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5 Tips For An Easier Labor and Birth
I've been having really incredible conversations about birth with other women for years now. I get how lucky I am to be able to say that. Many women are not. I recently had a conversation with a pregnant woman who told me she was truly terrified of giving birth. She...
Pregnancy Workout Plan
I've been getting a bunch of questions regarding my workouts so far in this pregnancy. Let's get into things in a bit more detail now! I'm 20+ weeks pregnant now. Over the last week I'm surprisingly feeling really good 😉 It almost feels weird to say that I'm feeling...
Pregnancy: Up To Week 18!
Well, it's about time I told you the exciting news…. I'M PREGNANT! I've been keeping it close for a little while now. I'm 18+ weeks along, so babe is due around the end of July. I'm not taking the due date too seriously, though! If you've been wondering what happened...
Do This Exercise: Olympic Bar Pullup
Welcome to the first edition of "Do This Exercise"! Today I want to introduce you and coach you through the: Olympic Bar (Obar) Overhand Pullup. I'm not trying to force you into anything 😉 I just really think you could benefit 'strongly' from playing with this...
5 Best Postpartum Exercises for Your Core
So what are the best postpartum exercises? Well, first things first. Postpartum core training needs to be done RIGHT to help heal the musculature and connective tissue which has been stretched and stressed through pregnancy, labor, and birth (vaginal or C-section)....
5 Best Core Exercises for Pregnancy
Safe and effective core training in pregnancy is incredibly important to keeping your body feeling and functioning optimally. Sometimes, I almost can't believe the incredibly bad core training information I see on the internet about core training during pregnancy....
Less Exercise, Better Results.
Today I want to tell you the story about how I used to be a "runner". I thought running was a great way, THE way, to be fit. To be in shape. To be leaner. To fit into more clothes more comfortably. Turns out I was wrong. I ended up injured (constantly). My body was...
What is Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy?
"That exists?!"……. Is usually the reaction when I refer a woman to a pelvic floor physiotherapist. YES! And, they can improve your quality of life in monumental ways. Serious. If you’ve been reading my work or training with me for while you know I tend to go on and on...
Should You Do Conditioning Workouts in Pregnancy?
Recently, someone tagged me in a post on Facebook to ask my opinion about a video where a woman who was quite visibly pregnant was performing burpees during her workout. She had set it up so that she was still doing a full burpee on the ground, but her belly wouldn't...
