Being a mom is physically demanding.

It starts in pregnancy when your body is challenged like never before and some areas of your body get tight, while other areas of your body get weak.

Then it carries over into motherhood when you’re holding, carrying, lifting, twisting, doing all the things. And overtime this can lead to tightness in your back, neck and shoulders.

So are you ready for some relief?

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Confession?

I played around with the idea of split-based training where I train a certain part of my body each day.

Mondays = glutes, Tuesday = chest, shoulders and triceps, Wednesday = quads and glutes, Thursday = back and biceps, Friday = hamstrings and glutes.

The truth?

When I finished day one I loved it! I love training glutes. I love how strong I feel doing glute exercises. I love those feel the burn feelings.

But after Tuesdays workout?

I decided to quit! 😂

Don’t get me wrong, I love training my upper body too. But I missed being able to also train my lower body.

So back to full body workouts for me!

If you’re anything like me and you love feeling a good glute burn, then give this workout a go.

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Have you ever wondered if you’re doing an exercise properly to ensure you get as much benefit from it as possible?

If the answer is yes – and you’d like a stronger core – then you won’t want to miss this video.

It’s honestly so easy to lose form in a lot of exercises and tiny tweaks can make a big difference in gaining strength and stability with your workouts.

So give this core challenge a try and let me know how you did in the comments below.

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Do you feel like your lower belly sticks out more than your upper belly since you had a baby?

Have you heard it’s because of diastasis?

That could be the case, but it may also be this other common reason.

I see this a lot in many postpartum women and it’s actually not always caused by diastasis.

Here’s what it could be…

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Do your wrists hurt when you do exercises like planks and pushups?

Or maybe you’ve just started to get some nagging wrist pain since becoming a mom.

Either way, wrist pain is incredibly common and not something you want to ignore.

The best case scenario is to see a physical therapist or physiotherapist to get clarity around what exactly is going on.

You also want to make sure that your wrists are ready for all the pressure of being on your hands.

You can do that by following this quick mobility warm-up before your next workout.

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Itching to get back into CrossFit, running, HIIT, or something else high impact or high intensity after having a baby?

Yes?

Well then you won’t want to miss this video.

Whether you’re considering going back, or you’ve already tried a class or two and things are feeling… off, give this video a watch.

[Read more…] about When is it Safe to Do HIIT, Running, and Other High Impact Activities Postpartum?