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“50 Shades of Coaching”: How to Talk About the Pelvic Floor Without Being Super Awkward
50 Shades of Coaching. I was giving a talk last week to a group of personal trainers chatting about pre/postnatal exercise. Specifically, at one (…many) point in the conversation, I was talking about the pelvic floor and how I get my ladies to start thinking about the...
Interview Time: Your Post-Pregnancy Exercise Q’s Answered
Up on the blog today is an interview I did with my friend Sarah Garton. Sarah is a health professional and woman whom I really respect and we happen to come from similar places of thought. She lives in the UK and owns a very cool company called, The School of Balance....
Homemade Summertime Popsicles
Mmm! Summertime + popsicles. A classic combo! If you're looking to save some cash AND know the exact ingredients going into your pops, I have a couple recipes for you, today. All you'll need, in addition to your ingredients, is some popsicle holder thingys, a blender,...
Strength Training in Pregnancy (+ BONUS Workout)
Pregnancy is a time where people become extremely aware of their health and their body, for obvious reasons! We're now (I hope) at a place where we can all agree that exercise in uncomplicated pregnancies is fantastic for mum and babe. Thing is, we're a little...
Get Your Ribs Over Your Hips.
"Ribs over hips" is something my clients get reallllly sick of hearing me say 😉 This is a cue I use a ton, especially with my pre/postnatal gals, which I've borrowed from Julie Wiebe. It has helped ME tremendously in my own alignment and in communicating with my...
What’s the Best Way to Curb Your Cravings?
"Cravings" seems like such a dirty word, doesn't it? I used to think that, too. Cravings were bad. You wanted to stop them. We shouldn't have them. We often talk about cravings in a way that makes you feel guilty about having them, don't we? Now, I'm starting to...
Do You Even Know How To Engage Your Pelvic Floor? (Part 2)
The reality is, a lot of us don't know how, or haven't been properly taught how to engage the pelvic floor, because we never talk about it. It's a pretty important part of the body (remember how it holds our bits in the right places?) but we kinda forget about it,...
Do You Even Know How To Engage Your Pelvic Floor? (PART 1)
"Engage the pelvic floor!" Ok…but how?!We’re starting to hear more about the pelvic floor in the fitness industry, which is fantastic. You might even be hearing your trainer or fitness instructor cuing you to “engage your pelvic floor”, during some exercises....
Wordless Wednesday: A Look Into My Life Lately.
Hello, friends! Whatcha been up to lately? Wanted to check in and let you know what I've been doing and loving lately. I *think* spring is here, in Calgary. But, I'm actually afraid to say that with much confidence because then it'll probably snow tomorrow 😉 Here's...
