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🎙️ 4 areas of fitness to help with birth and delivery

Here are four areas of fitness that you can focus on during pregnancy that will help you with birth and delivery! Giving birth to your baby is like the "event" you're training for throughout your 9 months of pregnancy (and even prior to!). Just like any event, it does take time to prep yourself for the wonderful event!


















Hear about how... strength training

cardiovascular training

stretch/release work

core exercises all play a role in your labor and delivery experience! I address important considerations and how these areas of fitness help you have the in-control experience you're hoping for!


TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - 0:49 Intro and inspo notes

0:50 - 2:29 How the Principle of Specificity applies to how we can train for birth and delivery. It’s a physical event just like anything else you would train for ;)

2:30 - 3:47 My personal reflections on how strength impacted my delivery experiences, notes on the dramatic core change

3:48 - 5:20 First thing to consider: general movement

5:21 - 6:43 Things that are in motion, stay in motion!

6:44 - 9:04 The demands of mother, performing functional fitness and how they apply to pregnancy and postpartum

9:05 - 11:34 What types of training are appropriate in exercising during pregnancy

11:35 - 14:14 My personal experience with applying exercise to pregnancy (Jayla vs Liam)

14:15 - 16:02 Cardiovascular-health training; notes on types of cardio to do

16:03 - 18:36 Stretch and release work prep; it's role in labor and delivery!

18:37 - 21:50 Strengthening the core during pregnancy, it is possible!

21:51 - end You can feel good moving during pregnancy!! “I’m not broken, I’m pregnant!”


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Janelle Ahrens - Certified Pre and Postnatal Fitness Specialist

+ Fat loss specialist

+ Personal trainer

+ Nutritionist for busy women

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