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Fit Tip: Shhh . . . Work Out Quietly
One thing I have learned from Pilates and yoga is that moving slowly with precision and finesse is a lot more work than heedlessly throwing your body around. One way to work on your control (one of the fundamentals of Pilates) is to listen to yourself. If you are running on a treadmill and stomping all kinds of crazy, you are not working your control or your core.
Get In Gear: New Balance 1010 Running Shoe
Are you prone to pronation? This is when you run, stand or walk with too much weight on the insides of your feet. Pronation is problematic because the gait pattern established in your feet affects your body all the way up the kinetic chain (The foot bone's connected to the shin bone...) and what happens at your feet, does not just stay at your feet.
Pilates and Control
It is no joke that Joe Pilates nicknamed his exercise method Contrology, as in the study of control. While it is easy to mock for sounding so very anal retentive, it is actually a great movement principal to use in most forms of exercise.
Labeled a body / mind exercise, Pilates is about consciously moving your body with control.
Stress, Your Work Place and Control
Usually when I write about control it is in relationship to a Pilates move, but researchers on job burnout study control as well. Twenty years ago, psychologists believed that lack of control and high workloads were the main workplace stress inducers. Christina Maslach, a researcher based at UC Berkeley, begs to differ with that old line of thought.
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Are Occasional Breaks From the Pill Necessary?
Almost every woman I know has been on the pill at some point in her life, and many of us started when we were under 20 years old. It has many health benefits, such as preventing unwanted pregnancies, decreasing the risk of ovarian cancer, and alleviating PMS symptoms. The one big negative about the pill is that statistics show being on it for longer than 10 years puts you at a higher risk for breast cancer.
What Do You Use For Birth Control?
It might seem like I have sex birth control on the brain. Last week I asked you about your experience or lack thereof with the female condom. Although it's most often talked about in intimate settings, birth control is in the news.
Smarter Eats: Use Smaller Plates and Grab It to Go
I grew up in a house where I was told to clean my plate. Not always a bad thing but it stuck with me for many years, even after serving sizes kept growing. I'm also a fast eater, something I've been working on, but I sometimes overeat before realizing I am full.
Has Birth Control Affected Your Weight?
As if there weren't enough factors to worry about in the weight control battle, some varieties of birth control can disturb a balance we may have achieved. In a recent interview, Dancing With the Stars celebrity Cheryl Burke spoke about her weight fluctuation and said, "I decided over the Summer to stop taking birth control pills. I did it thinking that I was going to lose more weight for the season.
Portion Control Quiz
Portion control can be hard and downright confusing, and we all fall prey to portion distortion every once in a while. There are small tricks we can all learn to make it a little easier on our minds, and our waistlines. Take this little quiz to see how well you have your portion sizes down.
Birth control pill - series
Back Overview- Normal female anatomy
- FSH and LH from pituitary gland
- Release of estrogen
- Release of LH
- Birth control pill
- Progestin in pill
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