Healthy Bride News

Happy 2008 to everyone!  The New Year is such an exciting time full of thoughts about direction, goals, good deeds and taking stock in one's life and ambitions. 

 

The Healthy Bride and The Healthy Goddess have been planning our 2008 schedule with your goals and challenges in mind.  We have put together many new and returning classes and programs focused on setting goals and challenges and achieveing them.

 

Please read on for some ideas and programs to help you make 2008 your healthiest and most gratifying year ever.

 

Warmest regards,

 

Christi

Thanks to you who recommended or referred brides to The Healthy Bride.  The Tuesday and Thursday classes are full.  We have added a Saturday morning class to begin February 9th in the Greenlake area.  Portland classes begin in February and Bellevue classes start up in March.  The classes start every 6 weeks.  Check The Healthy Bride web site for specific times, dates and locations.

 

Yoga

We are also excited to begin offering women-only yoga classes.  Classes will begin in February on Monday evenings.  Be looking for more details in our February newsletter and be sure to visit our website for class descriptions and details.

 

Ms. Bootcamp

Training like a Goddess means having fun, staying injury free; getting lots of support from a great group of women while rewarding ourselves along with way with shopping and pampering.  

 

The Healthy Goddess will begin training for the Vancouver Half Marathon on March 1, 2008.  The program is loaded with goodies including yoga, discounted shopping, massages, race entry and hotel in Vancouver.  Learn More!

 

Coming in May is our first time sprint triathlon training.  Stay tuned for more details. 

Join The Healthy Goddess New Moms Class

Ready, set, move!

In the past, women were often instructed to wait at least six weeks after giving birth to begin exercising. But the waiting game may be over. If you exercised during pregnancy and had an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, it's generally safe to begin exercising within days of delivery - or as soon as you feel ready. If you had a C-section or a complicated birth, talk to your doctor about when to start an exercise program.

When your doctor gives you the OK:

• Get comfortable. If you're breast-feeding, feed your baby right before you exercise. Wear a supportive bra and comfortable clothing.
• Start slowly. Begin with light aerobic activity, such as walking, stationary cycling or swimming. Avoid jumping and jerky, bouncy or jarring motions.
• Break it up. Exercise in short sessions throughout the day. As your stamina improves, gradually increase the length and intensity of your workouts.
• Include your baby. Take your baby for a daily walk in a stroller or baby carrier. If you prefer to jog, use a jogging stroller designed for infants. Lay your baby next to you while you stretch on the floor. Hold him or her in your arms and dance to your favorite music.
• Target your abs. Losing abdominal fat takes dietary changes and aerobic exercise, but abdominal crunches and other ab exercises can help tone your abdominal muscles.
• Remember your Kegels. These exercises won't help you lose weight, but they will tone your pelvic floor muscles. Simply tighten your pelvic muscles as if you're stopping your stream of urine. Try it for five seconds at a time, four or five times in a row. You can do Kegels while standing, sitting or lying down - even while breast-feeding your baby.

Remember to drink plenty of water before, during and after each workout. Stop exercising immediately if you experience pain, dizziness, blurred vision, shortness of breath or a sudden increase in vaginal bleeding. These may be signs that you're overdoing it.(Mayo Clinic)

There are many reasons to begin the new year with a healthy start. We hope to help you find a class, a program or a goal that will help you stay motivated long after the New Year "buzz" wears off. 

 

Keep up the good work(outs)! 

 

Sincerely,