After my own pregnancy and birth experience, I have wanted to expand what Lift With Emily offers and provide women with more than just a pre/post natal fitness programs. My vision is to have Lift With Emily encompass it all; pregnancy, childbirth education, birth, postpartum, motherhood.

In this blog post I will take you through the steps I took during Weeks 0-6 of my recovery and provide steps on how to progress week to week.

Labor and delivery will happen the way it needs to happen. However, equipping yourself with the correct knowledge is going to empower you and allow you to feel more confident going in to the most important workout of your life.

Pull ups are an exercise that will likely need to be adjusted as you journey through pregnancy and postpartum in order to optimize your core and pelvic health.

Having a strong and functional core during pregnancy is important. It can alleviate pressure on the lower back, help with better postural alignment, provide an increased sense of control during birth as well as set you up for a better postpartum recovery.

The Single-Leg Deadlift is an advanced movement and one of the most valuable single leg exercises you can learn for targeting hip and torso stability while also developing posterior strength.

When it comes to core exercises, too much focus is often placed on the crushing the anterior abs to exhaustion and not enough on the low back, hip/pelvic and diaphragm muscles working in harmony, which are essential for strength and stability.