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Postnatal fitness for mature moms

Even if your baby is in college, you may still need to adapt your fitness program to your postpartum body.

Carrying, giving birth to and raising a baby can cause muscle imbalances that can persist decades after baby is born, if not corrected. Here are some issues that may be linked to your baby rearing days and what you can do about [...]

Is childhood obesity child abuse?

This is the question CBC news Canada asked Canadians recently in response to new research that shows that Canadian children are becoming alarmingly overweight and are presenting with obesity associated lifestyle diseases.
My answer to this question is no, childhood obesity is not child abuse, yet. But it will be very soon. [...]

Don’t forget to tell your daughter how beautiful her quadriceps are

Don’t forget to tell your daughter how beautiful her quadriceps are. A story about a girl, her thighs and a mom’s [...]

Body image and dissatisfaction in later life

Concerns about body weight and appearance can stay with us into our later years, and that adults of all ages want to shape up and look youthful. Some will go to great lengths to do so. This begs the question: Do body image issues persist across the life [...]