Back Exercises During Pregnancy
It’s a tough call, but no one would dispute that back pain ranks in the Top 10 list of a pregnant woman’s gripes. According to the North American Spine Society, at least half of all women experience back pain at some point in pregnancy. An aching back…
Learn MoreExercises to Build Strength During Pregnancy
If you’re having a normal, healthy pregnancy, you may want to add some low-intensity strength training and daily exercise to your regimen. Pregnancy isn’t the time to take up new or strenuous sports, but with your health provider’s okay, you can begin…
Learn MoreSwimming During Pregnancy
Whether you’ve been faithful to your exercise routine during pregnancy or are looking for a safe and comfortable way to stay fit, now is the perfect time to work out in the water. You don’t have to know how to swim, and you don’t even have to get your…
Learn MoreTarget Heart Rate and Exercise
How fast should my heart be beating? If you’re an adult, your heart should beat somewhere between 50 and 90 times per minute when you’re resting, regardless of your age or sex. If you’re a super-fit athlete, your heartbeat may be as low as 40 or 50 be…
Learn MoreAddicted to Exercise
During my freshman year of college, I faithfully kept a journal. I’d never done so successfully, though I’d often tried. My writing resolve always peters out after a few weeks. This time, however, was different: This was my exercise log. It began the …
Learn MoreDancer
“Dancing engages your body, mind, and spirit in such a complete way that it’s thoroughly exhausting and thrilling,” says former Feld Ballet dancer Buffy Miller, reflecting on the wonders and hardships of her calling. “It uses your whole self — that’s…
Learn MoreExercise and Menopause: What a Personal Trainer Wants You to Know
When a woman permanently stops getting her period, she has reached menopause, which is often called the “change of life.” This ends a woman’s ability to give birth to children, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.Menopause comes with various challenge…
Learn MoreGardening Hazards: How to Prevent Them
Gardening is relaxing and gratifying, but there are still things to watch out for. Here’s a rundown of common gardening hazards, along with some tips to help you avoid them:
Stretch before you start work. Backs, shoulders, arms, and hands get the brun…
Home Gym on a Budget
The next time you see one of those expensive, high-tech exercise machines advertised on TV, remember this: You can’t spend your way to fitness.Sure, that gym-quality treadmill or multi-part weight contraption might look good in your spare bedroom or d…
Learn MoreDancing Past 100
At 104, my great-aunt Lenore Schaeffer* was a sort of living legend. She appeared in Newsweek and on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, but not only because she had outlived most of her peers and the average American. It’s because she out-danced most of …
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