During my 1st pregnancy, I quickly realized there was a lack of accessible information and education around how to strength train throughout pregnancy, into postpartum and beyond. 

Google leads you down a path of confusing and conflicting information with many of it incredibly outdated. The general guidelines & do's and don't of pregnancy do not factor the individual and training variables at hand and simply label movements as 'safe' or 'unsafe'. Or provide general advice like; ’just listen to your body’ and ‘you can return to whatever you were doing pre-pregnancy.’ Although the pre/post natal fitness space is ever-changing with new research and data coming out all the time to support a strong pregnancy, there's still a great deal of fear mongering marketing tactics, a whole lot of 'don'ts' and barriers to exercise for so many women. I wanted to change that. 

We birth a baby with zero guidelines from our provider on how to recover. 6 days after giving birth, I was carrying my firstborn in his car seat to his first doctors appointment. Each week he was getting heavier and throughout the day I was squatting, lifting, bending, carrying, getting up and down from the ground, all while trying to rest and heal. At my 6 week postpartum check up, there were no referrals to a physical therapist that specializes in the pelvic floor, or any emphasis on a gradual return to fitness. Just a 'you're cleared for exercise'.

My approach is not about what fits my bias and rather driven towards a comfortable pregnancy, smoother postpartum recovery and your long term performance. I blend years of one on one coaching of all kinds of athletes and clients with my knowledge of the pre/post natal fitness space to create well rounded exercise programs that translates into life, fitness, and motherhood. I take the guesswork out of your training going beyond simply modifying movements, so you feel strong and confident during both your pregnancy and postpartum fitness journey. 

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