When Can I Return to High Impact Exercise After Birth?

Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to this question, and Iā€™m going to use ā€œrunningā€ as an example of high-impact exercise in this article. Weā€™ll start with a hormone called relaxin which is released into your system in the early stages of your pregnancy. Relaxin relaxes your muscles/joints/ligaments to help prepare your pelvis for childbirth. BUT, relaxin doesnā€™t just affect …

Reasons Why You Can’t Lose Your Mummy Tummy–Part II

Ok, so this is part two of a three part series of articles concerning your ā€œmummy tummyā€. 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 canā€™t shift it! Thatā€™s the pillow-like feeling I referred toā€”and it can be a bit of a surprise postpartum. …