Starting Kettlebells at 60
For most people, starting a kettlebell routine at 60 will be more challenging than it would be at 20, but the benefits of working with these weights will often outweigh the difficulties.
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Dilated Eyes When Exercising
The size of your pupils fluctuates dozens of time during the day in response to changing light. Assuming you're not exercising in the dark, some other factor is at play if your pupils are dilated during a workout.
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What Exercise Should I Do to Stop the Noise in My Knee Replacement?
When you’ve suffered from chronic knee pain, a knee replacement can give you a new lease on life, but hearing clicking noises coming from the joint may give you pause. Certain exercises will keep your knee functioning at its highest level and may quiet some of the noises.
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Tennis Elbow or a Torn Ligament?
Anyone who has ever experienced an elbow injury knows how excruciating and inconvenient it can be. Even the smallest task, such as tying your shoes, can seem impossible when every bend of the arm causes pain.
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Fibular Head Pain and Cycling
Nothing can ruin a cycling trip faster than knee pain. When every push of the pedal causes discomfort, you'll either be in constant pain or opt to end your ride early. Pain that comes from the head of the fibula can be caused by a number of things, so it's important to talk to your doctor as soon as it happens.
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Ringworm on your inner thigh? Tips for Working Out
Just hearing the word "ringworm” may make your skin crawl, but finding this fungal infection on your inner thighs is even more uncomfortable. Exercise can make ringworm worse, but it doesn’t necessarily have to interrupt your workout routine.
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Can I Lift Heavy Things While Pregnant?
Whether you’re grocery shopping, have a job that requires lifting or have a toddler who demands to be picked up, lifting certain objects is unavoidable during pregnancy. Knowing your limits is essential.
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The Effects of Stopping Exercise
Skipping the gym one day isn't likely to have much effect on you, but abruptly halting your regular exercise routine can hurt both your body and your mind. If you've been sidelined by a medical condition or injury, talk to your doctor about ways you can stay fit without getting hurt.
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Is a Kid Still Sick When a Fever Breaks?
Watching your child deal with an illness is always difficult, but her fever breaking is often a sign she's on the way to recovery. As her temperature starts to go down, she should start to feel better, but she won't be completely healthy right away.
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Menstrual-Like Cramping & Gas While Pregnant
Although you don’t get your period during pregnancy, it’s not uncommon to feel menstrual-like cramps during this time. Cramps may be caused by gas, or they may be a sign of a larger problem.
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My Skin Was Fine & Then I Got Bad Acne in My 20s
Even if you made it through your teen years pimple-free, acne can pop up at any time. According to the University of Rochester Medical Center, 1 in 5 people between the ages of 25 and 44 experience mild or moderate acne.
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Acne From a Mustache
Acne can be embarrassing for anyone, but when you develop pimples underneath your mustache, the problem can be uncomfortable as well.
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Yogurts for Rapid Hair Growth
Eating an occasional cup of yogurt isn't going to make your hair grow at twice its normal rate, but eating yogurt regularly may help you keep your hair strong and healthy.
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What Are the Causes of Extremely Oily Skin at Middle Age?
One of the benefits of growing older is supposed to be leaving the greasy skin and pimples of your youth behind, but this isn’t the case for everyone. If your face is suddenly turning into an oil slick, have no fear.
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How Long Should a Baby Cry When He's Going to Sleep?
A school of thought holds that letting your baby "cry it out" teaches him to fall asleep without comfort. Some sleep and parenting experts swear by the value of letting your baby soothe himself, while others believe you should swoop in to provide comfort at the first tear.
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Factors Affecting Self-Esteem in Teens
Low self-esteem can be a large burden for a teenager. Teens with low self-esteem are at risk of being bullied, bullying others, using drugs and alcohol, and having suicidal thoughts.
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Can Chest Congestion Cause an Infant to Lose Her Voice?
Your baby may not be able to speak yet, but as her parent, you are the expert on what her voice sounds like. If her cries and babbles begin to sound strained and raspy and you can hear gurgles and wetness in her chest, don't hesitate to call the pediatrician.
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How to Survive the Last Months of Pregnancy With Twins
Being pregnant with twins often carries with it twice the worry and more discomfort than a single pregnancy, particularly toward the end of the experience.
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Twin Development in Pregnancy at 24 Weeks
Carrying twins means you’ll have double the joy, but you’ll also have almost double the belly of a woman carrying one baby, since twins grow at nearly the same rate as single babies.
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Gray Stool in Babies
When your baby’s too young to communicate, her stool can be one of the best indicators of what’s going on in her body. It may be disarming to find gray stool in her diaper, particularly if it’s light gray, but this symptom is not necessarily a cause for concern.
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