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Weights at Home
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on January 4, 2013
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I cancelled our gym membership. I don't miss it, as I now run outside, except when it comes to weight lifting. I feel lost without the machines and free weights. So ...
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- tbh I weight train (I run too) and you really can't beat the heavy weights if you want to burn 1000 calories at a time! That is the only reason why I have a gym membe...
- S., my husband is a personal trainer and developed an at-home routine for me to do without using ANY equipment other than our living room steps and kitchen chairs. I ...
- I have 2 - 5 lb, 2 - 10 lb, 2-15 lb and one 20 pound hand weights. I also have an 8 pound medicine ball, a stabilizer ball and bosu ball. Oh, and a few resistance ba...
Fitness During Pregnancy
Asked by G.G. from Minneapolis
on May 10, 2010
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Is it possible to get in better shape during pregnancy? Please, do not read anything into the question....I'm NOT asking if it's ok to lose weight or diet......I just...
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- I believe so. You can certainly do low impact aerobics and cardio (walking) which will improve your fitness and endurance!
- Hi G.! I'm pregnant with my second, and currently in the process of getting in better shape also! So far my "exercise" is playing at the park and climbing with my ...
- FYI: I found the more active I was in terms of fitness & muscle tone, the easier my births were, too!
Alternative Drinks for My Toddler
Asked by L.A. from Bloomington
on April 4, 2008
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My son is 22 months old. He loves juice and will not drink water by itself. I dilute his juice so he has never had full strength juice nor soda. I'm looking for ano...
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- L.: I have 3 kids and we only buy gatorade from the grocery store. There is also a juice brand which has water within it. I buy these juice boxes for my 5 year old ...
- Does he drink milk? If he doesn't drink milk, then try those yogurt type drinks. I know plenty of kids that drink those instead of milk. They still have milk for th...
- Keep doing what you are doing... Water down the juice a little bit more and more. My three year old asks for "juice" constantly all day. We are down to 9 drops of real...
Help Me, I Don't Even Know Where to Start!!
Asked by R.M. from Los Angeles
on March 1, 2012
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My BFF who LOVES exercise has talked me (who HATES exercise) into doing a 5k with her in 2 months. I can't understand why anyone would pay money to be tortured by run...
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- I went from a non-runner to a runner. I hated it at first and just one mile was like torture. Now I love to sign up for races and am going to do my first half marathon...
- As others said, couch to 5k is the way to go. I wasn't fit at all, did that, and learned that I actually like to run. I did a half Ironman, which includes a half marat...
- I had taught weight training for over 12 years, but like you, I hated doing cardio and would only do the minimum that I HAD to do! Then training injuries required me t...
Straw Cup
Asked by H.O. from Las Vegas
on February 15, 2009
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My daughter is almost 9 months old and I would like to use a straw cup instead of a sippy cup. We have her learning from a regular cup and she is doing very well with...
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- I've had two that learned how to suck through a straw before a year old. (my first wasn't handed a straw until 12 months, and oddly enough was the most talkative at 2....
- Yes, my son sees a Speech Therapist, and this is true for sippy cups versus straw cups. THIS is what our Speech Therapist said as well about the muscle development.......
- I've never heard the correlation between sippy cups and speech problems. My son has been a sippy cup user for sometime, and straw after 18 months...but, never had issu...
4 Year Old Son Regressing in Potty Training
Asked by L.Y. from Norfolk
on December 29, 2007
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My 4 year old son has been potty trained for approx. 7 - 8 months. Lately he has been wetting his pants - a lot. I talked to the pediatrician just incase it was some...
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- I agree with the other moms. I have a 4.5 yo girl and we still go through times when her panties end up damp/wet. I truely believe that they get sooo busy in what th...
- I had the same problem with my son. He's 4 y/o, and still has small accidents. I was worried as well, and talk to his doctor. Same thing was said to me. My mom tol...
- L.: Not to alarm you, but my daughter was having the same problem with her 6 yr. old daughter...it went on for several months. Altho' we suspected an infection of so...
Night Time Potty Training for Almost 6 Year Old
Asked by L.K. from Boston
on January 17, 2009
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My almost 6 year old son is still wearing diapers at night. He is such a sound sleeper and doesn't even wake up. We've attempted to train him and have done everythin...
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- I had two kids who wet the bed until they were 11 or 12(boy and girl). My oldest was completely trained, night and day by his second birthday. He obviously didn't inhe...
- My older son had stayed dry through the night and then around 8 yrs or so started wetting the bed at night. We had him checked out by the pediatrician and his urologi...
- Hi L., you are not alone. My 12 year old son has to wear depends to bed. We tried waking him up in the middle of the night, the alarm you attach to your underwear......
Laundry Question
Asked by V.M. from Norfolk
on April 28, 2009
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I am potty training my little boy and we use the cloth training pants - even after they have been washed they sometimes still smell of urine and I was wondering if any...
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- I use Charlies Soap regularly and baking Soda when they smell. Be sure to do a cold rinse first with no soap and then wash warm with cold rinse. Also make sure you are...
- V., When you wash them use OXY clean in the load of laundry. I love this product and use it on everything. My husband is a chef and sometimes his coats are nasty an...
- V., Along with the white vinegar, add some baking soda. I buy a big bag from the wholesale club (BJs, Sams, Costco) and on the bag it has instructions on how much t...
How Long Can You Plank?
Asked by A.G. from Houston
on September 17, 2012
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I'm talking about the common exercise move where you hold a push up position from your hands or on your elbows.
A few years ago, I started at 20 second intervals ...
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- I can probably come close to a minute, when holding myself up with my hands but struggle when using my forearms. When on the reformer & using less resistance, I strugg...
- I was training for a race recently where the training plan started with 3x 10 seconds, but you had to rotate between using one hand (side planks) and both hands. That ...
- Well, I didn't know, so I just checked. I did 1 min. 10 sec. Sound like you have good strength though if you can do 40 sec. X4 !! I'm no expert though! ...
P90X - Any Moms Can Offer Advice?
Asked by V.N. from Chicago
on August 7, 2010
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I have been thinking about trying this program for a while. I would like to get your thoughts on how you feel about it. Also do you just continue with the same progr...
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- My husband and I have been doing the P90x for 2 weeks and we really like it. It is 6 days and week and most of the workouts are about an hour long.We are also running...
- I would spend the money on a personal trainer at your gym...
- I am also very active, run marathons (to kick myself into shape in warm months) and love weight training as well. I bought that set 3 years ago and I Love it. In the w...
