You’ve given birth, YAY and Congratulations! The fourth trimester is a period of transition considered to be from when you give birth until three months postpartum. Whether you are a first-time mom navigating what it means to care for your infant, or a mom of multiples navigating the world of introducing a new family member […]
CrossFitting Through Pregnancy: Trimester 3
This is the third segment in my CrossFitting Through Pregnancy series. You can find Trimester 1 here and Trimester 2 here. This week we are talking about everything third trimester! You are now in the home stretch! During the 3rd trimester, your body is rapidly changing as baby is growing fast. A growing baby means more […]
CrossFitting Through Pregnancy: Trimester 2
You’re in the second trimester of your pregnancy, YAY! Some of the feelings and symptoms that you may have been feeling in the first trimester may be starting to go away in the second, and you may be starting to feel a little bit more like yourself. You might be feeling much more energetic, less […]
CrossFitting Through Pregnancy: Trimester 1
During the first trimester there are a wide variety of potential symptoms you could be feeling: fatigue, nausea or sickness, shortness of breath, dizziness or light headedness, softening of the ligaments in the pelvis, inability to eat certain foods – these all can potentially affect your training. Or, at the other end of the spectrum […]
When Is The Last Time You Really Felt Seen?
I was having a conversation with some clients about how people these days are yearning to be seen. I don’t mean being looked at, or even spoken to, but really seen. When is the last time you really felt SEEN? When someone could say I SEE YOU, and you truly believe it without feeling judged […]
A Perfectionist’s Thoughts on Progress Over Perfection
“I’m going all in.” “This time I will do it right.” “It’s all or nothing.” “If I’m not doing it right, what’s the point?” Do any of these sound like something you’ve said to yourself? I know I have. Diets, exercise, jobs, you name it. Ladies and gentlemen, I am a recovering perfectionist. If I […]
“Murph” Movement Strategy Playbook for Pregnant & Postpartum Athletes
Memorial Day Murph Every year on Memorial Day, it has become a tradition for CrossFit gyms around the country to do the Hero WOD, “Murph”. The work out as prescribed (RX) is as follows: For time:1 mile Run100 Pull-ups200 Push-ups300 Squats1 mile Run In memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who […]
Coning: What Is It and Why You Should Care V2
I first wrote this post a year ago. I wanted to update it as I have grown a lot as a coach in the last year. Since it first posted it seems as though coning is much more well known – but it seems the scales have tipped from unknown information to information that has […]
Diastasis Recti: Why You Shouldn’t Fear the Gap
In part 1 of my diastasis series last week I talked all about what diastasis recti is. If you missed it, you can read that here. Now that we know what it is, I want to dive into the different aspects of diastasis recti and see if we can explore them without fear. The most […]
Diastasis Recti: A Scare Tactic Free Explanation
Diastasis recti seems to be such a hot topic now and by far what I get the most questions about. This can a great thing by creating awareness, and a not so great thing by creating un-needed fear and the spreading of misinformation. Sometimes with good intention comes some not so great outcomes. I want […]