How to be your healthiest self prior to getting pregnant The decision to get pregnant is a big one. One of the biggest an individual and a couple face. So much goes into the decision — are you ready as a couple? Are you ready as an individual? Is the timing appropriate with your chosen […]
I’m going to start by saying that the Fitness Industry, like many other industries, is an ever-changing one. It’s full of trends. Exercises come in and out of fashion, research is done to prove exercises safe or unsafe, and as Fitness Professionals, we listen and make changes to our program content accordingly. Sit-ups, or any […]
Management of Gestational Diabetes Through Exercise and Nutrition A report released by the CDC in 2015 revealed that nearly half (47%) of all pregnant women gain more than recommended during pregnancy (1). The study’s co-author, Dr. Andrea Sharma, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Maternal and Infant Health Branch stated, […]
EXERCISING DURING YOUR SECOND TRIMESTER If you’re in your second trimester, you may be feeling more energetic now and relieved to be beyond the first trimester! There are so many milestones throughout pregnancy, congratulations on being here! You may be thinking more about exercise these days and although you may not start to “show” until […]
TOP 5 TIPS FOR EXERCISING IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER You’ll be pleased to know there are very few exercises that you can’t continue doing in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Although you may struggle with fatigue and nausea, if you do no exercise for the first trimester, you’ll probably feel more tired, your fitness […]
Upper body strength is often overlooked-especially for women and it seems to drop off our radar entirely during pregnancy as we begin to think more about core, pelvic floor and lower body strength. The thing is, upper body strength is vital to maintaining alignment, overall strength and stability as well as to prepare for the […]
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 […]
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. […]
Ok, so this is part two of a three part series of articles concerning your “mummy tummy”. Recently, I discussed how new moms often feel a bulge or layer of fat around their mid-section, and no matter what they do, they can’t shift it! That’s the pillow-like feeling I referred to—and it can be a […]
PART I How are you feeling about your postpartum belly? Personally, I’ve always been conflicted. Physically, mine felt like a pillow for quite some time and I even remember resting my arm on it while I nursed my newborn son! What an odd feeling that was! A belly that had been full and taught for […]
