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Yoga and pilates are a good source of flexibility training. You could also incorporate stretching after cardiovascular exercise - when muscles are warm reducing the risk of injury. Flexibility is important, often forgotten - tight hamstrings can even sometimes be to blame for low back pain.
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I would recommend eating more calories so there is no defecit. I wouldn't recommend giving up cardiovascular exercise as a whole. There are other benefits to cardio other than weight loss, it's a healthy heart! Maybe change the Frequency, Time, Type or Intensity, but do not cut it out all together. A well-rounded exercise…
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I was in the same boat! My little boy is 2 and I knew he would go nuts, because he always plays with the little kitchen at daycare and his cousin's house. My husband said no...but I said yes and won the argument! We picked up the Little Tikes Grow with Me Kitchen this weekend. After seeing it (and the little boy on the…
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Why put something into your body if you don't even know what it is?
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If you run also, love my Garmin Forerunner 110. Use it indoors and out, so much more accurate and comfortable than my Polar HR ever was! Good resource for cheap monitors, they always have great sales: http://www.heartratemonitorsusa.com/
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I once heard a woman say, "I had to put on my oxygen mask to help the others around me." I'm a busy Mom who works full-time as well. But exercise is one of the few things that is ALL MINE in my day! I get up before my husband and son, so no one misses any wife or mommy time. Sometimes it is frusterating if all you're…
