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Exercise Exercise Lose Weight With Exercise Workouts Exercises By Muscle Group From Paige Waehner, your Guide to Exercise As a trainer, I've heard all kinds of people say all kinds of things about their own bodies and most of them are not terribly flattering. Calling one's self 'whale-ish' as one client once did, or referring to one's thighs as resembling 'hail damage' is an amusing, self-deprecating way to put ourselves down, but that kind of talk doesn't just hurt us...it can hurt our kids. These days, obesity and overweight are problems in lots of homes around the country. I'm wondering, how do we talk to our kids about this without giving them a complex or an eating disorder? Or as one client asked, "How much should I save up for my kids to go into therapy later?" Do you talk to your kids about their weight? What experts are saying is that body image problems start at home. Studies have shown that a mother has the most influence on her daughter's body image...Read more Search Related Topics:  body image  childhood obesity  eating disorders Exercises of the Week: Moving Plank Series Of all the exercises I encourage my clients to do, (no, dear clients, not 'force'...'encourage'), planks are not a big hit. The reason? Planks are just... Read more Search Related Topics:  planks  core exercise  downward dog How much does jet lag suck and what can you do about it? If you've ever skipped over several time zones in the course of several hours, you've experienced jet lag or as my husband and I call: "Waves of Death." ... Read more Search Related Topics:  jet lag  exercise and jet lag  travel exercise Will your workouts ever be good enough? As I was struggling through the end of my workout this morning, I heard a little voice in my head. It kept saying things like, "You're going too slow...weren't you going faster at the beginning of this workout?...Read more Search Related Topics:  good enough  inner critic  criticism Related Searches Exercise Lose Weight Exercise Workouts Workouts for Kids Exercise at Home Plank Exercise Featured Articles Step by Step: Squats How to Set Up a Cardio Program Stay Fit During Back to School Madness 10 Tips for Walking With Your Dog How Often Should I Weight In? Running: How to Avoid Overtraining   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Paige Waehner Exercise Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Exercise newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com   Must Reads Exercise Basics Exercise for Beginners Exercise for Weight Loss Weight Loss Success Stories Exercise Gear   Follow me on: Advertisement