Nov 26 2024 14 mins
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita are diving into prenatal strength training! Why to consider including strength training in your pregnancy, how to strength train in pregnancy, and how we - as practitioners and mums - feel about strength training in pregnancy (for benefits in postpartum recovery - and beyond)!
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Resources and References
- To Birth and Beyond Episode 156: Squatting in Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Anita’s Bump to Birth self-study course (includes mobility and strength circuits)
- Jessie’s To Pregnancy and Beyond course (specific to progressive strength training through pregnancy)
Show Notes
0:55 - Anita’s Bump to Birth self-study course
2:47 - What we are talking about today!
3:41 - Why do we feel that prenatal strength training is very beneficial in pregnancy?
6:53 - Core and pelvic floor connection when it comes to strength training in pregnancy
10:55 - Regarding upper body strength training in pregnancy
13:00 - On lower body strength training in pregnancy
14:02 - Preparing for postpartum day-to-day with strength training - and some resources as we wrap up