During my first pregnancy, I ate a full meal every time I felt the slightest twinge of hunger and gained more than 50 pounds. And it was scary! I felt like my body was completely out of control. I knew that my job was to nurture the new life inside of me, but the changes…
Prenatal Exercise builds stamina! In honor of February’s Heart Health Month, I share with you how to keep yourself and your baby healthy during pregnancy! We are fortunate enough to now know that exercise is a wonderful thing for both mom and baby during pregnancy. Gone are the days of yore, when pregnancy was seen…
The flowers are blooming and the sun is shining…it’s time to take your fitness, and growing baby, outside! Staying active throughout your pregnancy is such an important part of staying healthy and for your baby’s well being. The fresh air can be such a wonderful addition to your exercise regime, not to mention the vitamin…
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…
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…