Lisa Druxman is a fitness expert and a mom on a mission, that is for sure. Founder of Stroller Strides and Fit4Mom, Lisa has been a Pregnancy Awareness Month Lisa Druxman is a fitness expert and a mom on a mission, that is for sure. Founder of Stroller Strides and Fit4Mom, Lisa has been a…
Did you know if you have a swivel wheel on your jog stroller, you should lock it while running? Or limit your activities to walking until your child is 8 months old? I didn’t until Tuesday, November 4, 2014 before the National Stroller Running Day Twitter party. Some of these jogging stroller safety tips are…
Happy February, and welcome to American Hearth Health month! We often look at February with the lens of LOVE, let’s take those lenses for a moment and look inward. The love you give yourself includes taking care of yourself…heart and soul. As a new mom-to-be, or a newly postpartum mom, the ripple affects to your…
May is Pregnancy Awareness Month and we, at FIT4MOM, are thrilled to provide education and inspiration in the realm of prenatal fitness! There are so many myths around whether it is “ok” to workout during pregnancy and fears associated with that myth. We are living in a wonderful time where research has shown that it…
Some of us notice lower back, sciatic, and upper leg pains during our pregnancy. This is different than the leg cramping that can occur, often times in bed, wakening you from sleep, during pregnancy. Anyone heard of back labor? I had that, what a shock that was. For me it felt like a sometimes sharp…
Image by Ingrid Franz Moriarty Breathing your way thru pregnancy, am I really giving that as kitchen table wisdom? Breathing is something that you just do, right? If not, your no longer alive, right? Rarely do we need to think about it unless we are having problems, like a respiratory issue, or anxiety or…
Summertime means hotter weather and hotter workouts. It’s important, especially if pregnant, to stay safe by drinking enough water and wearing proper clothing. Hyperthermia (abnormally high body temperature) is not uncommon during pregnancy. Hyperthermia is usually caused from fever during an illness. However, it can occur during extremely heavy exercise or prolonged exposure to a…
By Alisa Donner, MSW, LCSW, Co-Founder of PAM If you’ve read any of my previous posts, with me reminiscing about being pregnant, you know that I can get a bit sentimental. But for those of you who can remember, and if you would just get honest, you would admit, that feeling your baby kick and…