Perhaps a boost of motivation has inspired you to finally start the new exercise program you know you need. Maybe you have been able to start and/or sustain regular exercise in your life in the past, but have lapsed and would now like to re-engage with exercise in a fresh, more sustainable way. The decision to support your health by incorporating an appropriate, beneficial exercise program requires just as much knowledge about the mental aspects of exercise as it does the p

In 2004, my husband and I suddenly and unexpectedly lost our first son, Jacob, to stillbirth. Testing revealed a congenital uterine anomaly that could not have been seen on a routine ultrasound as the cause of our loss. After undergoing 2 procedures, my now 17-year-old son, Michael, was conceived. However, I was diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening complete placenta previa , landing me in a hospital bed for the final 5 weeks of my pregnancy under strict bed-bound