Training while pregnant
As some of you know I have been pregnant for the last 10 months. My Husband and I just welcomed our brand new baby boy Jack in the beginning of January. I often would get the question when should you stop or start training while pregnant.
Training is not just for looking great in a bikini!
Weight training in many medical journals (including Human Kinetics Advanced Exercise Prescriptions text) has scientific evidence to prevent an array of different medical issues both physical and mental
How to get started in a fitness journey when you are really unfit?
I didn’t start out being fit. I knew that I wanted to start exercising but just couldn’t seem to muster up the strength to start in the beginning. I couldn’t tell you how many times I would tell myself “today is the day” and then tell myself in the next sentence “tomorrow is the day!” As a young adult didn’t really seem to me as gratifying in anyway…
How to fit fitness into your busy lifestyle?
We all know by now that maintaining an active lifestyle should be one of our top priorities in life. Only by taking care of ourselves do we stand a chance of being the kind of person we strive to be on the job, at home with our loved ones, and in our communities.
How much cardio do i need to do?
Firstly what is cardio? Cardio exercise uses large muscle movement over a sustained period of time keeping your heart rate to at least 50% of its maximum level. Such as biking, running, and walking, etc.
Creating a stronger metabolism
Your metabolism is the rate that your body burns calories. While there are very few people in the world who are blessed with a rapid metabolism, most people have to build a better metabolism in order to lose weight and stay fit.
Pre injury rehabilitation and strengthening. Pre hab training?
Pre hab training is a term I use with my clients. Pre hab means to me: Pre Injury rehabilitation and strengthening.
Let’s be proactive and build better bones!
We have all been through the low fat and no fat diets: they seemed to make sense. The thought process is simple: “…not eating fat means I won’t gain fat, right?” WRONG! The “fat-free” trend actually had the opposite effect for dieters.
When is it time to change your Fitness Routine?
Tired of your old routine at the gym or even worse you stopped getting results from your workouts.
Benefits of exercise during and after pregnancy
Scientific studies consistently confirm the numerous and outstanding benefits of exercise during pregnancy both for the mother and her developing baby. These benefits are now widely recognized throughout the medical, birthing, and fitness communities.