During pregnancy, we experience countless physiological changes, including increased mobility, decreased stability, increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, abdominal muscular separation (diastasis recti), shifts in center of gravity and balance, movement of organs, and hormonal changes, among others.
Birth can also contribute to some lasting effects on our bodies as well, such as perennial tearing, cesarean scarring, hypotonic pelvic floor musculature, and pelvic organ prolapse.
All of it is natural and often normal, but that doesn’t mean we must suffer and endure. Your recovery is your right. Even as your attention shifts to your family, your wellbeing remains essential. The first recovery recommendation is to practice 360° breathing to reunite the mind-body connection to the core and pelvic floor.
After resting safely and constructively outside of the gym or studio space for long enough, your care provider will clear you for movement. Once you are ready to come back to, or begin, exercise, a core recovery program is essential. With personal training, we will find your breath, regain connection to your pelvic floor, strengthen your full body, gain control over your mobility and flexibility, allow for constructive rest and continued recovery, and increase your cardiovascular endurance.
In my four-week postpartum recovery program, we will meet twice a week to focus on your goals, melding your preferences and experiences with proven techniques to yield positive, measurable, and sustainable results you can trust. Whether you are 2 months, 2 years, or 2 decades post-birth, I can support you in identifying your needs and addressing any lingering concerns. I will make sound referrals when necessary, explain all your options in and out of the gym, include any amount of yoga you desire, and work with the demands of your schedule always.
