This can be so confusing! Sit-ups? Crunches? Leg-lifts? Planks? If you are pregnant, hopefully you are no longer performing traditional abdominal exercises such as crunches or sit-ups. If you have been, that’s okay…but this might be a great time to transition to more beneficial, safer core exercises. I will explain more about why and how to do so safely in …
Postpartum Exercise Guidelines: Return to Sport Safely
Exercise postpartum can be just as confusing as during pregnancy and maybe even a bit more overwhelming since you are now juggling motherhood and caring for your little one–whether it’s your first or your fifth! I remember being so anxious to move my non-pregnant body, but also being completely exhausted, overwhelmed and struggling to recover from a very physical birth …
Safely Strengthen the Core and the Mind Simultaneously: Active Diaphragmatic Breathing
Strengthen the Core and the Mind Simultaneously? Seems to good to be true, doesn’t it?! However, I’ve got just the way to strengthen both at the very same time and it all comes back to your breath! Diaphragmatic breathing helps to keep you calm in mind, helps to reduce that “fight or flight” response that happens when you have feelings of …
How Can Exercise Help to Shift the Mummy Tummy–Part III
Today, in the final part of this three part series, I’m going to discuss exercise, and in particular, the right exercise new moms need to be doing to help to shift their “mummy tummy.” If you do no exercise at all and consume a poor diet, then your “mummy tummy” is pretty much there to stay. Harsh words I know, …
Prenatal Exercise Guidelines: My Top Three Tips!
Exercise during pregnancy. By now, most of us know that we should be doing it, but how? What’s safe? What’s most beneficial and where can you go for reliable advice and instruction? If you know me, then you know that I am a firm believer in individualizing your exercise program during pregnancy and postpartum both. In fact, I require a …
Diaphragmatic Breathing in Pregnancy & Postpartum
“Damn it! What?!” I exclaimed, exasperated as my little one called for me for what felt like the 80th time in five minutes. I again went to his side imploring, “I am right here, Honey, I’m just trying to cook dinner and I need to write a blog post about deep breathing tonight!” I immediately started laughing at the irony …
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