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End of Pregnancy Workouts
Whew, mama! I am now nearing the END of the 3rd trimester. I’m 37+ weeks pregnant at this point. How did this happen? 😉 Throughout the 3rd trimester I’ve been experiencing some definite changes. First, I’ve really been feeling growth spurt weeks. For about a week at...
Does Everyone Get Diastasis Recti While Pregnant?
• Can you fully avoid Diastasis Recti while pregnant? • Does everyone end up with some degree of abdominal separation? • Or, is it possible to NOT get diastasis at all in pregnancy? My personal diastasis mantra is this: We prevent the severity of Diastasis Rectus...
Beautiful Bellies: Part 2
This Beautiful Bellies series (if you missed Part 1, see the photos here) has been inspired by my friend, Jayleen. Jay and I are just days apart in our pregnancies. We were chatting about the media frenzy surrounding model Sarah Stage, who had visible abs throughout...
Beautiful Bellies – Part 1
Pregnant bellies have a unique beauty to them because we know that there is a baby growing inside the body. The fact that the body can even allow this to happen is so incredible. Pregnant bellies are beautiful. In many and any shape. In many and any size. If...
Pregnancy Exercise “Badge of Honour”?
“I squatted and deadlifted heavy weights until my due date.” “I did burpees and box jumps well into my 3rd trimester.” "I ran a half-marathon at 34 weeks pregnant." WHY? I’m not judging when I ask this question. I’m truly interested in why someone would choose to...
Wordless Wednesday: A Look Into My Life Lately
It's another edition of Wordless Wednesday! The past 6 weeks have been filled with fun travel adventures to Florida, Edmonton, Toronto, and Kingston. I have a couple more trips over the next couple weeks to round out this pregnancy. Up next is San Francisco to present...
How Much Weight Have You Gained?
Oh, yeah. It's happening. I've been getting asked, "how much weight have you gained so far in pregnancy?" First of all, this is an interesting question to ask someone, isn't it? 😉 (In full disclosure, I sometimes ask women this question if I'm working with them...
Pregnancy Nutrition: 1st and 2nd Trimester
Food has been…different, to say the least in this pregnancy 😉 I'm now 24+ weeks along. Food is definitely getting more normal, as in I can eat some meat and veggies again, but there's been a ton of changes to my eating routine for the last 5 or so months. I must say,...
How Do You Learn to Love Your Body?
The picture above is taken of me at the beach in Florida. I was 22 weeks pregnant, here. I didn't feel any weirdness in a bathing suit. I felt really, really comfortable. The question of, "how do you learn to love your body?", was posed to me by one of my girlfriends....
