Many of you pregnant moms have emailed me asking, “Is it ok to workout my abs when I’m pregnant?” The answer, “Yes if you’re doing the right exercises!” Having strong abdominals will reduce low back discomfort PLUS it will give you the strength for an easier labor PLUS it will keep your muscle tone for …
I’ve received so many emails about weight loss after baby and concerns over the extra skin. Many of you want to know if the extra skin on your tummy will ever go away. The truth is exercise will firm the abdominal muscle and decrease body fat, but extra skin may never fully go away. Just …
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I personally credit prenatal yoga to my two wonderful natural un-medicated births. The breath alone worked wonders, and I found the pelvis opening postures really helped to make my labor easier. Try this simple exercise to open up your pelvis to prepare you for your labor. Squat Circles With your hands on your hips, step your …
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One weight loss principle I teach my clients is to listen to their bodies. This means understanding your body’s hunger cues and eating when you’re hungry vs. by the number on the clock. I like to use children as an example. They eat when they are hungry, and they refuse to eat if they’re not. …
I had a client who was really concerned that if she didn’t workout hard she wouldn’t get results. So if she didn’t have much time in a day she wouldn’t do anything. Soon most days she wasn’t doing anything, and the days she did something she felt horrible during her workouts because she didn’t feel …
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With our busy lives, it’s easy to get consumed in all the “to do” lists. Take a moment and connect with the miracle inside you. Seated comfortably close your eyes. Place both hands on your belly and notice the movement of your baby and feel your belly rising and falling. Imagine your baby warm and protected by …
I had a client who looked great, but was obsessed with her belly. I told her to stop focusing on what she disliked and instead focus on things about her body that she did like. I told her, “The more you focus on something the bigger it gets…literally!” For example, when we focus on a …
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Many pregnant women are concerned they’re going to put on a bunch of weight and never lose it. This is especially true if they are overweight prior to pregnancy. They obsess over every pound they gain, and worry at the same time about the health of their baby. My advice is this, do NOT diet …
You’ve been exercising hard and eating well…surprisingly you’re even excited to get on the scale and see how your hard work has paid off. But as you look down to find out how much weight you’ve lost, you found the number went up a pound! Disappointed and discouraged you go to the fridge and have …
In the first trimester of your pregnancy it’s common to experience exhaustion because your hormones are working overtime to create your baby, so due to the exhaustion your desire will typically go down. But by your second trimester your libido will go up because 1. you feel and look pregnant vs. just bigger or fat …
