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Advice on Keagal Exercises
Asked by L.M. from Washington DC
on February 7, 2009
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I was recently diagnosed with minor uterine prolapse. I had heard of it before, and my doctor says it's because I have had several babies. Luckily, we had already de...
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- L., I have five children myself but leave the silliness mostly to my husband! Ben Wa Balls, small weighted exercise balls, help you pinpoint exactly if you are...
- Theres only one kind of Kegels that I am aware of. YOu just suck up your Va-J-J muscles and hold. They also make little round balls that are weights: vaginal weights. ...
- Hi L.. I am a physical therapist. So far, what you are doing sounds like the right start. For you to be able to notice a difference, stick with what you are doing f...
Post Pregnancy Flab
Asked by R.B. from Columbus
on November 9, 2007
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My husband and I just had our second baby 8 weeks ago. I am fortunate enough that I have pretty much lost all the weight, but I still have the post pregnancy flab in ...
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- If you have any kind of diastasis (most women do after having a baby), you might want to first do exercises to bring your stomach muscles back together. Check by layi...
- At at 8 weeks you will still have lots of skin left over. That just takes time to go away. You can have abs of steel underneith and still look 5 months pregnant. I'...
- Don't expect too much too soon. It's sometimes easier to bounce back after a first baby, but susequent pregnancies are harder on those muscles. If you took a poll of t...
Pregnant Exercises?
Asked by P.L. from Houston
on September 23, 2007
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Does anyone have any recommendations for exercises that can be done while pregnant? I'm only about 14 weeks along, but I'm starting to feel tightness and discomfort i...
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- Walking is the best thing to do while pregnant. You can also do aqua aerobics, which keeps you cool while exercising and reduces the impact on your body. To heal quick...
- Dear P. First of all congratulations on baby number two. As far as exercises go, as long as you are not on any restrictions from your doctor you can do simple stuff...
- I purchased some dvds on excercises for pregnant moms and they had ladies in the different trimesters because you may not be able to do the different ways, it was very...
Trimming the "BELLY FAT"
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on July 30, 2009
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Hey there moms!
I am in my early thirty's, have 3 kids and have always been a bit athletic. I eat healthy and like to splurge in yummys from time to time. I have de...
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- Good Morning C., How about getting a Belly Dancing DVD and have a blast. It works the tummy, abs, thigh everything.. Those snake rolls will get ya going for sure. Th...
- ZUMBA!!!! I am also a mom in my 30s and a "little athletic." After knee surgery, I found yoga to help strengthen and rehab the knee. Yoga was great for stress relie...
- 20 minutes of cardio at least 4 days a week. Does NOT have to be running.
Looking for Ab Exercises - Samples
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on December 22, 2008
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Hi there,
I had my beautiful baby girl August 19th via c-section and have worked hard to lose the baby weight. I've lost it all and am in my pre-preggo jeans (I'm i...
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- GO find the book Lose Your Mummy Tummy by Julie Tupler. Truly the best, most comprehensive way to slowly rehab those muscles so that the heal RIGHT to lay FLAT!!!! ...
- Yes your abs can go flat, not sure if mine are ever the same after a c-section. I am only saying that because of looser skin and i have a pulling sensation at the scar...
- Your answers are yes and no. Yes, you need to give more time to recover, ESPECIALLY since it was a c-section; and no, your stomach will never be the same again. Howe...
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...
Losing the Baby Weight
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on October 29, 2008
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I am about to have my second baby and, of course, want to get back into shape after she is born (this will probably be my last pregnancy). What exercises have you fou...
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- I use the treadmill and elliptical doing interval speed walking since I cannot run. I walk at a normal pace to warm up for about 3 to 5 mintues and then pick up the s...
- M.: Congrats on the upcoming baby! I know that I could not lose weight just on exercise alone. As you may remember, you are tired, don't get enough sleep, don't eat...
- I have been using Jillian Michaels 30 day shred dvd. and it is great. I have lost all the weight and I'm hoping all my tummy muscles return. I still have a pooch if...
Speech Exercises for Preschoolers
Asked by K.M. from Honolulu
on March 11, 2007
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I have 3 preschool students that have persistant speech difficulties. I was hoping maybe some of you know some simple daily excercises I can do with these kids to hel...
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- Hi K., I'm a speech pathologist. It's hard to give you advice on what to do with these kids if I don't have too much information on them. I can fax you some inform...
- K. - I am the proud mother of a child who has speech problems. He is now almost 8 yrs old and doing great, but has struggled with some of the same things you menti...
- Dear K., You can call the local County Superintendent of Schools office and ask to speak to someone who can give you advice about speech difficulties. They are sup...
Pilates DVD Recommendations
Asked by K.A. from San Diego
on January 24, 2008
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Got a question for everyone here. I am going to be taking up pilates as recommended by my midwife. TMI reason....after having 2 children, both of which I ended up with...
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- Hi K., I don't know of any specific Pilates DVDs, but I have an awesome Yoga video that you can buy at Target. It's by Lamaze, Yoga for Your Pregnancy. It has a brown...
- I am a certified Pilates instructor. The reason why your midwife recommended Pilates is that when done correctly the PC and transverse abdominal muscles are engaged. I...
- There are actually alot of exercise dvd's out that you can do while you are pregnant. One is Pilates During Pregnancy, you can find it one Amazon.com for about $20. ...
Help with Exercise
Asked by A.L. from Norfolk
on March 18, 2008
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I am in need of some good exercises that I can do at home to help tone up my "love handles" and abs. I am taking a weight lifting course, and that is doing great, but ...
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- Crunches and sit-ups are great but in order to get rid of the love handles you have to do cardio exercises. Though weight training and crunches will tone the muscle y...
- I would try to do side planks or planks. They work well for me. Do a google search for side planks to see good form. There are lots of You Tube videos out there too....
- A. Cardio is key in getting rid of unwanted love handles. I use different work out dvd's, and I have found that "The Firm" is the best workout program to do in the ...
