In my last article, we talked about how to structure your workouts during the first year postpartum. If you missed it, you can read more about that here. If you’re about to give birth to your babe, you are recently postpartum, or you know a mama who is, then this piece is well worth the read. For this post, … Read More
Modifications For The Pregnant CrossFit Athlete
I have pretty much been an athlete my entire life. So, when I took up weightlifting as a teenager, the workouts I did in the gym were not the typical workouts in which most teenage girls partake (e.g. endless amounts of crunches, sit-ups, and minutes slaving away on the treadmill). I’ve always lifted heavily in the gym, and challenged myself … Read More
Prenatal Fitness Myths Revisited, Part 2
So, last week I was doing a prenatal fitness consultation with a mama in her second trimester. We were going over some of the things you should and shouldn’t do as they relate to prenatal exercise. She told me at one point in our conversation that her doctor gave her some very general recommendations as well -one of them being … Read More
Exercise Tips For The Second Trimester
If you’ve just entered your second trimester, congratulations! Most women begin to find that nausea and fatigue ease off during the second three months of pregnancy. Some call it the “golden trimester” of pregnancy. Of course, it varies a great deal from person to person, and if you don’t feel good, do your best to keep up with daily movement … Read More