Author: fromflabtofit
5 Winter Workouts To Stay Active in the Snow
[ad_1] If the winter temps where you live regularly register below freezing and you’re buried in snow for months at a time, it can be tempting to stay inside and push pause on training—but that may not be the best for your health. Weeks of inactivity will leave you deconditioned, making it harder to enjoy…
Heart Murmur During Pregnancy | Well+Good
[ad_1] As a mom of two, I always imagined a third pregnancy would feel like a breeze, even though it had been a decade since I was last pregnant. My first two pregnancies felt easy, with my only “complications” being early contractions with my first, and some sciatic nerve pain with my second. So when…
The Benefits of Coffee With Cocoa for Heart Health
[ad_1] Raise your hand if you can’t start your day without a cup of coffee (*raises hand*). For many of us, it’s an absolute must-have when it comes to our morning routine. It’s true that coffee gives a zap of energy when we’re dragging and helps with alertness. It’s also proven to be a heart-healthy…
My Experience With Postpartum Preeclampsia
[ad_1] Intuition is a big deal in my house. When my sons were little, we called it the “uh oh” feeling, that indescribable sixth sense that is both intangible and palpable. You know it when you feel it, but it doesn’t have a real beginning or end. You just know you want it to stop.…
Popped Blood Vessel in Eye: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention
[ad_1] It can be pretty shocking to look in the mirror and see that the white of your eye has turned…red. Especially when you can still see fine and are in zero pain. Chances are you have a subconjunctival hemorrhage—or a popped blood vessel in your eye—which sounds a lot freakier than it actually is.…
5 Tips To Run a Faster Marathon
I hobbled across the finish line of my first marathon, swearing up and down that I wasn’t running another one—ever again, under any circumstances. Less than three months later, I’d be training for my next 26.2-mile race, aiming to catapult myself to PR and more enjoyable experience, all the while finding out that being able…
7 Plantar Fasciitis Exercises To Help Pain, Fast
[ad_1] Plantar fasciitis can be a particularly scummy injury. Anti-inflammatories don’t do much; ice doesn’t help. And if you let it linger, you could be waiting for over a year to find relief from chronic pain—and not just in your foot. “If you let [plantar fasciitis] go for too long, it can lead to other…
Causes and Remedies From OB/GYNs
[ad_1] Feeling dizzy before or during your period is not typically the most common symptom. (That award likely goes to PMS-related bloating or moodiness.) But turns out, some people do get woozy around their time of the month. “Dizziness can be due to underlying causes that are related to your period,” says Tiffany Pham, DO,…
Calf Stretch Guide: 5 Moves to Relieve Tightness
[ad_1] If you have tight calves, you know lower-leg pain and movement restriction can make everything from doing a squat to descending a flight of stairs seemingly impossible. You may have tried stretching and foam rolling with limited success, or taken a massage gun to your calves only to find that, within a day or…
7 Small Ways to Improve Your Heart Health
[ad_1] When you think about how to improve your heart health, do visions of treadmills and salad bowls enter your mind? It’s true that eating more plant-based meals and moving your body on the reg are key heart-healthy habits. But that’s not all you can do to show your heart some love. “In addition to…
