Running postpartum? Rotation is key! Often, postpartum mamas end up running with chests high, rotating through their upper chest and shoulders, and pump their arms to make it look like they are rotating. However, their belly buttons stay straight ahead (see pic on left). They have substituted this for the beautiful torso rotation you see...
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Let’s prepare then participate in a return to fitness routine! Recently I got to meet remotely with some mamas (see Part One). Everyone’s pregnancy is different which makes generalized advice tricky, but I wanted to give them some go-to strategies to help them navigate their return to fitness. In particular how to interpret and balance...
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Podcast-a-palooza! I’m back with another great interviewer asking in-depth questions on how we can optimize post-partum recovery. We talked about starting that path before you even get pregnant and finding your pre-pregnancy baselines so you understand YOUR norm and what changed. We also bust some myths about “fixing your anterior tilt” and assuming every pregnant women...
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PT Below the Waist Podcast with Jessica and Jamille This podcast was a lot of fun! Debunked movement and fitness restrictions we put on our pelvic health, ortho and sports medicine clients and sent empowering, hopeful, problem solving messages instead. Both to YOU, the practitioner, and to the fit and wanna be fit females we...
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Women can give max effort in sport and remain dry. The same strategies we use to improve performance and reduce injury will also improve leaks with running. ...
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