by Jessie Mundell | Nov 16, 2014 | Blog
Exercising with intention after-baby is essential. Even with the most active pregnancy, smooth labour, and birth your body requires postpartum rehab and recovery to some extent. By no means does this mean months off exercise – not even close! It does mean doing...
by Jessie Mundell | Nov 14, 2014 | Blog
Let me tell you a little story… I started training prenatal and postnatal women when I was at Queen’s University doing my undergraduate degree in Physical Education. There was a personal training studio in town that was purely for women in pregnancy and mamas....
by Jessie Mundell | Oct 29, 2014 | Blog
Just over four years ago, I defended my Masters degree at the University of British Columbia, where I was studying in Vancouver. The research I was discussing was on the considerations we, as coaches and trainers, should be taking when designing exercise programs for...
by Jessie Mundell | Oct 22, 2014 | Blog
“Do your kegels!” WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? If you’re pregnant or have had a baby, you’ve likely been told to do your kegels. But, how are you supposed to actually do your kegels? Kegels aren’t for everyone. And, they definitely need to be done correctly to have...
by Jessie Mundell | Aug 21, 2014 | Blog
If you’ve given birth, are pregnant, or plan to become pregnant, you need to know about scar tissue and scar mobilization. Why? Because it can massively impact your birth and recovery. Whenever I ask women if they had their scars worked on after a C-section or...