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Six fitness and nutrition experts share their best advice to help your pregnant and postpartum clients stay strong and healthy for life
New moms are freaked out by their weak abs and unstable hips. Here’s what you can do to help them feel normal again.
Each Sunday, the PTDC publishes a list of the top fitness content from around the web in four different categories: Articles, Videos, Social Media Posts, and Podcasts.
Female athletes are often unchallenged and frustrated by postpartum training programs. Here’s why a barbell can be the key to better workouts and faster progress.
New moms are often in a hurry to get their pre-pregnancy bodies back. But if they’re experiencing symptoms like incontinence, back pain, or a “poochy” stomach, they could have serious injuries that require a more cautious approach.
Even if you can't relate to the experience of giving birth, you can understand what a new mom is going through, and help her reach her goals without making anything worse
Your client will need to be patient with the recovery process and not try to push through it. Here's what you can do to ensure a successful return to exercise.
Diastasis recti, if untreated, will force your client to train their body to rely on other muscles (e.g., the hip flexors and spinal erectors) to stabilize their pelvis because the anterior core is now useless to them.