Safe and Responsible Fitness Programming for the Postnatal Client
Working in the fitness world, I’m sure you’ve been approached by a new mom dying for you to help her get back into her pre-pregnancy skinny jeans.
We celebrate women who do amazing physical feats quickly after having a baby (running a marathon for example) without realizing we may be encouraging something that nature is not intending to happen so soon.
A woman getting her post-baby body toned and fit again is entirely possible. The problem with women rushing to the gym too soon to get that “sick body” is that they often speed through a vital stage of healing. It’s essential that the body have time to properly repair and strengthen muscles that go through immense changes through a pregnancy, namely the pelvic floor and transverse abdominals.