Mar 277 min7 Considerations to Guide Your Postpartum Return to RunningGet in shape to run (not the other way around!). We tend to think of running as a "simple" activity...
Mar 42 min5 Ways to Support Your Pelvic Floor When You Have a Cold or Chronic CoughHello friends! Reporting from coronavirus central (#KirklandWA). Not to make light of our ongoing outbreak, but it seems like a good time to share some tips ...
Feb 35 minA Love Note to My Friends Trying to Conceive: 6 Ways to Prepare For Pregnancy and PostpartumTo my friends who are trying to conceive, First and foremost, thank you for being here. I know this is a time that can be exciting or trying or a combination...
Feb 33 minLaura's Favorite Pregnancy, Postpartum, Pelvic Health and Perinatal Fitness Books A blog is a great place to answer questions that I get asked a lot. So here's a biggy- Here's my recommended reading for all stages of the childbearing journ...
Jan 314 minBreathing Strategies in Pregnancy and Postpartum: the Connection Breath Nailing your breathing strategy is a key consideration during pregnancy (and for that matter, postpartum) exercise.
Jan 232 minWhat it Really Means to be "Cleared for Exercise" at 6 Weeks PostpartumThis pic is a throwback to my 6 week postpartum checkup. Can you believe what a little squish this guy was? I can’t believe how much has changed in a few sho...
Jan 205 minExercise After Pregnancy: A Guide to Fitness in the Fourth TrimesterI have big plans for the next couple of years. I want to get back to long-distance running. I’d love to find the time to return to triathlon. And very high o...
Jan 202 minWhat It Actually Means to "Listen to Your Body" When You're Pregnant or Postpartum"Listen to your body!" Who else has been given this advice?? I’m guessing if you’ve been pregnant, you're raising your hand.
Jan 153 minCore and Pelvic Health Resources for Seattle's Eastside CommunitiesPlease scroll down to find a directory of women's health/pelvic floor physical therapists, core- and pelvic-floor informed fitness professio
Jan 76 min5 Things You Should Know About Your Remarkable, Resilient Postpartum BodyCan we be frank about changes and challenges of the postpartum body while also being real and hopeful?
Dec 17, 20192 minSurprising Benefits of Strength Training in Pregnancy and PostpartumStrength training is one of the best ways to return to fitness after having a baby.
Dec 2, 20195 min5 Great Mid- to High-Impact Nursing Sports BrasOne of the roadblocks to exercise during pregnancy and beyond is finding comfortable, well-fitting clothes. This includes bras. Among my clients, my friends ...
Nov 20, 20193 minCultivating a Growth MindsetThat’s a picture of me finishing a thing I never in a million years would have thought I could do. In the summer of 2014, I completed my first (and so far, o...
Oct 9, 20192 minOn Becoming the Coach I Needed.A personal training credential prepares someone to train the ‘average’ human. But who is that? According to my certification agency, it’s not pregnant or pos...
Feb 27, 20192 minAn Introduction to Your Pelvic FloorSo, I actually didn't know a thing about my pelvic floor until after I had my daughter. But I wish I did. In case you’re in the same boat, here’s a brief int...
