Running, Box Jumps, Skipping, HIIT Class How do you know if an exercise is safe for you to do postpartum? You are afraid of peeing your pants. You are afraid of ‘doing damage’ to your pelvic floor. You don’t want to make your diastasis worse. I feel you Mama, there are a lot of messages out there for the PostPartum exerciser. How do you know if you are ready to return to the activities you did before? There are no ‘RIGHT’ or ‘WRONG’ exercises, there are just ‘Is this right fo

We have already discussed proper alignment in this blog. Now that we have a great base to build upon, we can optimize our breath and increase synergy between the Core 4. With an ideally functioning diaphragm we are able to incorporate our core breath into any exercise or activity of daily life and engage our core stabilization muscles. The core breath itself is an active breathing technique that brings awareness to your proper breathing patterns. Practicing this regularly wil

You're cleared to start activity again at your 6 week checkup. You have been itching to head out for a run for months now. And then a kilometre into the run, it doesn't feel right, something is off. Maybe I should slow down? Nah, its ok, just push through it, I did just have a baby, so I'm a bit out of shape. Am I sweating my butt off? Nope... I think that is pee? Yep, I for sure pee'd myself. Now starts the slow, defeated, walk home, with wet pants and a bruised ego. It suck