We get it: No matter your birth experience, those first hours after delivery can seem a *loooong* way from the fitness goals you’d been dreaming about during pregnancy. There you are, snuggling bub and feeling like a million bucks … and also like it’ll take a million bucks to get in shape. Your pelvic floor […]
Have you ever tried to ride a bicycle while wearing roller blades? (Bear with us – it’s relevant, we promise 😉). The answer is easy, right? Of course not! (Well, we’re assuming – but who knows what shenanigans you were getting up to when you were 19?) But now that you’ve glowed up into your […]
Sure, opposable thumbs are an evolutionary marvel, but it’s all too easy to take for granted the ability to grasp a doorknob, pick up a crying baby, or nuking your mug of coffee for the third time in one morning. (Hey, no judgement here — you do what ya gotta do!) … Unless you’ve got […]
Alright, so your baby is a scrumptious gift of delicious, adorable goodness … but let’s be real: she/he’s also a little thief. First, your precious unborn yoinked your waistline, your energy, and your assumption of being able to commute to work without carrying sick bags. And now? She/he’s after your sleep – the black holes […]
Here at Body Beyond Birth, we love a good fitness trend. And if goat yoga gets ya moving, who are we to judge? But there’s one craze making rounds on all the vlogs that we just can’t get behind, and it’s exercising while wearing your baby in a sling or carrier. Don’t get us wrong: […]
Next up in your pro postnatal fascia series: How to master dynamic stretching to get even bendier than before Now that you’ve read the last two posts, and you know that 1) scar tissue wants to move, but it needs your help and 2) fascia is fascinating (see what we did there? … Anyone?), you […]
If you’re like us, you know how delicious a good hip-opening stretch can feel postpartum. It’s like unwrapping a present, and the gift is some long-lost muscle relaxation from your shoulders to your knees. But sometimes, even if you’ve stretched your hip flexors like a boss, your hips are still locked up tight. If enough […]
“Wow, my C-section was super low key,” said no one ever. That’s because even though a C-section is a common surgery that has saved the lives of countless mums and babies (cue confetti-drenched victory parade), it’s still surgery. And that means it’s not as simple as opening and closing the zipper on your makeup bag. […]
New mamas know they’ve got to take it easy after giving birth. Your talented, hardworking pelvic floor muscles have just gone through the hours-long workout of their little lives. So, for a few weeks, you’ve got to hold off on running, jumping, and you might want to *seriously* reconsider your dreams of competing in professional […]
Actually, there *is* a right way to cough It’s science. And we can’t wait to teach you how! As you know the health of our mama’s is #1 for us here at Body Beyond Birth! We all like to live in denial from time to time, hon, but when you’ve got a slushy, mucousy cough, you’ve got to […]