This week, we’re thrilled to kick off a new exercise series excerpted from “Pilates” (Human Kinetics, $19.95), a just-released definitive and comprehensive how-to book by Rael Isacowitz, owner and ...

Exercising during pregnancy provides a multitude of health benefits you may not even consider, like reducing pregnancy discomforts such as back pain, constipation, and leg swelling. It also helps you ...

When you’re pregnant, the couch quickly becomes your best friend. Exercise may be the last thing on your mind during the fatigue of the first trimester or when the aches and pains set in as your belly ...

Erin Stern, Pilates Coordinator for the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, demonstrates the Bridge/Pelvic Curl. This exercise helps undo side effects of sitting for long periods of ...

Exercises to strengthen pelvic floor muscles include Kegel exercises, bridges, squats, and more. Pelvic floor exercises may help to improve pelvic floor weakness and enhance bowel and bladder control.

Pelvic floor dysfunction happens when the muscles, ligaments, and tissues that support the bladder, rectum, and sexual organs weaken or become tight. It can cause pain and affect bladder and bowel ...