What are the benefits to exercising while you are pregnant?

Exercise during pregnancy offers many physical and emotional benefits. For example, a good exercise program may help relieve some of the common problems associated with pregnancy, such as excessive weight gain, swelling of your hands and feet, leg cramps, varicose veins, insomnia, fatigue and constipation.

You also can look forward to improved posture and circulation, reduced backaches, pelvic and rectal pressure and increased energy levels if you follow a well-designed exercise program while you're pregnant. And you'll feel better knowing you're doing something good for yourself, which is, of course, good for your baby.

Is dinking one soda a day really going to hurt me?

 Go for H2O.

Drinking one 12oz soda each day can add 15 pounds a year.

Should you exercise when sick?

Fitness enthusiasts and endurance athletes alike are often uncertain of whether they should exercise or rest when sick. Although more research is needed, most sports medicine experts in this area recommend that if you have symptoms of a common cold with no fever (i.e., symptoms are above the neck), moderate exercise such as walking is probably safe.

Intensive exercise should be postponed until a few days after the symptoms have gone away. However, if there are symptoms or signs of the flu (i.e., fever, extreme tiredness, muscle aches, swollen lymph glands), then at least two weeks should probably be allowed before you resume intensive training.

How do I know if I am working out hard enough?

If you can't carry on a conversation while you're exercising, you may be training too hard.

How much does it cost to have a organ transplant?

Although you can't just go to a human spare-parts store to buy a new replacement body part, organ transplants take every day. The cost of a transplant to replace either your heart or lung would be approximately $100,000 each.