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Pilates And Pregnancy

Keeping fit during pregnancy is a bit more difficult than in a normal condition. During the first months you can suffer from m orning sickness and during the last months it’s just difficult to move… But Pilates and pregnancy go very well together. Keeping active while pregnant offers many benefits. Not only will it help keep your weight under control but it can also make the delivery process go much smoother. Women who exercise during the months leading up to the birth of their baby feel better and have stronger muscle tone which can really help during a difficult and long delivery. One way to stay in shape without hurting the baby is to do a series of Pilates pregnancy exercises. Read more »

Weight Loss Success Finally

The last decades we have seen hundreds of new diets popping up and disappearing in history again. A whole industry is built on weight loss: Atkins, Low calories, Weight Watchers, and so on and on. Very recently I ran into something so simple that I couldn’t believe it at first… Some individuals claim that they have had weight loss success by doing one simple thing twice each day. I am a little nervous about the suggestion but not because of any ill effects on the body. My concerns are about the whole thing backfiring in the long run. Read more »

Jogging Music Compilation

If you go jogging a few times a week, you are well on the road to stay healthy and fit. Of course it’s not always easy to go out there, when it’s more attractive to stay in your comfortable couch. One of the things that comfort us and gives us the right spirit is having your favorite music along the jogging trail… Jogging requires a certain frame of mind that is hard for many people to maintain.  If you start with an all-out, can do, psyched up attitude, you will burn yourself out quickly.  But if you start off with low energy, you will barely even get started.  The key to jogging is to strike the perfect balance between these two.  You have to be ready to go to work, but not so excited that you wear yourself out before you have completed your whole run.  This is where good jogging music comes in. Read more »

Balanced Body Pilates For Everybody

From a certain age on, you definitely need some exercise if you want to stay fit and to keep your fysical abilities. When you are younger, you don’t have to think about it because most of the time you are already doin some sports. And you are probably enjoying it. But when we get a bit older, like 40 or 45, things change quitely: we always have an excuse for not exercising… I used to think that Pilates exercises were a waste of time. It seemed so gimmicky to me. I had always stayed fit, after all, and had done it without any of those silly exercise trends. I just played sports. I shot hoops, I jogged a little bit, and I played football on the weekends with my buddies. If I hadn’t been seriously injured, it would not have even occurred to me to try balanced body Pilates. Why would I? Read more »