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Stretching Helps Avoid Preeclampsia

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A new study funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research found that stretching may actually be better for women who were physically inactive before their pregnancy in avoiding preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is hypertension induced by pregnancy and it’s one of the leading causes of fetal and maternal illness in the world. If left untreated, the condition can lead to death. Pre-Natal Fitness Walking is often promoted as the best form of exercise to protect a pregnant woman from developing preeclampsia. But the study details that women who were not active beforehand and experienced preeclampsia in a previous pregnancy would be … Continue reading →

Creating a Greener Home for Your Baby

Pregnancy is a time for thinking about the future. As you plan for your baby, you are thinking about the future and what life will be like for your child. Naturally, you want to do all you can to protect your baby and preserve our planet for your child and his children. You can do your part by making your home a “green” environment for your family. Toxicity in the environment and the dangers that toxic chemicals pose to people has gained more media attention recently. Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” has brought greater awareness to the toxins found in … Continue reading →

Exercise is Vital to for a Healthy Pregnancy

We’ve talked about pregnancy exercise both here and in the Fitnessblog previously. At the time that I found out I was pregnant with my first child, I was just starting a new fitness regimen. My doctor said it was all right to continue with the exercise as long as it was low impact (low weight, high number of reps) and since I rode regularly, I could continue to ride for the first trimester and even some during the second trimester. There were two tricks to maintaining my exercise and fitness during the pregnancy: avoiding injury, but building up muscle strength … Continue reading →