blanks Tae-Bo 'Flex' workout every day starting at about 4 months in, al...
- Hi J., I really liked "Fit and Firm Pregnancy" by Denise Austin. It has 3 20-min workouts on it: 1 cardio, 1 toning for 1st&2nd trimester, and 1 toning for 3rd tri...
- walking is a great exercise during pregancey and it doesn't cost anything and their are a lot of pregancey yoga tapes. you may try like net flicks and see if they have...
Early Pregnancy and Exercise
Asked by N.A. from Dallas
on September 17, 2011
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I love working out and I do at least 4 times a week. Now that I am 5 weeks pregnant, I am not sure what is safe and what isn't. I am mainly concerned about abdominal w...
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- I am not an expert but am an avid exerciser and just had my 3rd child in 4 yrs in may :) I ran till I was 32 weeks with this one, did plyometrics till it felt uncomfy ...
- this is really a question you should be asking your OBGYN.
- you should not do anything that makes you lie flat on your back after a certain point. also, as long as you do things you are used to, they should be fine. i take ba...
Workout Motivation
Asked by T.R. from Tulsa
on April 18, 2011
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I'm 5'10'' and before baby I weighed about 150. I gained 55pounds with my pregnancy, and by the time my son was 6 months I had lost those 55punds. But things weren't...
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- I used to crave sweets all the time too. I know how hard it can be, but try to cut the junky sweets out. Get them out of the house, your desk, etc. After the first ...
- the only way to not crave the sweets is to totally eliminate them from your diet. Try reading Sugar Busters! or look into the South Beach Diet. As for the motivation...
- I just wanted to say I am in the same boat that you are. I especially crave sweets at night right before I go to bed(the WORST possible time!). I have been good about ...
Pregnancy Workout Video
Asked by J.W. from Seattle
on May 6, 2008
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Hello!
I am looking for a prenatal workout video and I was hoping that you could give me some suggestions. I've already got a yoga one that I like fairly well (now...
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- Erin O'Brien's dvd is pretty good. She's the wife of James Denton (Mike, the plumber from Desperate Housewives). And for a bonus, he makes an appearance! =)
- Try NIA, yoga is not that great as when you streach you kind of "pushing" the baby to turn. Too many turns is not that good.
- I've been using Lisa Hart's "Fit Mama" I used it with my daughter and now with my second. It is easy to follow. Some moves have 1, 2 and 3rd trimester variations. ...
Exercise Videos
Asked by A.C. from Houston
on December 29, 2009
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I've come to the conclusion that I'll never find the time or money to join the gym. My new plan is to rearrange my schedule and do it at home. I attended Jazzercise cl...
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- Have you tried your local library? A lot of them have dvds or videos to ck out now. If price isn't a concern you can always rent from netflix, they have a 2 wk free tr...
- I hear you! If you have cable/satellite check out Fit TV! I use my DVR to record several different fitness shows from Shimmy (belly dance fitness) to Yoga. I tend t...
- Jillian Michaels 30-Day Shred! It's a 20 minute workout with three levels and it kicks my butt! I don't care much for Jillian Michaels but the Shred is awesome! You...
