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What I Did Differently in My 2nd Pregnancy (and why)
This article was originally published on WellnessWinz and has been updated to reflect current guidelines. I’m excited to share it here on Every Woman is Worthy®, where I continue to champion the health, strength, and wholeness of every woman: https://www.everywomanisworthy.com/blogs/womens-health/preterm-birth-prevention-what-the-evidence-says-women-can-do-and-what-requires-medical-care Yours in health and wellness, Maggie
Keep readingCalm Your Body and Mind: A Therapist’s Guide for Nervous System Regulation
Before Mental Health Month concludes, I thought it best to bring on board one of my closest friends for some discussion. Please help me welcome Lauren Goldberg (MSW, LCSW), a mental health professional who owns a therapy practice in Colorado called Secure Base Mental Health LLC. Lauren will guide us through how our nervous systems…
Keep readingThe Benefits (and drawbacks) of Soul Cycle, Body Pump and Barre
Benefits of Group Exercises Classes Group exercise classes are truly one of the fitness industry’s great gifts. They’re energetic and uplifting, not to mention an efficient use of time. Many gyms offer these classes for free with a monthly membership while other “boutique” studios offer options for people who don’t belong to big…
Keep readingWho Should Do HIIT? (and who should NOT)
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been extremely popular in the exercise realm for the last five or so years. High-intensity interval training consists of exerting maximal physical effort for an exercise set or period of time (typically less than two minutes) followed by a period of active recovery. The back-and-forth cycling between tough exertion…
Keep readingRandom Things Every Woman Should Learn About Women’s Health
I learned a lot more about women’s health over the past year for two unexpected reasons: 1) a medical emergency that resulted in deeper understanding of female reproductive anatomy, and 2) being drawn to a book titled The XX Brain by Lisa Moscani, PhD. My takeaways from both were so unexpected and enlightening that I…
Keep readingThe Pursuit of Thinness: A History of Oppression and the Harms of Diet Culture
There is a deconstruction process that happens when people suddenly realize the ways their body image and self-talk are informed by harmful societal pressures and cultural norms. The process involves recognizing issues of sexualization, the interconnectedness of thinness and elitism, the roots and realities of racism on body image, and so much more. I went…
Keep readingDifferent Types of Exercise: Pros and Cons
Exercise variety can maximize your health returns and reduce your risk of injury. On the flip side, focusing on one modality at a time can enhance your sport or exercise-specific performance. So, the decision is yours. Without further ado, let’s look at the pros and cons of focusing your physical efforts on endurance training, high-intensity…
Keep readingFitspiration Proven Harmful: How Do We Fix Things?
Although the fitness industry’s mission has many merits there are also a multitude of ways that it has gone awry, damaging people’s physical and mental health. May is Mental Health Awareness month, so I want to talk a little bit about studies that prove “fitspiration” images pack as much harm as power, and how we…
Keep readingPerfect Health Doesn’t Exist
I opened my email inbox the other month and had a newsletter from a health professional in my network. I clicked through to read what she had to say about the germ-infused winter season and immediately felt my insides prickle. She said that we need to start pointing the finger of blame back at ourselves…
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