In today’s “Featured Mama” edition, E shares her powerful story and insight for staying flexible when things don’t go as planned!  E’s motivation to stay strong helped to facilitate healing and an efficient return to the higher intensity level of fitness that she’s accustomed to in her life.  All the effort in pregnancy paid off! As always, we are strong mamas, we are smart mamas! We embrace one another with love and support. Thank you, E,  for sharing your story …
Featured Mama: Jenny Boe
Our journeys to and through motherhood are so completely unique and there’s much to be gained from sharing our stories. Â With the Featured Mama Edition of our blog, we aim to highlight the power, strength and wisdom within our very own community! We are strong mamas, we are smart mamas! Â Let’s embrace one another with love and support. Introducing, Jenny Boe! Tell us a bit about yourself: My name is Jenny and my son Sean is 15 months old. We …
“I Don’t Need to be Quick Fixed, Thanks Though!”
So, hands up if you saw the NPR interview (what felt more like an infomercial) last week, âFlattening the âMummy Tummyâ with 1 Exercise, 10 minutes A Day.â I first heard about it when I was at a fitness supply store doing some pricing for the new studio. Â When learning of my fitness specialty, the sales manager excitedly exclaimed, âHey, did you know that thereâs one exercise that can totally fix that pooch moms have after birth? Â I was listening …
Abdominal Separation FAQs: Part II
Iâm often asked about diastasis recti (the medical name for abdominal separation) by both pre and postnatal clients and do believe that education is key when it comes to both minimizing and rehabilitating this condition. If you havenât yet read Part I, you can find it here! Let’s get started with a bit of research: Boissonnault & Blaschak (1988) found that 27% of women have a DRA in the second trimester and 66% in the third trimester of pregnancy. 53% of …
Why is Postpartum Training Important?
So, youâve had your baby. Youâre feeling up to exercise, but you donât quite know what you should and shouldnât be doing when it comes down to it. You know certain areas of your body have been affected, but how do you know what to strengthen, what to stretch, and what to focus on? As a Pre & Postnatal Specialist, I prefer new moms to return to an exercise class that is designed specifically for them before returning to mainstream classes. …
When Can I Return to High Impact Exercise After Birth?
Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to this question, and Iâm going to use ârunningâ as an example of high-impact exercise in this article. Weâll 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 doesnât just affect your pelvis, it affects every joint in your body, AND, it stays in your system for up to six months …