Women's Fitness Q & A: Weight Loss Plateau and Knee Weakness

On Facebook and Twitter over the last few weeks, I asked you to ask me any questions you might have about women's health and fitness. Today, I am going to tackle a few of those questions in the next overdue installment of...

Q: Why when you are losing weight do you plateau? I have lost 10lbs and now I have been holding at the same weight for 2 weeks.  What can I do to break this? - Shannon

5 Ways to Prevent Exercise Injuries

I mentioned last week that I had twisted my ankle.  It was a pretty minor injury, no bruising or pain, so I P.R.I.C.E'd it and slightly modified my workouts.

Well, I realized that I didn't quite modify enough , as I woke up on Monday to a very stiff and swollen ankle.

So for the next few weeks I will be cycling, swimming and giving my ankle a rest. I will continue to teach classes, but will modify when needed.

Lesson learned:  Always give the body time to heal.

5 Tips on How to Deal with Injuries

When you are active, you run the risk of injury.

I am sure many, if not all of you, have experienced an exercise related injury at some point in your lives.  Maybe you have the dreaded Runner's Knee or perhaps twisted your ankle after a killer kickboxing class.

Whatever your ailment, how you treat and recover from any injury can affect your attitude and performance, so here a a few tips for dealing with exercise injuries.