If you were a keen exerciser prior to pregnancy, know that your fitness and training goals will shift for the next few months, but you can absolutely keep on working out! Focus on pregnancy safe exercises that helps you to feel strong and capable in your changing body and that make you feel healthy [...]
Most have heard about diastasis recti and how it can cause a host of issues postpartum. This often leads to the misconception that diastasis recti during pregnancy is also bad and something that should be avoided completely. Diastasis recti is actually a completely normal part of pregnancy. As your abdomen grows, the muscles, skin [...]
Now that you are pregnant and growing life inside of you (which is totally amazing!) You might be wondering what to eat during pregnancy. Nausea, cravings, weight gain worries, along with scary warnings about French cheese, wine or seafood… combine to create some anxiety around what to eat during pregnancy. Follow your medical caregiver’s [...]
Feelings of shame or failure following a birth experience remain all too common. I would urge every woman to know that this shame is unfounded - your body is extraordinary, powerful and strong, regardless of how you give birth! We plan for and think about how our birth experience will be, reading everything we [...]
Do you love high intensity training? Boot Camps? A good sweaty HIIT workout? Now that you are pregnant you might be wondering what you need to change to ensure your prenatal workouts are safe for you and babe. So, are intensive prenatal workouts safe? It depends. ‘Intensive’ exercise refers to exercise that involves maximum [...]
Yes, it is safe to exercise during pregnancy, and yes there are proven and meaningful benefits! Whilst of course there is such a thing as excessive and unsafe exercise during pregnancy, common misconceptions and fears about pregnancy and physical activity lead many women to be too cautious during pregnancy — sometimes to the point [...]
Hey, My name is Nicole and I’m a mama to two kiddos! I want to talk to you about working out during pregnancy and my experience using the postpartum exercise program, MUTU System. Working out during pregnancy the first time around wasn’t that high of a priority for me. I thought once I had [...]
The pandemic has disrupted and affected so much of daily life since the start of 2020. One of those ways has been many women's inability to meet in person with providers to receive treatment for postpartum symptoms dealing with pelvic health. This inability to receive care was one of the driving forces behind the [...]