Comments on: Exercise During Pregnancy: Don’t Sweat It

By: Jessica Gage

Jessica Gage — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:19:47 +0000

I’d add the ALO mobile app as a great resource. They have several prenatal series’ on there and a kick butt prenatal barre session.

By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:38:58 +0000

Great article. Also, thank you to Abby for the note about Cow pose. I’ve been doing lots of prenatal yoga and still see that in some flows. One additional great resource – ALO yoga app. It’s great for beginner and advanced yogis, and I was surprised to find when I got pregnant that there are four different programs on prenatal yoga (great explanations on modifications and several meditations to improve mental health) and one awesome class on prenatal barre (mega butt burner). Highly recommend!

By: Abby

Abby — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:02:35 +0000

I’d like to add that as a yoga teacher, I have always taught (and been taught by my teachers) that while cat pose is great during pregnancy, cow pose should be avoided after the 1st trimester as it can exacerbate diasis recti, and since the pregnant belly is already causing a bigger curve in the spine, we shouldn’t encourage that movement any more. A great substitute is cat/tabletop where the focus is on hugging baby in to the body and strengthening pelvic floor muscles, while lengthening the spine (crown of head reaching away from the tailbone). Otherwise, this is a great post! Lots of good info here. Thank you!

By: Meredith LaRue

Meredith LaRue — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:18:37 +0000

Expecting and Empowered is a fitness company run by a registered nurse and pelvic floor physical therapist. They specialize in pregnancy and postpartum care/exercise. They have pregnancy and postpartum specific workout programs that are fantastic. They have a blog and are on Instagram. I highly recommend!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 19:35:14 +0000

You should add Mod Physique’s online Mod Mamas classes – https://www.modphysique.com/. Their classes are great for both pre and post-natal.

By: Molly D

Molly D — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:01:33 +0000

BodyFit by Amy is phenomenal. I highly highly recommend.

Sidenote: Your implication is that pregnancy is not treated like a disease today?? That is somewhat laughable.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 21:26:45 +0000

Awesome, thank you so much! I’m a physician and skeptical of a lot of info out there, but I love how researched and balanced your posts are. They’re informative and solid, and I appreciate the common-sense approach since the tendency to hyperbolize and catastrophize is so easy for some bloggers.
Keep up the great work! (I also very much respect your coronavirus post– well-done!)