Train While You Gain - Why a Personal Trainer Can Make a Difference During Your Pregnancy

The average woman will gain between 25 and 30 pounds during her pregnancy, but how many women do you know that have gained upward of 50 pounds or even more? Keeping your weight gain in check can be difficult when youre eating for two,, but with the help of a personal trainer, you can ward off the inevitable excess baby weight.

Studies have shown that exercising throughout your pregnancy is not only good for your body, but good for your mind as well. Exercising makes you release endorphins which in turn can make you feel happier, and more stable. With the inevitable rapid moods changes and decreased energy that pregnant women experience, prenatal exercise can be very beneficial to both husband and wife! Prenatal exercise can also have a positive impact on the length of delivery and post partum weight loss. A woman who has more muscle tone and cardiovascular endurance will fare better in a labour room than one that does not. This is a true marathon event, and you want to be ready.

If youre the type of woman who already likes to exercise and has a program in place with a trainer, there is no need to slow down just yet. With your physicians approval you may continue your program until your body starts to slow you down. If you are not currently exercising and want to begin, you may also do so, but you need to be careful about going into it with your eyes open. Pregnancy is not a time for weight loss goals, but instead, healthy weight gain goals with the forward focus on post natal weight loss.

During pregnancy, there are many issues to be concerned about such as gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, and lethargy. At the 2002 annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal medicine, Dr. Tanya K. Sorensen stated that vigorous exercise during pregnancy appears to reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia. Exercise can help keep all of these conditions from occurring, and utilizing a personal trainer can help you get the most benefit from your workout. Just as you would during your regular sessions, your trainer will modify exercises for you as she sees fit, and tailor a program to meet your specific needs. You and your trainer will decide what feels best for you at each stage of your pregnancy, and you will feel at ease exercising knowing you are doing exercises that are good for both you and your expanding belly.

Most non- pregnant women who exercise solo have a program in place that they vary infrequently due to lack of fitness knowledge and uncertainty about technique. More than ever, those things are important during pregnancy. You dont want the same routine in the first trimester as in the third, and a trainer can help with that. The type of workout that you get with a personal trainer is so customized to your specific needs throughout your pregnancy that you dont need to worry about doing an activity that might not be in your best interest. Proper technique and choice of exercises are most important during this crucial time since you could do more than just pull a muscle; you could effectively harm your baby.

Any questions or concerns you have about your program can be brought up and discussed with your trainer to make you feel completely confident that you are executing each exercise properly.

With the guidance of a personal fitness trainer, your prenatal workout should be worry-free, full of interesting exercises, and preparing your body for the biggest workout yet.

Sources:

Birthing Naturally.Com. January, 2004. 01 May, 2005.
http://www.birthingnaturally.net/exercise/fitness.html

Discovery health.Com. 01 May, 2005.
http://health.discovery.com/centers/pregnancy/americanbaby/exercisebenefits.html

nicole Palacios BSc, has been an integral part of the fitness industry for the past 11 years, working as both a group fitness instructor and as a personal trainer. She is certified through ACE and the BCRPA as a personal trainer, and is also a supervisor of fitness leaders. Her latest program is called Stroller Fitt- a walking and toning program for mothers and babies in Vancouver, Canada. Her passions include fitness writing, weight training, and helping her clients pursue their fitness dreams. Check out her website at http://www.perfectfit.ws, or contact by email at Nicole@perfectfit.ws

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Two Way Radios - Cost-Effective Means of Staying Connected

two way radios are slowly becoming an integral part of our lives. The benefits of using them have been realised not only in the commercial sphere but in personal interaction as well. Despite the fact that they are limited by a fixed frequency, which limits their range of functioning, they are still emerging as a popular communication device. The reason probably is that the price range of these handsets is substantially lower than a mobile phone, and the user also does not need to pay for any of the calls made to the other handset.

There are numerous two way radios available in the market with frequencies ranging from one mile to 15 miles. In fact the technology used in radio handsets that are used for commercial purposes (in offices, etc.) and the ones used by a family are completely different.

The General mobile radio service (GMRS) is the type of two way radios that are used for outdoor or commercial purposes. They have been in use since the 1940s and the major advantage of using these is that they have the ability to transmit between five to ten miles. Because of the greater range covered by them, they are ideal for professionals who have a travelling job profile, like people in sales and marketing. Even police men and soldiers find great use for this type of two way radios. They transmit at higher power levels of one to five watts and are more expensive than other types of radio handsets.

The other type of two way radios is the one used for personal/family communication. This type is called the Family radio service (FRS) and was created in 1996. They are specifically used for communication within a small area, and that is why their frequency range is a maximum of two miles. They are also less expensive than GMRS bands and have a maximum power output of watt (500 milliwatts). Generally radios sets these days have only FRS or a combination of FRS and GMRS.

One thing to be kept in mind while using FRS and GMRS two way radios is that while no license is required to use the FRS band, the user of the GMRS band service requires a GMRS license.

Dennis Jaylon is a renowned business writer who has years of experience in writing technical reviews, product descriptions and product feature analysis of technical gadgets and gizmos. He has won appreciation especially for enlightening people about the latest communication gizmos...the Two Way Radios

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