Postnatal Coaching

If you’re a new mom, you’ve probably noticed your midsection looks different than it did before pregnancy. Maybe you have new stretch marks or lax skin, or perhaps people are still asking when your baby is due. Some women also...

Let’s be honest: Coaching women in the postpartum period requires a unique set of knowledge and skills. Women who are postpartum have not only just “grown” a human, but birthed that human and been thrown into the demanding role of...

Gain confidence, feel prepared, and learn exactly how to help your postpartum clients exercise safely after pregnancy.

Health professionals who care deeply about their clients or patients will look for professionals in other areas of practice whom they can trust, and to whom they can guide their clients or patients needing services beyond their scope of practice....

When working with pregnant and postpartum clients, remember that you are just one member of their healthcare team. Your clients will be working with several health professionals throughout their pre- and postnatal experience including some or all of the following:...

A woman’s body goes through significant physiological and psychological changes during pregnancy, and labor and delivery. As a health and fitness professional, you have a duty to understand: How your client’s body changes during pregnancy Any potential birth trauma they...

Advice and guidelines on postpartum weight loss can be extremely confusing, and there is one good reason for this: Everybody is different! This means that women’s experience of pregnancy and postpartum will also differ, from the way each pregnancy carries...

If you’re working with a new mom, you probably know how important it is for her to take some time after welcoming her baby into the world to focus on loving, bonding, and healing. Getting back to her pre-baby workouts...

Birth and motherhood have their share of ups and downs. As fitness and health professionals, we have an important role to play in a new mom’s physical wellbeing, as well as her mental and emotional wellbeing. There are often circumstances...