S8 E5: Staying active during and after pregnancy
This week we are talking about staying active in pregnancy and getting back to activity in the post-partum period with two experts in this space - Emma Brockwell and Dr Marlize De Vivo.
Emma is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist . She has co-authored the first ‘Returning to Running Postnatal Guidelines’ and published her book ‘Why did no one tell me? How to protect, heal and nurture your body through motherhood In 2021.
Dr Marlize De Vivo is a qualified Biokineticist, Sports Rehabilitator and Trainer, and senior research fellow at Canterbury Christ Church University. She is also Co-CEO and and founding member of the Active Pregnancy Foundation
This episode covers
*Staying active safely in pregnancy
*Benefits for mum and baby
*situations where a woman may be advised not to exercise
*Lifting weights during pregnancy
*Pelvic girdle pain
*getting active in the post-partum period
*Running during and after pregnancy
*how to train your pelvic floor
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Emma is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist . She has co-authored the first ‘Returning to Running Postnatal Guidelines’ and published her book ‘Why did no one tell me? How to protect, heal and nurture your body through motherhood In 2021.
Dr Marlize De Vivo is a qualified Biokineticist, Sports Rehabilitator and Trainer, and senior research fellow at Canterbury Christ Church University. She is also Co-CEO and and founding member of the Active Pregnancy Foundation
This episode covers
*Staying active safely in pregnancy
*Benefits for mum and baby
*situations where a woman may be advised not to exercise
*Lifting weights during pregnancy
*Pelvic girdle pain
*getting active in the post-partum period
*Running during and after pregnancy
*how to train your pelvic floor
If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family.
Thank you to our season sponsor WHOOP. Right now, you can get your first month free when you checkout through join.whoop.com/thefoodmedic
@thefoodmedic / www.thefoodmedic.co.uk
