The final week of the Open for 2020! We have something we’ve never seen before and you can partition this workout HOWEVER YOU WANT! You are in the right place if you are pregnant, postpartum, have any pelvic floor considerations (leaking urine at anytime including jumping and lifting, diastasis recti, pelvic organ prolapse), or if […]
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CF Open 20.4 Strategy Playbook for the Pregnant & Postpartum Athlete
How are we already in week 4?! You are in the right place if you are pregnant, postpartum, have any pelvic floor considerations (leaking urine at anytime including jumping and lifting, diastasis recti, pelvic organ prolapse), or if you are a coach. 20.4 has been announced and here is what’s on the whiteboard: For time:30 […]
CF Open 20.3 Strategy Playbook for the Pregnant & Postpartum Athlete
How did week 2 go for you? We’re now at the halfway point of the Open! You are in the right place if you are pregnant, postpartum, have any pelvic floor considerations (leaking urine at anytime including jumping and lifting, diastasis recti, pelvic organ prolapse), or if you are a coach. 20.3 has been announced […]
CF Open 20.1 Strategy Playbook for the Pregnant & Postpartum Athlete
The *new* CrossFit Games season officially begins today with the announcement of 20.1 – the first workout of 5 for the CrossFit Open. I don’t know about you but it feels weird to me that we are doing this in October. Anyway…Who is this blog for? You are in the right place if you are […]
C-Sections: What You Need to Know Before Returning to CrossFit
Today is everything c-section related! Last week I went through navigating the 4thtrimester (from birth to 3 months postpartum) and how to start working your way back to CrossFit. How to start, what to do, and some other tips and tricks. If you missed it, I would recommend read that first as it will still […]
CrossFitting Through Pregnancy: 4th Trimester
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 […]