Emily Claman - The Pre + Postnatal Workout Specialist On All Things Fitness Before, During + After Pregnancy

#71: In this episode we sit down with Emily Claman to discuss all things pre & postnatal workouts. Emily is who I personally work with once a week and she is a GEM! Emily is the founder of Push. She is a Certified Personal Trainer, a certified Pre/Postnatal Fitness Specialist and a certified Pre/Postnatal Functional Training Specialist with 10+ years experience. And she is incredibly knowledgeable about what to do and best workout practices while pregnant.

 

Here are some of the topics/questions we discuss in the episode:

Breath Work:

1. The importance for breathing properly and how it can help when working out, during child birth and going #2.
2. Emily walks us through a quick breath work exercise

Pre & Postnatal Exercising:

1. Can I keep my normal work out routine while pregnant? 
2. What should all pregnant women modify when working out? 
3. what are the DOs and DONTs for working out in each trimester?
4. Does working out often impact birth experience?
5. thoughts on pregnant women running? is it safe?
6. Is it safe to start exercising when pregnant if you haven’t in a long time?
7. What are top 3 forms of movement or exercises we can do at home while pregnant?
8. What are the top 3 fitness products to purchase or have on hand?
9. Is it safe to workout until 40 weeks of pregnancy? 

Prepping for birth and postpartum:

1. Top exercises and routines to prep for first childbirth?
2. What are different types of pushing we can learn about?
3. How do we go about going back into exercising post partum and when exactly we should even go about this?

+ so much more!

 

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