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Ingri Pauline
- Mar 4, 2019
- 5 min
The Gym 101: P12: Postpartum Exercise 6 to 16 Weeks
Now we get to the 6 week check up. This seems to be the holy grail of postpartum fitness milestones. I hate to break it to you but IT IS NOT. The 6 week check up is basically that; a check up. The doctor will see if you and your baby are healthy and you have stopped bleeding. If you have a good doctor, he or she will also check on your stitches and see how you are healing; that the stitches are not infected and the tearing hasn't gotten worse for any reason. When the doctor s
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Ingri Pauline
- Feb 27, 2019
- 5 min
The Gym 101: P11: Postpartum Exercise to 4 Weeks
If you have recently had a baby, congratulations to you and your growing family! This is quite an experience and you are a stronger woman for it. No really! The Mayans and Aztecs likened child birth to going to war. Women who were mothers were just as much warriors as the young men who fought to preserve the tribe. This is a delicate time for your body. Unfortunately western medicine is waaaaay behind the ball when it comes to rehabilitating a postpartum body. Doctors are sim
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Ingri Pauline
- Feb 24, 2019
- 8 min
The Gym 101: P10: Fitness and Pregnancy
Pregnancy and fitness is a topic that is finally starting to get some serious research and heat in the fitness industry. We have all seen pregnant women and some of us have even side-eyed them for working out. Even the ancient greek philosopher Socrates noticed that the active slave women fared easier pregnancies and faster recovery times. Well, the good new is, you can work hard and carry a baby. In fact it is ENCOURAGED to do so. There is no need for you to greatly reduce p
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