During pregnancy, it might be hard to get the motivation to go to the gym and exercise. Fitness expert Joan Pagano suggests four strengthening exercises that can be done from home, without any equipment. These exercises aim to maintain and develop muscle strength, and also help prepare for the physical delivery of the baby....
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We love hearing from you. As Sara says below, it is vital to remember that no one suffers alone. To share your story, email us today. We won’t publish your story without your permission but we hope you’ll allow us to share it, as Sara has. Dear Molly and friends of WHF, My experience...
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WHF Blog contributor Mary Sabo weighs in on a subject raised by Missy last week on the notion of natural childbirth. It’s a subject that many women, and men, feel very strongly about. If you have a side to the issue and would like to contribute to the conversation, send us a post. If...
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Hello. My name is Julie, and I’ve got a problem. I’m addicted to the Core. But not the watered down Core as defined by so many health magazines, TV informercials and fitness blogs. You know, the Core that has anywhere between 12 and 29 muscles that you’re supposed to “engage” simultaneously with exercise or...
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Readers, here’s a question for you. Would you think of going to the dentist and having a tooth pulled without Novocain? I can only think of one or two people that I have even heard of opting out of a little numbing before a big oral procedure. Then, there’s childbirth. In many conversations I...
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We recently received an email from Roxanne of Fremont, CA who wanted to share some basic information she learned while trying to conceive for the first time. Luckily for Roxanne, her story has a happy ending- she and her husband Al are expecting and will welcome a little one to the family very soon....
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On March 9th, AOL Health (See? No hard feelings here. Wink.) published an alarming piece that you may have missed- “Pregnancy-related deaths have risen nationwide over the past decade, nearly tripling in the state with the most careful count — California.”
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It’s Pregnancy Day at WHF Blog! We talked about how to plan for your pregnancy this morning. And now a closer look at pelvic health and fitness when it comes to delivery and recovery.
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Up until now my life has been a series of calculated decisions followed by unexpected, random events pulling me in equally unexpected and random directions. Yet somehow, despite all of the uncertainty and chaos, I feel as though I am exactly where I belong. Throughout my life, I have gone through a number of...
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