Exercising before, during, and after pregnancy, w/ Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist, Dr. Kayla Borchers

Some pregnant women run marathons, and some barely have the energy to get off the couch. 

Some women can hardly wait to return to their normal physical activities after having a baby, and others like to take their time getting back into the swing of things.

Who's got it right? How much should we be exercising while pregnant? Are there any kinds of exercise pregnant women absolutely shouldn't be doing? And just how important is postpartum exercise, and how much should women be aiming to get in the year after having a baby?

In this episode, Natural Womanhood's Editor in Chief, Grace Emily Stark, interviews pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Kayla Borchers on all these questions and more. In this episode, you'll learn about: 

• Trimester-specific exercises and focus
• What kinds of exercises to do when you just don't want to do / don't have the energy to do anything while pregnant
• What to do /where to go when dealing with pregnancy aches and pains
• Any exercises you should absolutely avoid while pregnant
• The importance of exercise postpartum: How to do it safely!
• When and how to begin exercising again postpartum (and how to fit it in!), and how much is too much?
• What problems can postpartum exercise help mitigate (back pain? PPD? Diastasis recti?)
• When to know you need more help healing postpartum, and where to go
• How to play "catch up" if you didn't have / weren't able to have a very physically active pregnancy
• Preparing better for your next pregnancy

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